Random Useless Facts Thread

Chicken noodle soup may actually have some medicinal properties.

According to Star Wars creator George Lucas, the only tv shows that he actually spends his time watching, are Jackass and Family Guy

A massive earthquake struck Japan in 1923, causing a fire tornado that incinerated 38,000 people in 15 minutes and was so hot, people’s feet were melted to the ground and they could not run away.

Car horns beep at the tone of F

Health insurance does not exist in the Star Wars universe, according to franchise creator George Lucas.

The reason why you hear a lot of weird and bizarre news stories and crimes happening in the US state of Florida, is because of a thing called “Sunshine Laws”.
 
Sunshine Law, means that when it comes to reports of crimes, then the information of said report needs to be made more accessible towards both journalists and the general public. This means that they are more relaxed as to who gets to see the reports (no matter how minor or weird they are), which is why you end up hearing more about weird things happening in Florida compared to any of the other US states.

The phrase “Kill them all and let God sort it out”, originated with the Catholic crusader Arnaud, who when burning an entire city was asked how to distinguish the Christian Cathars from the Catholics.

There is a rumor where in the late 70’s, legendary pop music producer Phil Spector pointed a gun at the punk rock band The Ramones during a recording session.

Uwe Boll is a former German film director and actor, known for making several low-budget adaptations of several video game franchises like Bloodrayne, Far Cry, and Alone IN The Dark into live action movies, all of which resulted in them getting tons of negative reviews, and often showing up in a lot of “worst picture” lists.
 
Despite the negative reception his films got, they still made a fair bit of money. This is because of both him making his films on a low budget, and because of a loophole with laws related to German filming. The law said that, if a project is being made for the arts (like a movie), then the German government would pay back half of said projects budget after the release.

The Eurasian Magpie is, to date, the only bird to successfully and reliably pass the Mirror Test–a cognitive test designed to determine an animal’s self awareness.

“Imposter Syndrome”, refers to the sensation/feeling that someone feels like they do not deserve the praise or rewards for their work and achievements, and feel as if they are a “fraud”, who is stealing the praise from someone they thing is better then them

Artist Max Siedentopf is creating an installation called “Toto Forever” at an undisclosed location somewhere in the Namib Desert, Africa. The solar powered installation will consist of six speakers and an MP3 player with Toto’s Africa on repeat.

Most snakes are rather shy and don’t really like to go for the attack unless they want to eat.
 
Under most circumstances most snakes just want to be left alone. That’s why the rattlesnakes move their tails and why the cobras show their shields, they want to intimidate their target instead of fighting.

@Twi Clown  
On a related note, rattlesnakes are now evolving to not rattle when approached by predators. This is because rather than serving as a warning, the rattle is helping predators find them more easily.

@Silent_Witness
 
Wow, I didn’t know that.

In 1976, a New York man by the name of David Berkowitz went on a murder spree killing 6 people and seriously injuring 7. Nicknamed the “.44 Caliber Killer” because of the weapon used, he was captured after a large scale manhunt around New York City. During his trial, he alleged that his neighbor’s dog was possessed by the devil and that he spoke to Berkowitz, encouraging to kill for use in Satanic rituals. Unconvinced, the jury found him guilty of second degree murder and jailed on six life sentences.

The average NFL Super Bowl ticket is around $9,000.

The Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl win last night, is the first time that Kansas City has won the Super Bowl in 50 years

Both CBS and NBC broadcast Super Bowl 1 and neither kept the tape.

Infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar’s former estate is now overrun with hippos.

The reason why all films have a disclaimer at the end of the credits saying “This film is a work of fiction. Any similarities to events or people, living or dead, is entirely coincidental”, is because of a movie based of the death of Rasputin, from 1936.
 
The film was an adaptation from an autobiography made by the man who was responsible for killing Rasputin. The film said that all the events in it where 100% real, and in the movie, there is a scene where Rasputin hypnotises and rapes the wife of the author.
 
These events never actually happened in real life, and the author and his wife were outraged at this, and sued the film studio for defamation of character, which they won.
 
Since then, films now have that disclaimer at the end of a film, in order to avoid any potential lawsuits.

There’s a reason that some of the desert in the American Southwest is red. The earth is rich with iron oxide minerals. Many of which are rusted.

Despite popular belief, there isn’t a 50/50% chance of a coin landing on either heads of tails. Since the head side is slightly heavier, then it is actually a 51/49% chance of a coin landing on heads

@icey wicey 1517  
Maybe I’m dumb, but wouldn’t this depend on the specific type of coin being used to be true?

Contrary to popular belief, snakes don’t move from a snake charmer’s music due to the animal being deaf. The reason why it supposedly moves is from the movement of the instrument.