A Life In Review

This post is brought to you by writers block and boredom. I didn’t have high hopes for this post (am I allowed to admit that?), but when I started actually working on it, I had a lot of fun. So much so, that I think I’m going to make this an annual thing. I weeded through SO MANY random facts to pick the ones that I have chosen, and there are so many more that I could share (hence wanting to make this an annual thing). BTW: I did my best to double check and make sure these are legitimate facts.

So without further ado, I present to you my 2021, (useless) random fact round up!

1. There’s only one letter that doesn’t appear in any of the United States’ names (it’s Q).
2. There are human feces on the moon (ew).
3. The Giant Pacific Octopus can lay up to 200,000 eggs at a time.
4. The tiny pocket on jeans was designed to hold a pocket watch.
5. A high school student designed the current American flag for a class assignment.
6. Avocados were named after reproductive organs (google it, you won’t be disappointed).
7. Only two human body parts never stop growing (the ears and nose).
8. Capt’n Crunch has a real name (Horatio Magellan Crunch).
9. The CIA headquarters has it’s own Starbucks (they never ask for names though).
10. Montpelier, VT is the only state capital that doesn’t have a McDonalds.
11. Medical errors are the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States.
12. Abraham Lincoln was a licensed bartender (along with being a lawyer)
13. A Pixar employee accidentally deleted part of Toy Story 2 while it was in production. Luckily another employee had a back up. The employee was not fired for his mistake.
14. Apple Inc. was founded on April fools day in 1976.
15. When baseball first began, umpires sat on padded rocking chairs.
16. The first stroller was designed to be pulled by a goat.
17. Up until the 1970’s Irish Pubs were banned from being open on St. Patrick’s Day.
18. The Pope cannot be an organ donor (his body belongs to the Catholic Church).
19. Rabbits are incapable of puking.
20. M&M stands for Mars and Murrie.
21. Cotton candy was invented by a dentist.
22. The little dot over an “i” is called a tittle.
23. The longest wedding veil was the length of 63 1/2 American football fields (#goals)
24. The longest baseball game lasted 32 innings (8 hours, 25 minutes).
25. The hottest day in (US) history was 134 degrees (F). This occurred in Death Valley, CA on July 10th, 1913.
26. A 2013 UK study revealed that young children ask up to 300 questions a day (and most of those questions are poised at mothers).
27. As of 2021, Medina (Saudi Arabia) is the healthiest place to live in the world.
28. Pringles aren’t actually chips, they are considered crisps.
29. It is illegal to sleep naked in Minnesota.
30. The longest recorded marriage lasted for 90 years.
31. (Apparently) Millennials fear other drives on the road, more than they fear death.
32. A snail can sleep for 3 years (so lucky).
33. There are no words that rhymes with the word month.
34. Robert Wadlow holds the record for being the tallest man. He stood at 8′ 11.1”. He only lived to be 22 years old.
35. The heaviest baby ever born was 22 pounds 8 ounces (ouch).
36. On average Americans eat 3 BILLION pizzas a year (My family definitely contributes to that number).
37. Lighters were invented a few years BEFORE matches were invented.
38. James is the most common first name in the world.
39. Tigers do not only have striped fur, they also have striped skin.
40. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
41. All 50 states are listed on the back of a $5 bill (really, I checked).
42. You can’t sneeze with your eyes open (this is so scary while driving).
43. People 60 and older are 18% more likely to die on their birthday.
44. The king of hearts is the only king on a playing card without a mustache.
45. The metal studs on your jeans are called rivets.
46. A group of hippos is called a bloat.
47. Men will spend an average of 855 hours in the bathroom in their lifetime (I feel like that number should be higher).
48. A “jiffy” is one trillionth of a second.
49. Apple seeds contain cyanide (obviously not enough to kill you).
50. The average American will spend 5.4 hours a day on their phone.

There you have it. Our 2021 list of useless (but interesting) facts.