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30 Random Facts to Add to Your Collection of Useless Knowledge

Things you should know for no reason at all.

1.

There are 421 words for snow in Scotland.

2.

Turtles can breathe through their anus.

3.

Two Snickers are actually 1.5 Snickers.

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4.

The language babies use to communicate is called cryptophasia.

5.

Skull with developing baby teeth.

6.

The Krusty Krab is a crab trap.

7.

The singer Lou Bega's real name is David Loubega.

8.

Doug and Fry are both voiced by Billy West.

9.

Ancient ancestors of whales were the size of wolves.

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10.

YYK on a zipper stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikigaisha, the world's largest zipper company.

11.

The land area of Russia is larger than Pluto.

12.

Zebras sleep in groups.

13.

There is no reason the alphabet needs to be in the order it's in.

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14.

The Cambodian language has 74 letters, making it the longest in the world.

15.

The T-Rex lived closer in time to people than it did the Stegosaurus.

16.

Pineapples need to grow for two years before being harvested.

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17.

Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

18.

Cows get sad when their best friends aren't around.

19.

German is the most popular second language in North Dakota.

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20.

You can't hum with your nose closed.

21.

7.5 million toothpicks can be made from a cord of wood.

22.

A stamp has 10% of a calorie when you lick it.

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23.

Pluto hasn't made a rotation around the sun since it was discovered in 1930.

24.

Stepping uses 200 muscles.

25.

James Avery voiced Shredder.

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26.

A frosted flake that looked like Illinois sold on eBay for $1,350.

27.

The most shoplifted food is cheese.

28.

Armadillo shells are bulletproof.

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29.

The Sahara desert is around 30% sand and 70% gravel.

30.

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word in the English language. It means a lung disease caused by inhaling volcanic debris.

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