Top 150 Useless Facts

Top 150 Useless Facts

Welcome to WatchMojo! And today, we’ll be counting down 150 useless facts you don’t need to know, but that we’ll tell you anyway!

For this list, we’ll be sharing small factoids that might be interesting to a very specific field or hobby but would not be pertinent to the average person!

If you have a useless fact, drop it in the comments, and we can all learn together!

#1: A group of jellyfish is known as a “smack”. When they sting it certainly hurts like one!

#2: The color orange was named after the fruit orange.

#3: Male argonauts reproduce using a modified arm, which then detaches.

#4: Due to the brain being able to monitor your every movement and anticipating upcoming sensations, you’re unable to tickle yourself.

#5: Google Images was created in 2001 as a result how many people wanted to see the green Versace dress Jennifer Lopez wore at the 2000 Grammys.

#6: The original name for Google’s search engine was called “BackRub.”

#7: Mark Wahlberg has a third nipple.

#8: Buzz Lightyear’s original name was Lunar Larry.

#9: On April 18, 1930, the BBC announced that there was “No News”. As such, they broadcast opera music instead.

#10: The game of Chinese checkers was not invented in China, but in Germany.

#11: Speed dating was invented by a Los Angeles Rabbi in 1998.

#12: Someone who voices their opinion on something they have no knowledge of is called an ultracrepidarian.

#13: Michael Imperioli, best known for playing Christopher Moltisanti on “The Sopranos”, was only 5 years younger than James Gandolfini, who played his “uncle” and protagonist Tony Soprano.

#14: Singer Elle King, best known for her hit single “Ex’s and Oh’s”, is the daughter of actor and stand-up comedian Rob Schneider.

#15: The voice actor behind Mr. Krabs on “SpongeBob”, Clancy Brown, has also voiced Lex Luthor in several animated works for DC.

#16: Taco Bell was named after its founder, Glen Bell, who opened the first Taco Bell in 1962.

#17: Per his dying wish, Walter Morrison, the inventor of the Frisbee, was cremated and his ashes were used in making a frisbee.

#18: Before becoming arguably the world’s most popular and controversial rapper, Kanye West worked as a telemarketer.

#19: The moment when a mall’s layout makes you forget what you came for, rendering you more impulsive, is known as Gruen transfer.

#20: Due to the delicate muscles in their stomach, rabbits are unable to puke.

#21: The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.

#22: Singer Dolly Parton once entered a Dolly-Parton Look Alike contest and lost.

#23: The house in the 1974 movie Texas Chainsaw Massacre is now a restaurant called Grand Central Café.

#24: A study in Scotland showed that cows produce less milk when listening to country music, but more while listening to classical music.

#25: From 1977 to 2011, the flag of Libya was just a single color: green.

#26: In ancient Rome, it was a custom for people to dip toast in their glass of wine to reduce its acidity.

#27: Walt Disney, the mastermind behind Disney and creator of its mascot Mickey Mouse, was afraid of mice.

#28: There is an island located in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador called Dildo Island.

#29: If you’re afraid of vegetables, you have lachanophobia.

#30: There is a Starbucks cup in almost every scene of “Fight Club”.

#31: The meth in “Breaking Bad” was actually cotton candy flavored rock candy.

#32: A cat has 32 ear muscles.

#33: Kangaroos cannot walk or jump backwards.

#34: May 29 is “Put A Pillow on your Fridge” day.

#35: Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

#36: In San Diego, you can be fined for leaving your Christmas lights up past February 2nd.

#37: Bob Ross took up painting while serving in the US Air Force.

#38: There’s a Guiness World Record for most Guinness World Records. It belongs to a man from Brooklyn named Ashrita Furman.

#39: M&M stands for Mars and Murrie, the last names of the founders of the company.

#40: A group of rabbits is called a “fluffle”.

#41: The weight of your brain is roughly 73% water.

#42: Shakespeare began writing poetry when he was out of work due to the Bubonic plague.

#43: A cockroach can live without a head for up to a week or more.

#44: Your heart beats about 100,000 times a day.

#45: Dolphins sleep with one eye open.

#46: Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a Friday the 13th.

#47: Thomas Edison, who invented early versions of the electric light bulb, was afraid of the dark.

#48: In the film “Fantasia”, the name of the character Yen Sid is Disney spelled backwards.

