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Dublin whiskey fire. In 1875, a whiskey brewery warehouse in Dublin caught fire leading to the deaths of 13 people—not from the fire, but from alcohol poisoning as they drank free, undiluted whiskey from the streets. Johann Georg August Galletti. The early-19th-century master of the bizarre turn of phrase.
One of the shortest-lived states in history, it was independent for only seven hours (07:00 to 14:00 on 19 September 1967). Socotra: A Yemeni island that is geographically part of Africa, and is known as "the most alien-looking place on Earth" due to its strange flora. This includes the "dragon blood tree" and a tree which produces cucumbers.
In the Zork series of games, the Great Underground Empire has its own system of measurements, the most frequently referenced of which is the bloit. Defined as the distance the king's favorite pet can run in one hour (spoofing a popular legend about the history of the foot), the length of the bloit varies dramatically, but the one canonical conversion to real-world units puts it at ...
These trivial facts, however, can be fun to share even if they don't have a purpose. One curious user on Reddit asked the community what their favorite useless fact is, and the answers are pretty ...
Definition, limitations and context. One usable definition is: "Misuse of Statistics: Using numbers in such a manner that – either by intent or through ignorance or carelessness – the conclusions are unjustified or incorrect." [1] The "numbers" include misleading graphics discussed in other sources. The term is not commonly encountered in ...
A bullet-resistant frozen-water compound once used in an attempt to create an aircraft carrier . Smell of freshly cut grass. A nostalgic odor that plays a role in plant communication as a chemical cry of agony. Thiotimoline. A fictional chemical which dissolves before it comes into contact with water.
Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (19 June 1861 – 29 January 1928) led the British Expeditionary Force during World War I. His reputation is still controversial. Although a popular commander during the immediate post-war years, [ 1] with his funeral becoming a day of national mourning, Haig also became an object of criticism for his ...
Dewey Decimal. 031.02 22. LC Class. AG106 .S94 2004. Followed by. This Book ...of More Perfectly Useless Information. That Book ...of Perfectly Useless Information, commonly abbreviated as "That Book" (the title it was published under in Britain) is a book written by writer Mitchell Symons, and published in 2003.