Random (and Fake!) Trivia

“Wait, really?” “No.” bits of “trivia” are entirely made up, 100% fake, and in no way reflect reality. Follow for a new “fact” every day!

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DID YOU KNOW, one Leap Day ago?

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DID YOU KNOW, one year ago, there *was* no February 29ᵗʰ?

So how about a new one, instead?

British agriculturist Jethro Tull invented the seed drill, the aqualung, and the jazz flute solo. #RandomAndFakeTrivia

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DID YOU KNOW, one year ago?

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Steve Jobs suffered from koumpounophobia, the irrational fear of buttons, so he wore turtlenecks with no buttons, his Apple products minimized buttons, and he often refused to sit down, to avoid having to find something to put his button. #RandomAndFakeTrivia

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DID YOU KNOW, one year ago?

https://t.co/yFgop1tNV5

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“Chomolungma” is the name Mount Everest goes by in Tibet, in a usually-vain effort to avoid its fans and blend in with the crowd. #RandomAndFakeTrivia

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DID YOU KNOW, one year ago?

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British entrepreneur Jimi Heseleden died in a Segway accident nine months after purchasing Segway Inc; his heirs counted themselves lucky that he hadn't instead purchased Victoria's Secret. #RandomAndFakeTrivia

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DID YOU KNOW, one year ago?

https://t.co/fnWI84ao4X

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About 1% of Anguilla's GDP comes from selling “.ai” domain names, making it one of the few entities actually making money from AI right now. #RandomAndFakeTrivia

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DID YOU KNOW, one year ago?

https://t.co/DqQ7w3XKdQ

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There are no modern reports of fatalities caused by wild orcas, because they're smart enough to always make it look like an accident. #RandomAndFakeTrivia

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DID YOU KNOW, one year ago?

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In Finland, Ph.D. graduates get a sword with their diploma, while at Ohio State University, USA, they just get stabbed. #RandomAndFakeTrivia

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DID YOU KNOW, one year ago?

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Pandas are classified as carnivores despite 99% of their diet consisting of bamboo, as scientists have traditionally considered bamboo to be meat. #RandomAndFakeTrivia

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DID YOU KNOW, one year ago?

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Researchers believe the tale of “Jack and the Beanstalk” was originally known as “The Boy Who Stole Ogre's Treasure,” and led directly to the development of the concept of the “spoiler alert”. #RandomAndFakeTrivia

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DID YOU KNOW, one year ago?

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The Uzbekistan one-tiyin coin is worth about a thousandth of an American penny, making it the least-valuable coin in the world, at least until the next crypto crash. #RandomAndFakeTrivia #DogeThis