This seemed particularly fitting, so I shall share:

Etymology of the word "trivia."

Random but don't see when it will ever be useful:

A blue whale's penis is 10 feet long and a female's vagina is 7 feet deep(?!)

aglet: Plastic sheath on the end of a shoelace
tittle: Dot above the letter i
harp: Part of a lamp around the bulb and supporting the shade
porcelator: Hole near the top of a sink to prevent it from overflowing
twit: Pregnant goldfish
jiffy: 1/100th of a second
farctate: State of being full from overeating
cwm: Hollow in mountain range caused by ( Read more... )

The Isle of Truk is now known as Chuuk.

Just in case you were wondering.

I know I already posted today, but I'm having a good Random Trivia Day and this is too much fun not to share:

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