#49: The mask worn by Michael Myers in the original “Halloween” movie was actually a Captain Kirk mask that was painted white.

#50: Snakes don’t have eyelids, so they can’t blink.

#51: American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served to passengers.

#52: The name Los Angeles is a shorter version of a much longer name: El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles.

#53: The word “laser” is an acronym for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation".

#54: Elephants cannot jump.

#55: Peanut oil can be used as an ingredient for dynamite.

#56: George Washington is the only President to have never lived in the White House.

#57: On his business card, Al Capone claimed that he was a used furniture salesman.

#58: In the comic strip story “The Gleam”, it was revealed that Disney character Minnie Mouse’s full name is Minerva Mouse.

#59: An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.

#60: NBA hall of famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a rug enthusiast.

#61: The bird on the Twitter logo has a name: Larry.

#62: Fort Mitchell, Kentucky is home to the Vent Haven Museum, the world’s only ventriloquist museum.

#63: Queen Elizabeth II is a trained mechanic.

#64: The Royal Family isn’t allowed to play Monopoly, due to the Queen’s belief that it causes vicious arguments.

#65: Massachusetts is home to Busta Rhymes Island, although the name isn’t official.

#66: In 1981, a dog named Bosco defeated two humans to win the honorary mayoral election of Sunol, California. He remained honorary mayor until passing away in 1994.

#67: A group of frogs is known as an army or colony.

#68: It’s widely claimed that Mohammed is the most common name in the world, although Maria is also a contender.

#69: Reindeer enjoy eating bananas.

#70: Mark, Greg Sestero’s character in the movie “The Room”, was named after Matt Damon, whose first name had been misheard by the film’s writer/director/producer/actor Tommy Wiseau.

#71: It’s estimated that Americans eat 13 billion hamburgers a year.

#72: Honey never really spoils.

#73: Sloths don’t fart.

#74: Saint-Lucia is the only country in the world named after a woman (although Ireland was named after the goddess Ériu).

#75: Bluetooth is named after the 10th century Scandinavian king Harald “Bluetooth” Gormsson, who may have received the nickname due to a discolored tooth.

#76: Hershey’s Kisses were named after the sound and noise of the machine that deposits them onto the conveyor belt.

#77: In Arizona, you can face up to 3 years and 9 months for cutting down a cactus.

#78: The soundtrack from “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” was the first ever commercially issued soundtrack.

#79: It was predicted that Lego minifigures would outnumber the human population in 2019, although Lego has yet to confirm the rumor.

#80: There is an island called “Just Enough Room”, where there’s just enough room for a house and a tree.

#81: Swedish meatballs are actually based on a recipe brought back from Turkey.

#82: Tech company Apple once had its own clothing line in the 80s, “The Apple Collection”.

#83: In 2006, an Australian man put the country of New Zealand up for sale on eBay. The bid went up to 3,000 Australian dollars before being removed from the website.

#84: France and Spain take turns owning the uninhabited island Pheasant Island every six months.

#85: In extreme weather, snails can sleep for three years.

#86: There is a small town in Texas named Ding Dong.

#87: A Florida man was once arrested in 2016 for throwing an alligator through the window of a Wendy’s drive-thru.

#88: ​​Only 2% of humans have green eyes.

#89: The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

#90: The fear of being without a mobile phone is known as nomophobia.

#91: A giraffe’s tongue is up to 20 inches long.

#92: Crocodiles are unable to stick their tongue out due to a membrane in their mouth that holds the tongue in place.

#93: The nursery rhyme about Humpty Dumpty never states that he’s an egg.

#94: Along with having striped fur, tigers also have striped skin.

#95: Speaking of tigers, the voice actor behind the original Tony the Tiger, Thurl Ravencroft, is also the voice behind the song “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” from the 1966 animated classic “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”

#96: A lick of a typical U.S. postage stamp is 1/10 of a calorie.

#97: Since we’re on the topic of stamps, did you know that the glue behind Israeli stamps is kosher?

#98: A praying mantis can turn its head 180 degrees.

#99: During the opening sequence for “Sex and the City”, there’s a bus filled with people. However, in the subsequent shot, the bus doesn’t have any passengers. Didn’t notice that, did you?

#100: Lions can mate over 50 times a day.

#101: A man named Ted Hastings holds the record for most T-shirts worn at once, at 260.

#102: Rapper Pitbull’s real name is Armando Christian Pérez.

