Useless Trivia

[T.I.P]

'T' is the most common letter in the englhish language.

Also, lighters were made before matches.

 

[Blondie Bear]

If my money-count while watching Cash Cab is any indication, I'm full of useless trivia.

 

[Kean]

Couples in Ireland could marry legally on St. Brigid's Day (February 1st) in Teltown, County Meath, as recently as the 1920's by simply walking towards each other. If the marriage failed, they could "divorce'" by walking away from each other at the same spot, on St. Brigid's day the following year. The custom was a holdover from old Irish Brehon laws, which allowed temporary marriage contracts...that's the way to do it, no muss no fuss! LOL

Medieval law in Ireland used to allow men to divorce their wives for dishonouring him through infidelity,thieving and 'making a mess of everything'. lol

 

[Mr. Pointy]

Medieval law in Ireland used to allow men to divorce their wives for dishonouring him through infidelity,thieving and 'making a mess of everything'. lol

That last bit sounds like it could've come straight out of 'Father Ted' 🙂

 

[SC7 Fan]

James Marsters middle name is Wesley

 

[Aethra]

The Ikea catalogue is the only thing that has been printed more than the bible.

 

[Crazy Flakes]

The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."
Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.

 

[white avenger]

A poem written in honor of a bride and bridegroom is called a "epithalamium."

 

[Randy Giles]

I can't really think of one to say right now, but for some reason, I always remember THE most random facts. When I study for something, it's very hard for me to remember what I'm trying to learn, but I'll read things that don't help me in life AT ALL and will remember them for YEARS without even trying to. *sigh*

And my friends think I'm weird because I'll randomly spout out random trivia when it pops into my head.

 

[SC7 Fan]

Disney's The Little Mermaid was the first ever animated film.

 

[T.I.P]

On average, a chimp is 3 times stronger than a man.

 

[LorneyTunes]

Maybe you didn't know but WD-40 stands for Water Displacement, 40th attempt. Name was coined by the chemist, Norm Larsen, while he was attempting to concoct a formula to prevent corrosion by displacing water. Norm's persistence paid off when he perfected the formula on his 40th try.


Its kinda sad that i know this lol

 

[Randy Giles]

Disney's The Little Mermaid was the first ever animated film.

How can that be possible when it's the 28th film in the animated Disney canon? And made in 1989?

 

[SC7 Fan]

Mel Blanc (The voice of Bugs Bunny) is allergic to carrots.
The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses.
Neil Armstrong first stepped on the moon with his left foot.
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Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.

 

[StuckinTraffic]

The longest English word that can be typed using only the top row of keys on a keyboard is.......TYPEWRITER.

 

[Lindsey McDonald]

Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.

Pfft, I can do that. Just....not very well......

 

[Lyri]

The Ikea catalogue is the only thing that has been printed more than the bible.

We Rock!!! I work for IKEA, and I didn't know that. I feel ashamed, lol.

The island of Manhatten is only two miles wide.

 

[Lou]

I can spell Albuquerque off the top of my head. I was determined to find a word with two "Q's" at some point. Found one.

 

[white avenger]

When filming in black and white, the colors royal blue and bright red both appear as black, so in order to create the contrast needed, the Superman uniforms used in the 2 black and white movies as well as a Superman serial, were not blue and red, but gray and brown.

Also, for black and white movies, the substitute for blood was usually chocolate syrup.

 

[T.I.P]

Last year, a Mexican phone tycoon overtook Bill Gates as the worlds richest man.