useless facts

[Platapus]

The number of distinct 40-move games in chess is far greater than the number of electrons in the observable universe.

[Jimbuna]

Mulan has the highest kill-count of any Disney character.

[Platapus]

When the first transatlantic cable was in operation in 1858, the signal degradation was so high that messages could be sent at a speed of one word per minute.

[Jimbuna]

The average American looks at eight houses before buying one.

[Platapus]

The common carp can lay up to 300,000 eggs at a time

[Sean C]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

The average American looks at eight houses before buying one.

As a former Realtor®, I find this interesting and I believe it to be accurate.

[Jimbuna]

The U.S. Air Force introduced Bob Ross to painting.

[Platapus]

Bob Ross was a drill instructor in the USAF


One of the reasons he was so soft spoken in later life was that he did not want to yell at people any more

[Jimbuna]

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.

[Platapus]

The Boeing 707 was the first commercial passenger airliner where the economy class was larger than first class

[Jimbuna]

Alaska is the only state whose name is on one row on a keyboard.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Alaska is the only state whose name is on one row on a keyboard.

Becoming a most popular useless fact.

[Platapus]

In 2021, the number of mobile devices operating worldwide stood at almost 15 billion.


Interesting considering that the population of the world is abut 7 billion.

[Jimbuna]

A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue.

[Platapus]

In October 1941, the U.S. government adopted the British practice of identifying airplanes with a name. The C-47 was the first airplane given a name by the Army “ Skytrain .”