#103: Actor Nicolas Cage once woke up at 2am to see a naked intruder wearing his jacket and eating a fudgesicle. Cage told the man into leaving.

#104: Casinos generally do not have clocks. Many believe that it’s so customers lose track of time.

#105: The water in a bottle of water doesn’t have an expiration date, but the bottle does, which will eventually result in the water going bad.

#106: Female black widows of certain species eat their mates.

#107: Powdered non-dairy creamer is flammable.

#108: The city of Lopburi in Thailand holds a ‘Monkey Buffet Festival’ each year to thank and honor local macaques.

#109: The average human fart contains 59% nitrogen, 21% hydrogen, 9% carbon dioxide, 7% methane, and 4% oxygen.

#110: In Sweden, there exists a McDonalds ski-thru known as McSki.

#111: Porcupines can float, in part thanks to their hollow quills.

#112: “Top 10 Bruce Lee Moments” is the most viewed video on WatchMojo’s YouTube channel.

#113: A starfish does not have a brain.

#114: Donald Duck’s middle name is Fauntleroy.

#115: Some asteroids that appeared in “The Empire Strikes Back” were actual potatoes.

#116: Mariah Carey’s favorite meal is a classic cheeseburger with extra pickles.

#117: The word “Collie” in “Border Collie” may derive from the Scots word for coal. The original breed was predominantly black.

#118: Contrary to popular belief, the “froot” in “Froot Loops” is actually spelled f-r-o-o-t, not f-r-u-i-t.

#119: Elon Musk has had 10 children.

#120: The Bible is not just the best-selling book of all time, it’s also reportedly among the most shoplifted.

#121: Before alarm clocks, workers known as “knocker-uppers” used sticks, rattles, or pea shooters to tap on people’s windows in the morning.

#122: The almond is in the same genus as peach, plum, cherry, and apricot trees.

#123: The founder of the clothing brand American Apparel was not an American, but a Canadian named Dov Charney.

#124: Maine is the only U.S. state whose name has one-syllable.

#125: Pigs cannot physically look up in the sky.

#126: A shark is the only fish that can blink.

#127: A cockroach's blood is colorless.

#128: Venus is the only planet that spins clockwise.

#129: Ice cream was first introduced in Europe as “Cream Ice” during the 17th century.

#130: The character Captain Obvious from Hotel.com commercials is portrayed by actor Brandon Moynihan.

#131: Cloaks worn by members of the Night’s Watch in the HBO hit series “Game of Thrones” were made out of Ikea rugs.

#132: Politician Al Gore and actor Tommy Lee Jones were roommates while attending Harvard University.

#133: Prior to rising to fame in films such as “Step Up” and “Magic Mike”, actor Channing Tatum makes a cameo appearance in Ricky Martin’s “She Bangs” as a bartender.

#134: Paul Rudd used to DJ at Bat Mitzvahs.

#135: Rats can laugh if you tickle them.

#136: Octopuses have three hearts: while one pumps blood around the body, the other two pump blood to the gills.

#137: The green code in “The Matrix” opening sequence are sushi recipes from a Japanese cookbook.

#138: Michigan’s Lake Superior State University lists regulations for hunting unicorns.

#139: A study found that putting Viagra in a vase of flowers makes the flowers stand upright for longer.

#140: After losing a bet, a man in New Zealand changed his name to: Full Metal Havok More Sexy N Intelligent Than Spock And All The Superheroes Combined With Frostnova.

#141: The city of Monowi in Nebraska has a population of one person. The inhabitant’s name is Elsie Eiler. She also happens to be the town’s mayor and has granted herself a liquor license.

#142: It is reportedly illegal to bring a bear to a beach in Israel.

#143: In Iceland, there is an app used for dating called “Islendinga” that warns users if they’re closely related.

#144: In her will, Kim Kardashian has a clause stating that if she’s ever unconscious or otherwise unable to communicate, someone has to do her hair, nails and makeup.

#145: Dallas Mavericks owner and billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban used to work as a dance instructor.

#146: Buttermilk does not contain butter.

#147: In order to start “Ben & Jerry’s”, co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield took a $5 correspondence course on how to make ice cream.

#148: A flea can jump 350 times its body length.

#149: Sweden is home to 267,570 islands, the most out of any country in the world.

#150: It takes 570 gallons to paint the exterior of the White House.