Top Ten Useless Facts

The Top Ten

1 Dreamt is the only english word that ends with mt

I really wanted to know that

Holy cow! My life is complete now that I know this - UglyBull

I dreamt about that

What about mt, which is short for mountain? - DapperPickle

2 Statistically, more people button their shirt upwards

random but I button downwards... - berky21

Who said to you that I button downwards

I button downwards and upwards... yeah

Man people are weird. Buttoning Down is the way to go - Randomator

3 A pig's penis is shaped like a corkscrew

Who would EVER wanna know that? - booklover1

I really feel sorry for the bloke who had to find that out. - Seepenthep

Good but feel very sorry for those have tried it

Who bothered to look at a pig just to tell this to us? - TwilightKitsune

4 Go is the shortest complete sentence in the English language

This is an interesting concept, but it might be wrong. A complete sentence has to involve a subject (he's) and a predicate (cool, over there,etc.). A word like "go" or "no" is not a complete sentence since it only implies a subject. Therefore, the shortest complete sentence would have to be "I am." "I" is the subject; "am" is the predicate.

How is that shorter than, "No."?

The order of where the letters are have nothing to do with how short it is. - RockFashionista

In the All Big countries are always help complete sentence of oversees Pakistan's

It's actually a short of " off you go " which is the complete sentence.

5 Most elephants weigh less than a blue whale's tongue

This is so useful... I use this fact every day... And wonder why people ignore me - UglyBull

This is so irrelevant and useless it's funny!

I feel the world should know that fact...to funny!

SO interesting

6 Only female mosquitos bite

WHY the heck would I care which ones bite? They're still annoying.

That's because the females are the ones who get blood for their children

Why would we care about which mosquitoes bites or not? They're all annoying. - henry_danger_is_great

This fact is actually useful if you don't want to get a mosquito bite. - cosmo

7 90% of forks have 4 prongs

If a fork had three prongs, it would be called a threek.

This isn't true - 100% of forks have 4 prongs. If it doesn't have 4 prongs, its not a fork.

"If a fork had three prongs, it would be called a threek."
Sharp.
Very sharp.
(Wait a sec...that would be a knife.)

8 Hot water is heavier than cold water

In fact, this could be useful someday. - keyson

This fact is incorrect. Cold water is heavier than hot water as water becomes less dense when its temperature is reduced.

That's why ice floats, because of its low density - Ananya

I learned this at school lol. - Userguy44

9 Cats urine glows under a black light

Useful if you have a diabetic cat, so not that useless. But you don't need it for everyday life. - PositronWildhawk

Thank God I know this. - MoldySock

Um I have Cats and all and I didn't need know to this fact.

I think I saw that in a Weird But True book. - PhoenixAura81

10 In 1937 two women wore shorts for the first time out in public and caused a car accident.

They must have been like, "Damn, look at those legs! " - advancewarfare

Even worse, it's was in Iran... The crash happened because they were angry at the women because they showed there legs - SirSkeletorThe3rd

This is hilarious! Does that mean men were driving?

I don't know who's to blame for this spectacle. The decadent sexist traditionalism of the 1930s or hormones... - Bolshoy_Brat

The Contenders

11 More people use blue toothbrushes than red ones

I use a pink one

Thanks we definitely needed to know that information - Randomator

So...? I have a white and magenta brush. - Powerfulgirl10

I always use blue toothbrushes. - PhoenixAura81

12 in 1977, a 13-year-old child found a tooth growing out of his left foot

I feel sorry for that 13 year old... Lots of people are born with a 6th finger or 6th toe but they are removed at birth... Some people have fingers fused together as well... - Harri666

This is a cool fact, but, of course, completely useless.

Well now I have to make sure to check my feet everyday for growing teeth - BreakFastBeast2005

How is this possible? - Minecraftcrazy530

13 A rat can't vomit

Pretty useful if you wanna keep a rat...

And this is why poisons are the most effective method for getting rid of rats, as they can't expel the poison. - PositronWildhawk

Good, I don't want to see my vomit, and more important, I don't wanna see an rat's vomit! - Anton110

A horse can't either

14 A coat hanger is 44 inches long if straightened

Depends on the size of the coat hanger, or what it's made of.

