Useless Information

Useless Information

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

  • Hagfish

    Hagfish have four hearts.

    Hagfish

  • Oyster

    August 5th is National Oyster Day.

    Oysters

  • Chocolate Covered Cherry

    January 3rd is National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day.

    Chocolate Covered Cherry

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  • First Successful Kidney Transplant

    The first successful kidney transplant was performed on Ruth Tucker on June 17, 1950. The donated kidney was rejected ten months later but it gave time for Ruth's remaining kidney to recover and she lived another five years.

    Kidney Transplant

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  • Largest Man Made Island

    The world's largest man made island is the Palm Deira in Dubai.

    Palm Deira

  • W. C. Fields

    W. C. Fields was heard to say: "Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite, and furthermore always carry a small snake."

    W. C. Fields

  • Longest Paper Clip Chain

    The world's longest paper clip chain was created by sixty 9th Grade students at Eisenhower Junior High School in Taylorsville, Utah. It was 22.17 miles long and used 1,560,377 paper clips.

    Longest Paper Clip Chain

  • Locust Swarm

    A large swarm has billions of locusts spread out over thousands of square kilometers eating almost all of the vegetation in their path.

    Locust Swarm