Useless Information

Useless Information

All the information that you never needed, but sorta wanted to know.

  • Ben and Jerry's Flavor Graveyard

    Ben and Jerry's Flavor Graveyard is located at their Waterbury, Vermont factory. It contains gravestones for the flavors that didn't quite make it.

    Ben and Jerry's Flavor Graveyard

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  • UFO Watchtower

    The UFO Watchtower is just north of Hooper, Colorado. It's an observation platform, campground, and gift shop in the San Luis Valley, an area known for UFO sightings.

    UFO Watchtower

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  • Underground Coal Mine Fire

    A coal mine fire has been burning underneath Centralia, Pennsylvania, since 1962. With a population of 10, the town is mostly abandoned.

    Centralia

  • Largest Seed

    The largest seed in the world belongs to the coco de mer palm tree. It can be up to 12 inches / 30 centimeters long and weigh up to 40 pounds / 18 kilograms.

    Largest Seed

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  • Pishme

    Pishme is a fried bread served in Turkmenistan.

    Pishme

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    Rastapopulous

  • Different Colored Shoes

    May 3rd is National Two Different Colored Shoes Day.

    Different Colored Shoes

  • Kareem Abdul-Jabaar

    Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, the former Los Angeles Laker, played co-pilot Roger Murdock in his first feature film "Airplane" (1980).

    Kareem Abdul-Jabaar

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    Steve lipofsky

  • Most Prolific Female Serial Killer

    The Hungarian noblewoman Countess Elizabeth Bathory, according to Guinness World Records, is the most prolific female murderer. She is attributed with, between 1585 and 1609, a disputed total of 650 young female victims.

    Elizabeth Bathory