Who cares about the length of a coat hanger? - Powerfulgirl10

Even if they are different sizes?

Heck now I know to get a 44 inch coat

15 In the original version of Little Red Riding Hood, the wolf and Red Riding Hood eat Grandma together.

Uhh... Isn't that cannibalism if Red Riding Hood eats her own grandmother (I know it isn't with the wolf since a wolf is a wolf). - ArcticWolf

That's a better story then the new one

Red's a traitor and cannibal! - Powerfulgirl10

Okay what. Your kidding.

16 It is impossible to see with your eyes closed.

I could go through my whole life without knowing that.

It's a lie there are archers in oriental countries who can see you even with their eyes closed, blindfolded

*insert 'You Don't Say? ' face here* - Entranced98

This was really helpful

17 The average chocolate bar contains 8 insect legs

I don't care, still love my chocolate. - funnyuser

I've eating entire crickets that were fried and chocolate dipped. - Cyri

Nice try, but this isn't stopping me from eating chocolate - XxDarkStorm_PhoenixMothxX

How is this considered useless?

18 When a man raised a lion cub in the 60's but then had to let it go when it got too big, he visited it later in life. When the lion saw him, he gave the man a hug.

So inspiring and wow - CerealGuy

I actually watched a video of something like this. I was thinking it was more recently. - Hermione_Granger220

Does this prove that rafiki is real? - Randomator

That's cool! - ArcticWolf

19 Only 55% of Americans know the sun is a star.

In the Philippines, we are taught that our flag has three stars, ignoring the fact that there is a sun. The sun is a star so there are four stars in the Philippine flag.

You're kidding me, right? I'm obsessed with astronomy and knew this since I was three. - RockFashionista

I knew this since I started reading large nonfiction books at the age of 5. How do ADULTS not know this!? - Cyri

You'd think more Americans knew about the sun... But apparently not. - Pony

20 "Knock" is the world's shortest horror story with only two sentences. It goes, "The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock at the door."

Allow me to spoil this 'horror story'. You see, it doesn't say that the man in the story is the last person on Earth. It just says he's the last MAN on Earth. So, it could be the last WOMAN on Earth knocking on the door. Am I the only one here who has thought of this?

That actually is creepy but maybe it was a ghost

This is actually creepy. - Hermione_Granger220

21 If you were to remove all of the empty space from the atoms that make up every human on Earth, the entire world population could fit in an apple

That's awesome

No, a sugar cube.

22 Conception occurs in December more often than any other month

This is only because of the fact that Christmas and New Years are the ONLY holidays men CAN remember...laugh out loud!

Perhaps Because of winter vacations - Ananya

That's good to now...NOT

I hate December 2017.

23 All apes laugh when they are tickled

HEY! Stop Generalizing! - SpectralOwl

24 Komodo Dragons have two penises

I didn't really need to know that...

So they can have sex with 2 different ladies? I did not need to know that. - AlphaQ

Did I really need to know that? - Catacorn

*barfs* what did I just read? - Neonco31

25 Banging your head against a wall burns 150 calories an hour

Your going to have brain trauma before burning 50 calories - JayJayPlayzzz

All these people must listen lots of metal music lol. - Userguy44

Who does this? - Cyri

26 Boxer Sugar Ray Robinson backed out of a fight because he had a dream that said he killed his opponent. When they convinced him to fight, he killed his opponent.

Haha wait now I am scared about my dreams coming true

Coincidence? I think NOT!

Dreams come true, kids. - Ashes

So... his dream literally came true. That happens to me a lot, but this one is seriously scary. - Hermione_Granger220

27 Your hair contains traces of gold

Yay! I’m made out of precious metals!

28 Your thumb is the same length as your nose

No. My thumb's bigger. - Powerfulgirl10

No its not this dam thing lies!

