25 Pretty Geeky And Useless Facts That Are Still Cool To Know

Attraction isn’t only about looks, as many people falsely think. It’s about a certain primal magnetism. Of course, we can be physically attracted to someone, but we are more often drawn to their confidence, passion, and personality. Being attractive is about more than just appearance. For example, it’s a fact that our brains are like very hungry toddlers—they are easily bored and demand to be fed with entertaining nuggets. Being “hot” simply isn’t enough. So, what would you say if we told you that being knowledgeable, intelligent, and interesting is just as attractive as being good-looking? You don’t believe us? Well, then let’s make a bet: here are 25 Pretty Geeky And Useless Facts That Are Still Cool To Know. Try to use these the next time you want to strike a conversation with someone you like and if you manage to impress or intrigue them, then you owe us a favor, and a thank-you in the comments section.

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Floccinaucinihilipilification, the declaration of an item being useless, is the longest non-medical term in the English language.

Disaster Movie is officially the worst film of all time. This is according to reviews and opinion polls on IMDb. It has averaged just a 1.3 out of 10 on IMDb and a two percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Haven’t seen it yet? You’re not missing anything, trust us . . . Well, unless you want to see just how bad it is.

When the comics code was created, it prohibited judges and law enforcement agents from being depicted negatively. It also prevented comics from being sold at newsstands unless the hero was victorious at the end of the book.

Before Google launched Gmail, “G-Mail” was the name of a free e-mail service offered by Garfield’s website.

At the height of Rin Tin Tin’s fame, a chef prepared him a daily steak lunch. Classical musicians played to aid his digestion. The dog was quite a star.

The fifty-star American flag was designed by an Ohio high school student for a class project. His teacher originally gave him a B–.

In 2006, an Australian man tried to sell New Zealand on eBay. The price rose to $3,000 before eBay shut it down.

Mao Zedong, like many Chinese of his time, refused to brush his teeth. Instead, he rinsed his mouth with tea and chewed the leaves. Why brush? “Does a tiger brush his teeth?” argued Mao. As you can imagine, his teeth were green.

The Aztecs had a primitive form of basketball called “ollamalitzli.” The difference from today’s version is that the first person to get the ball through the ring had the right to collect the clothes right off the backs of everyone watching the game.

Donna Griffith is credited with the longest-recorded bout of sneezing. It lasted 978 days, from January 1981 to September 1983.

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[TheirWisecrackingUncle]

That kid who designed the 50-star US flag as a school project and got a 'B' on it would have gotten an 'F' today because the flag "might offend somebody."

[wonkeeeeee]

>Has 1 800 000 subscribers
>Still can't buy a microphone for more than $10

[BakerbrothertvOfficial]

According to IMDB, "Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2" is the worst film of all time.

"Disaster Movie" is 9th worst.

[stevehumphrey]

#1 So that's why Mr Burns answers the phone, "Ahoy, ahoy! "

[torenmcknight]

a couple other major differences with the myan "basketball" and our basketball is that the myan one used a human head as a ball, used their hips to bounce the "ball", played in a T shaped arena and the winning team was sacrificed. lol I dont think that the clothes thing should have been mentioned in this video due to the fact that it is the least weird thing about that game.

[dragoncat]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN TWILIGHT ISN'T THE WORST MOVIE?

[GaryLiseo]

19 reminded me of a puddle in Whales (I think) that had not evaporated in so long people didn't think it would ever evaporate and the puddle became a local attraction. One person even bottled water (assumed to be) from the puddle on Ebay where the price rose into hundreds or thousands of dollars

[robchissy]

the model T ford was not only painted in black, ones built in the UK had a different colour depending on the city

[dominicsanchez]

If you didn't already know #2, you probably didn't even care that it was on the list

[basicnpcc]

Please fix your mike, I can hear a sound like a mosquito ringtone in the background when you talk.

[Arditi_]

i been subscribed to u for a year now. and i still cant get enough of your videos

[spacekiddo]

flag created right in Lancaster. if I remember right, he was a junior at the highschool

[gavinsmith]

09 is wrong, Constantinople fell to the Ottomans in 1453

[davidblayvas]

Before watching: "I'm probably gonna know about 20/25."
After watching: "Nope."

[rebeccaa]

I had no idea list25 youtube channel was so popular. I always read them online.

[adnamamedia]

This is some quality content. Keep up the good work!

[francoislacombe]

Kirk's middle name was never used in the original series, he was just James T. Kirk. In the pilot episode Where No Man Has Gone Before, Gary Mitchell writes James R. Kirk on the tombstone he had created for the captain's grave. Tiberius was first used in the novels based on the Star Trek franchise and became part of the mainstream canon in the sixth movie, The Undiscovered Country.

[chrisquint]

I kinda liked disaster movie... maybe a 6/10 but the final song is the best part, and catchy too

[HarryBillyBobGeorge]

Seriously, who doesn't know James Tiberius Kirk? I'm not even a Trekkie.

[aczity]

Flint Michigan. Wow crazy hearing the news now!