useless Trivia, What have you got?

The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.
A raisin dropped in a fresh glass of soda will bounce up and down continually from the bottom of the glass to the top.
A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find a mate.
40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
Every person has a unique tongue print. (Say "aaah")

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A cop is called a cop because their badges used to be solid copper.

A blue moon is when there is more than one full moon a month.

M&Ms were made for the army. The candy shell was to keep the chocolate from melting when they were in the desert.

keep it comin'. you guys know some really random crap.

Did you know that there are over 12 dozen actual cases where people have died of laughter?

12 dozen? That seems to be an odd way of counting deaths.

Thats just gross

a group of geese are called a "gaggle"

the plastic on the end of a shoelace is called an "aglet"

a peanut is a legume, not a nut

all polar bears are left-handed

In order to read something only the first and the last letter of the word needs to be in place as in :

In oderr to raed smitehnog olny the frsit and the lsat lteetr of the wrod nedes to be in pcale

There are four times more inhabitants in Japan than in Canada.

3% of people who have a pet gives it a gift for valentine's day

A strawberry is the only fruit with the seeds on the outside.

Blueberries don't ripen after they are picked.

Banana trees are not actually trees - they are herbs!

Pumpkins, avacados and tomatoes are all fruits, not vegetables.

A strawberry is the only fruit with the seeds on the outside.

Blueberries don't ripen after they are picked.

Banana trees are not actually trees - they are herbs!

Pumpkins, avacados and tomatoes are all fruits, not vegetables.

Also, a "vegetable" is just a culinary term that was coined, they're all the fruit of the plant they come from!

*Hawaii is the only state in the US that grows cacao beans to produce chocolate.

*American and Russian space flights have all included chocolate

*Chocolate contains phenylethylamine (PEA) reputed to stem the same reaction as falling in love (I'm in love with chocolate!)

*The average person eats 10,000 chocolate bars in their lifetime

is someone a little chocolate crazy right now?

Also, a "vegetable" is just a culinary term that was coined, they're all the fruit of the plant they come from!

Even Root-crops? Carrots

Also, a "vegetable" is just a culinary term that was coined, they're all the fruit of the plant they come from!

Even Root-crops? Carrots

Yup! At least, according to my nutrition textbook!

Dogs and humans are the only animals with prostates

It takes forty minutes to hard boil an ostrich egg.

A tiger's paw prints are called pug marks.

The bones of a pigeon weigh less than its feathers.

Just call me the crazy cat lady.

The love of cats is known as "Ailurophilia."
•A cat takes 20 to 40 breaths per minute.
•A cat's urine gleams under black light.
•Humans have 30 vertebrae less than cats.
•You could try stroking a cat to relieve stress.
•A cat uses its tail to maintain balance.
•Unlike other animals, cats walk on their toes.
•A cat is unable to taste sweet.
•The average cat litter consists of 2 to 6 kittens.
•There are more bones in a cat's body compared to a human's. A cat has 230 while a human has 206.
•A cat's heart beats at the rate of 110 to 140 beats per minute.
•A cat is able to gauge your mood. A change in your mood might result in a change in your cat's mood too.
•A cat has 30 teeth, which consist of 12 incisors, 10 premolars, 4 canines and 4 molars.
•When a cat is frightened, the hair on its body stands up fairly evenly.
•When the hair stands up only in a narrow band along the tail and the spine, it is an indication that the cat is ready to attack.
•Unlike dogs and humans, the cat is unable to move its jaws side to side, or laterally. The only motion that a cat's jaw performs is up and down.
•A cat's whiskers, eyes and ears will tell you the cat's mood.
•A layer of extra reflecting cells which absorb light is responsible for the cat being able to see six times better than a human.
•A cat has a third eye called a haw, which is only visible when the cat is not feeling well.
•A cat has a more sensitive hearing compared to dogs and humans.
•As a kitten grows older, the color of its eyes changes.
•A cat eats grass as it helps in digestion and also gets rid of fur in its stomach.
•The cat's back paw has 4 toes while the front paw has 5.
•A cat's body temperature is 102 °F
•A cat has 24 whiskers, which it uses for measuring distances.
•Just like a human fingerprint, the nose pad of a cat is ridged with a pattern, which is unique.
•If you notice your cat snoring or rolling on its back, it means it trusts you.
•The tiny barbs, which are located on a cat's tongue, help it to scoop the liquid backward.
•A cat is blessed with over a hundred vocal cords.
•White cats with blue eyes have higher chances of becoming deaf.
•Kittens usually open their eyes between 7 to 10 days; in some cases this might even happen in 2 days.
•The Jacobson's organ is a special scent organ located in the roof of the cat's mouth. This organ helps the cat to analyze smell.
•Those cats that are born with 6 or 7 extra front and back toes are called "polydactyl."
•"Kindle," is the name given to a group of kittens.
•"Clowder, " is what a group of grown cats are called.

Pirates wore eye patches to actually help them see. They kept one eye covered so it would always be adjusted to the dark. When they'd go below deck, they'd use the eye that had been covered and was therefore adjusted to the dark.