Random Useless Facts Thread

Scotland used to have a large temperance movememt to curb the drinking in the 1800s and 1900s. Even in the late 1990s there were dry areas where drinking was forbidden.

Charlie Chaplin tended to sleep with the actresses that he starred alongside with in his movies.

Ronald Reagan is the reason blue jellybeans exist. A company that knew the new president was a fan of jellybeans wanted to create a display of an American flag made of jellybeans for his inauguration, but at the time, there were no blue jellybeans. So they made one.

The Brown marmorated stink bug was introduced to the United States in 1998 by accident and it doesn’t really have many predators because it stinks.

Jim Henson’s former manager was also executive producer of ALF, Saturday Night Live, Hee Haw, Ghostbusters, The Blues Brothers, Happy Gilmore, The Larry Sanders Show and The Sopranos.

Seriously, you can’t make this shit up.

Cervelle de canut is a Lyonesse dip of fromage blanc flavored with herbs, shallots, salt, pepper, and vinegar. It’s name literally means “silk worker’s brain,” which shows what the affluent in Lyon thought about the poor who labored in the city’s silk mills.

The first ever person to go over Niagara Falls on a barrel and survive was a woman

Inside Mexico, there is another Mexico.

@Twiface
State of México, there is also that other small and tiny entity called Mexico city, most local people refer to Mexico City as Mexico (because reasons), the older ones call it Distrito Federal. I guess you can see it as Mexico³

In 1994, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page was almost knifed by someone during a performance but was stopped and arrested. He claimed that he wanted to kill the rock star because he deemed his music as “Satanic”

@Twiface
There is also a “New Mexico” in the United States of America.

Despite Nintendo gaining to prominence in the 1980’s with video games, the company has existed since 1889 and specialized in card games.

@Mr.Myoozik
To be honest, he was indeed into the occult back in Led Zeppelin’s day, but he sure has hell (hehe) didn’t deserve that!

@Elidiotadelaesquina
There is also a town called Mexico in the Philippines, which is believed to be named after the city of Mexico in the valley of Mexico in the country of Mexico.

@Mellow Rhythm
Really? Well that gives more credence to all those old Karen’s who believe that rock music was the devil’s music.

In Australia rabbits are a dangerous pest, so instead of Easter bunnies, they have Easter Bilbies.

@Mr.Myoozik
He didn’t consider himself a Satanist, though - more into the general “magick” scene

lol

That was a funny typo, but I corrected it :P

México, México everywhere

The town of Mexico, Missouri was named after New Mexico, which borders Mexico

There is a London in Texas, along with a Paris in Texas.

The distance to travel from London,Texas to Paris,Texas is also shorter then then the distance it would take to travel from London,England to Paris,France

“Ye Saram Be Ma Bezan” is the most commented video on YouTube, with over 2.6 million comments.
In South Dakota, it is illegal to fall asleep in a cheese factory.
Lauren Faust shares her birthday, July 25, with Matt Leblanc (1967), David Denman (1973), and Verdine White (1951).

Antarctica is the continent with the lowest infant mortality rate with 0%

Frankenstein isn’t actually the name of the monster, that is the name of the scientist who created him. The monster himself was never given a name.

In medieval times, dinner took place at the time we now eat lunch, and instead the evening meal was called supper. Over time, dinner got pushed back later and later in the afternoon, lunch was created to replace it, and supper got pushed late into the evening before being phased out entirely.