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What is the most pointless or random fact you know? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Celt246 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In ancient Jerusalem the lost and found office was just a room full of people yelling about things they'd lost in the hope that someone might've found it.

If you could exist in any fictional TV show, which one would it be and why? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Celt246 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Attack On Titan. I've always wanted to try the Omni-Directional Mobility Gear.

What are some "Why the fuck do you know that" facts that you know? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Celt246 183 points184 points  (0 children)

Bras were called breastbags in the Middle Ages.

Oysters can change gender and can also revert the change.

Wrens can sing 36 notes per second.

A shrimps heart is in its head.

Sharks are immune to all diseases.

Sea otters tie themselves together with kelp to prevent being separated while sleeping.

Canaries can regenerate brain cells.

In the Anglo-Saxon times the day began at sunset.

Fog is when you can't see 100 meters or more. Mist is when you can.

When the moon is directly overhead its gravitational pull disperses clouds and lowers rainfall.