My thumb actually is! - Userguy44

Just tried it about the same my thumb is like half a centimetre longer

29 There is a super volcano in Yellowstone National Park that is due to erupt

How is this a useless fact - styLIShT

Excuse me I think that’s important information! It could explode and cause a national emergency - Randomator

This ones actually kinda scary - Neonco31

I been knew this. - JayJayPlayzzz

30 The average person walks the equivalent of three times around the world in a lifetime

Nah I could do that within a day easy. Lol - Randomator

31 You can't say "m" without your lips touching you can only say "n"

You can say M without your lips touching if you put your finger between them. - LordDovahkiin

32 The word "mafia" is never mentioned in the film version of The Godfather because the actual mafia demanded it

That moment when your practices have lowered your image so much you can't afford anyone uttering your name. - UndaDaSea

33 A barnacle's penis is seven times bigger than it's body

1968: I bet we will have flying cars in the future
2019: I want to bang a Barnacle! - SpectralOwl

EWW! Are barnacles even living creatures?
And plus, that is VERY disturbing. - Powerfulgirl10

34 Daffy Duck's middle name is Dumas

What were the creators thinking!?

Creators: I KNOW, let's make a name that reminds people of curse words!

Sounds like Dumbass. That might explain why he acts like a dumbass sometimes (sarcasm) - Neonco31

Why but still hahaahahaahaha

Dumas. Where's the b in Dumas?

35 We breathe about 5 million times a year

More people are dead than alive (I think). Therefore, this has to be wrong. - Ashes

This is actually kind of interesting. - TheFourthWorld

Why do you know this!?

36 When someone says bite down you actually bite up because you can't move your top jaw
37 Honey is used as a center for golf balls

Now I want to open a golf ball - Pieclone

For all vegans to know... GOLF BALLS ARE MADE FROM ANIMALS! DO NOT TOUCH!

Golf balls are like testicles ~ quote from AlphaQ's younger brother - AlphaQ

38 A jar of Nutella is sold around the world every 2.5 seconds

I wonder how they got this statistic. - LordDovahkiin

39 There are more lifeforms living on your skin then there are people on Earth

That's weird... Who needs to know that? - Powerfulgirl10

40 Bruce Lee was so fast, they actually had to run his films slower so you can see his moves
41 A man once lived who had 3 legs

Yeah I know he also had 2 hearts. He was homeless. - Catacorn

42 The housefly hums in the middle octave, key of F

of course, flies are my primary inspiration in writing music.

You must have been noted to find that out

Thank You for this fact I will never use in my social life.

Maybe that's why so many popular songs stink like...
Well, no need to go there.

43 Your recorded voice is what other people hear when you speak, not the voice you hear.

My voice is horrendous when recorded, I always thought my voice was fine because of how I sound to myself. That's really cool though. - Absolite

I don't find this very comforting... I will be wondering how people talking to me hear themselves now.

I guess I feel the need to use some auto-tune when I become an singer someday. My voice sounds crappy when recorded - Neonco31

My voice sounds very horrible when recorded - XxDarkStorm_PhoenixMothxX

44 If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die

This happened before

That's sad

45 OJ Simpson was originally cast to be Terminator, but the studio was afraid that no one would buy him as a remorseless killer

How ironic.

46 You actually do use 100% of your brain not 10%

Oh, I knew that. If we used 10%, why would we have such advanced technology?

Yeah... I though people knew this. - Hermione_Granger220

Tell that to my friend. - Luckys

47 It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open

No it’s not. At least not for me. - Hermione_Granger220

48 Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button

Was he cloned like Homer Simpson?!
See "Treehouse of Horror XI", one of the best Simpsons episodes in the history of animation; I can say the same for "Treehouse of Horror VI"

So did he walk around with his umbilical cord waving around? - SirSkeletorThe3rd

Really?! now the things are getting weird? didn't the doc cut the umbilical cord? - Ananya

THat's so weird. Where would the umbilical cord be? - Powerfulgirl10

49 A woman once lived to 122 years old

A man once lived to 168 years old! Beat that!

I wish I can live older than her - Neonco31

50 The first guy to win on Who Wants to be a Millionaire used none of his lifelines until the final question. In the final question, he called his dad. During the call, he told his dad he didn't need any help because he was about to win a million dollars.

I remember seeing this on YouTube. - Pony

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