Useless Information

Useless Information

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

  • Peacemaker

    Wyatt Earp's "Peacemaker" was a Colt with a 7 and 1/2 inch barrel, not the "Buntline Special" which has a 12 inch barrel. The "Buntline Special" was given to him by dime novelist Ned Buntline and recently sold at action for $225,000.

    Buntline

  • Largest Brain

    The largest brain belongs to the sperm whale weighing about 8 kilograms / 18 pounds.

    Sperm Whale

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    Gabriel Barathieu
  • Largest Eyes

    The tarsier has the largest mammal eyes relative to body size.

    Tarsier

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  • Largest Freshwater Fish

    The beluga sturgeon is the largest freshwater fish. They have weighed up to 1,571 kilograms / 3,463 pounds with a length of 7.2 meters / 24 feet.

    Beluga Sturgeon

  • Bulls And Red Clothing

    Bulls are not driven to attack by the color red but are driven to attack by motion.

    Bull

  • Pink Flamingo

    Flamingos are born with gray feathers. They gain their pink color from a dye called canthaxanthin which they obtain from their diet of brine shrimp and blue-green algae.

    Pink Flamingo

  • Nebulae

    A nebula is an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium, and other gasses lit by embedded stars. They may be as large as millions of light years in diameter.

    Eagle Nebula Pillars

  • First National Park

    Yellowstone was the first national park. It was established by Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872.

    Morning Glory Pool