Random Useless Facts Thread

Since 2007, over 20 severed human feet has washed up on the shores around the Salish Sea on the Eastern border of the US and Canada, with the most recent discovery being in 2019. Usually found inside a shoe and interestingly most of them being left feet, DNA testing proves futile due to the decomposed state of the body parts.

The phenomena remains unexplained today but several thories have appeared from a serial killer, to gang activity, to illegal immigrants/human trafficking victims to victims from natural disasters from the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami to the 2011 Japan Earthquake/Tsunami

Megatron’s original alt-mode:

Is based on a prop from the television series “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”

Black vomit is clumpy.

Michelin almost filed for bankruptcy due to Bugatti.

Bugatti asked them to create tires capable of withstanding the Veyron’s top speed but Michelin refused to do so because it’s impossible. But Volkswagen, parent company threatened to cut all ties between them which would cost huge revenue loss off of Michelin.

So, they decided to develop a special tires capable of withstanding speeds of 400 kilometres per hour in under 15 minutes which costs $40,000 each.

The last ever execution via guillotine happened on the same year the first ever Star Wars movie came out: 1977

The Chocolate Chip cookie was invented by Ruth Graves Wakefield, co-owner of the Toll House Inn in Whitman, Massachusetts, in 1938, who gave the recipe to Nestle in exchange for a lifetime supply of chocolate. It was an instant hit with guests at the inn, and became even more popular through its inclusion in care packages sent to soldiers in WWII. It was designated as the official State Cookie of Massachusetts in 1997.

The classic Christmas song “Jingle Bell Rock” was written by people in their 50’s

The animators of Toy Stoy said that Sid was relatable to them. Including how he has a weird imagination.

The small European island nation of Malta was almost annexed by the UK in the early 60’s

Chocolate became prominent in Belgium because in ages past, it used to be part of the Spanish Empire and those lowlanders were able to use the cocoa the Spanish brought from the New World and make a thriving chocolate industry.

Enzo Ferrari died on August 14, 1988.
This footballer named Mesut Ozil was born on October 15, 1988.

Potentially a case of reincarnation or just a rare coincidence.

Thurl Ravenscroft had a cool name. He was also the voice of Tony the Tiger.

@kleptomage
He also sang “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”

@kleptomage
Agreed. Cool name, even cooler guy!

The Great Pyramids weren’t actually built by slaves, they were all built by average people

On fanfiction.net, the category for Pong has 119 stories. And yes there are lemons about Pong.

Most of the Muppets are left handed.

The rock song Stairway To Heaven didn’t make the UK pop charts until 2007 when it was available for online purchase.

The PS3 font shares the same font as Raimi’s Spider-Man.

Breaking Bad got its name from the southwestern slang phrase “break bad,” meaning turn to a life of crime or to become evil.

The famous Nike slogan “Just Do It” came from a rewording of a cold blooded murderer’s final words “Let’s Do It!”

@Cosmas-the-Explorer
Qye?!

@phoenixacezero
Yes forget the Past Sins, Silver Resistance or Fallout Equestria. Pong has the greatest fanfiction known to man, such exquisite prose in this glorious chapter.

The planet Neptune is actually not as blue as you might think.

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