Trivia Thread!

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Why not ask a Maori? 🤔

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

Update:

 

[Olorgando]

You know those population density statistics? Well, sometimes a statistic can be useless for practical purposes.
The Vatican City has an area of about half a square kilometer. So on a population density basis, it usually has two Popes per square kilometer ... 🙄

Then there was this time 2013 to 2022 ... 😳

 

[Vorondil]

A cats jaw cannot move sideways.

 

[Elbereth Vala Varda]

A day on Mercury is equivalent to about 59 Earth days.

 

[Eljorahir]

In "The Hobbit" Tolkien describes Bilbo speaking, thinking, or dreaming of home on eleven occasions (by my count).

My two favorites involve bacon and eggs:

Chapter V (page 65 paragraph 2), ‘Riddles in The Dark’
He put the ring in his pocket almost without thinking…He did not go much further, but sat down on the cold floor and gave himself up to complete miserableness, for a long while. He thought of himself frying bacon and eggs in his own kitchen at home—for he could feel inside that it was high time for some meal or other; but that only made him miserabler.

Chapter VIII (page 143 paragraph 2), ‘Flies and Spiders’
That was one of his most miserable moments…So he sat himself down with his back to a tree, and not for the last time fell to thinking of his far-distant hobbit-hole with its beautiful pantries. He was deep in thoughts of bacon and eggs and toast and butter when he felt something touch him. Something like a strong sticky string…

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

 

[Eljorahir]

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Indeed forsaken would be,
Lands eggless and bacon-free.

(Excerpt from "The Lay of Brechfastolad")

 

[Celebrían]

The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896. The war lasted only 38 minutes before a ceasefire was declared.

 

[Vorondil]

The Incas could cut stone so perfectly square that a robot has trouble doing the same today.

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

KFC follows 11 people on Twitter: the 5 former Spice Girls and 6 guys named Herb

 

[Elbereth Vala Varda]

Now, THAT is some trivia for the vat of useless knowledge...

 

[Celebrían]

In Switzerland, it is illegal to own just one guinea pig because they are considered social animals and it is considered animal abuse to deprive them of companionship.

 

[Tyelkormo the Fair]

The ancestors of whales were a species related to canines

 

[Ent]

An incredible tidbit, coming to you from "Need To Know Facts": In Queensland, Austraila it's illegal to own a pet rabbit unless you're a magician. (it's true, it's true.)

Of course... they have their reasons.

 

[Tyelkormo the Fair]

The largest hand woven carpet in the world is the size of a soccer field!

 

[Ent]

Of the Alligator:

"Alligators have about 75 teeth in their mouths at any one time, but as the teeth wear down or break off, they are replaced. As a result, many can have about 3,000 teeth over the course of their lives. ".
.... interesting.

"You can also tell how big an alligator is by the distance between its eyes: the greater the distance, the longer the alligator."
... 1. 'duh'.
... 2. Ent doesn't plan on getting close enough to do the measurement.

 

[Elbereth Vala Varda]

The tallest mountain on Earth is actually underwater.

Coming in at 10,200 m high from its base, the Mauna Kea:

 

[Erestor Arcamen]

The chief baker of the Titanic, Charles Joughin, supposedly treaded water for two hours before he was found. He claimed the copious amounts of whiskey he had consumed before the ship sank had kept his body warm enough to sustain the subfreezing water.

 

[Tyelkormo the Fair]

Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar(one of the most ruthless rulers of Iran) died because of a Melon