Archives: Useless Facts

The song White Christmas, performed by Bing Crosby, was sung in a number of movies, but do you know in which movie the song actually made its debut?

Bonus Question: Who won an Oscar for writing and composing the song?

 

The animal with the largest eyes is the Giant Squid, whose eyes can be up to 10 inches in diameter – about the size of a dinner plate!!

What animal has the biggest eyes?

The first Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, more typically referred to as the “Indy 500,” was held on May 30, 1911. Ray Harroun, driving his Marmon Wasp race car was the winner, with an average speed of 74.59 mph. The race took 6 hours and 42 minutes and Ray took home the winner’s purse of $14,250!

From inception, the race attracted top drivers and cars from around the world and drew a crowd of 80,000 people.  Compare that to the the last race that took place at the speedway in 1910 at which there were 15,000 in attendance.

What television series launched Bruce Willis’ career?

When was the first Indy 500 held?

Lobsters are invertebrate crustaceans. They have hard outer shells (called an exoskeleton), but no inner bones. Although lobsters have eight legs for walking (the front 3 pairs have claws and the first pair are larger than the others).
Because the front pincers are also biologically considered legs, lobsters are considered to have 10 legs. Lobsters are also referred to as decapods (“deca” being Greek for ten and “pods” for feet).

How many legs does a lobster have? 

In 1886, Woodrow Wilson was awarded a doctorate in history and government from Johns Hopkins University. He is the only U.S. President to have earned a Ph.D.

Who is the only President of the United States to hold a doctorate (Ph.D.) degree (not an honorary one)?