#RandomAndFakeTrivia
It takes over 1,200 shamrocks to make a single Shamrock Shake. #RandomAndFakeTrivia
March 13, 2024 at 10:29 PM
A recent archaeological study has proven conclusively that historically, of all the possible poor substrates to build a city on — clay, sand, marsh — the absolute worst is rock and roll. #RandomAndFakeTrivia #WhenYouWishUponAStarship
June 12, 2024 at 12:06 PM
British agriculturist Jethro Tull invented the seed drill, the aqualung, and the jazz flute solo. #RandomAndFakeTrivia
August 27, 2025 at 11:52 AM
In Longyearbyen, Norway, it is illegal to die; the penalty is life imprisonment. #RandomAndFakeTrivia
May 31, 2024 at 11:24 AM
The absolute best pesticides will avoid arousing suspicion amongst their targets by making their deaths look like suicide. #RandomAndFakeTrivia
November 9, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Pope Francis was an honourary member of the Harlem Globetrotters, thanks to his record number of triple-doubles and signature fadeaway jumper. #RandomAndFakeTrivia
July 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The unit of currency in South Korea is the “won”, while the unit of currency in North Korea is the “lost”. #RandomAndFakeTrivia
February 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Wells Fargo installed an ATM in McMurdo Station, Antarctica, in 1998, thereby allowing the nearby penguins to move to a tip-based economy. #RandomAndFakeTrivia
July 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Every year in August, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, holds a gladiatorial tournament for groundhogs; the winner becomes the next Punxsutawney Phil. #RandomAndFakeTrivia #GroundhogDay
February 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Paul McCartney is the only recording artist to top the UK charts as part of a quartet, a trio, a duo, and an empty set. #RandomAndFakeTrivia
August 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
There are four species of hyrax: the rock hyrax, the classical hyrax, the bluegrass hyrax, and the exceedingly-rare “melodic death metal” hyrax. #RandomAndFakeTrivia
August 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Earth remains the only planet to be named after dirt, after the IAU ultimately rejected the name “Loamy Soil” in favour of “Sedna”. #RandomAndFakeTrivia
March 6, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Paul McCartney and John Lennon originally wanted their band to emphasize their British origins, but ultimately decided “The Brittles” had negative connotations. #RandomAndFakeTrivia 🧵 1/2
June 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
By switching its measurements from Imperial to metric units in 1975, Canada was forced to begin celebrating its Thanksgiving in October rather than November. #RandomAndFakeTrivia #Thanksgiving
November 29, 2024 at 12:29 PM
The king of Cambodia speaks fluent Czech and worked as a classical ballet instructor, a stellar example of government that embraces Czechs and balancés. #RandomAndFakeTrivia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norodom...
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July 17, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Belgian comics character Tintin is in the same column of the periodic table as his lesser-known cousins Carboncarbon and Leadlead. #RandomAndFakeTrivia
June 28, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Every St. Patrick's Day, the city of Chicago, USA, dyes a stretch of the Chicago River kelly green; the rest of the year, it remains its natural toxic-industrial-runoff green. #RandomAndFakeTrivia #StPatricksDay
March 17, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Under Florida law, Disney World is legally allowed to build a nuclear plant, which means they may one day feature both Pluto and plutonium. #RandomAndFakeTrivia
October 15, 2024 at 12:02 PM
The quietest room in the world is on Microsoft's campus in Redmond, Washington, where all the good points of the Bing search engine are discussed. #RandomAndFakeTrivia
October 9, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Five-time world champion figure skater Michelle Kwan was appointed American ambassador to Belize in 2022, largely thanks to her successful efforts to broker a peace between Nancy Kerrigan and Tonya Harding. #RandomAndFakeTrivia #BelizeItOrNot
January 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
There are approximately six sheep to every person in New Zealand, meaning the average family of four in Auckland house twenty-four sheep in their apartment. #RandomAndFakeTrivia
July 30, 2024 at 12:01 PM
The original drummer for the rock band Heart suffered from ventricular arrhythmia, and ultimately had to leave the band in 1974 due to an inability to maintain a steady Heart beat. #RandomAndFakeTrivia #NoIWillNotApologizeForThat
May 4, 2024 at 11:58 AM
The annual Zhongyuan Festival (中元節), also known as the “Hungry Ghost Festival,” is a traditional Buddhist festival in China held to absolve the sufferings of Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde. #RandomAndFakeTrivia #PacManFever
October 27, 2024 at 4:23 PM
The longest dash in typography is not the “en dash” (the width of a capital letter “N”) or the “em dash” (the width of a capital letter “M”), but the “hundred-meter dash.” #RandomAndFakeTrivia
June 5, 2024 at 11:54 AM
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
August 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM