Useless fact of the day!

[Celtic Lady]

1990 is closer to the moon landing than it is to present day.

Huh ....I'm a tad bit confused by this one.

[Lady Kett]

1990 is closer to the moon landing than it is to present day.

Huh ....I'm a tad bit confused by this one.

Only because I had the same "huh" moment and had to research it a bit to get the point!

1990 to 1969 is 21 years. 2012 to 1990 is 22 years. So 1990, is on the other side of the proverbial 50-yard line between 1969 and 2012.

[Jack Daw at Work]

True, but what's the point in picking 1990?

[Once Debauched]

Hummingbirds can fly backwards, but can't walk.

[Archer]

[Lady Kett]

True, but what's the point in picking 1990?

It's useless?

According to History.com - Apr 23, 1014:
King Brian of Ireland murdered by Vikings

[iain robb]

According to History.com - Apr 23, 1014:
King Brian of Ireland murdered by Vikings

Hey, that's not useless! I can put that on my calendar and every April 23, choose someone of Nordic descent to slap, and then explain why.

Hmm. With all the Viking blood in my Irish and Scottish heritage, I could probably just slap myself.

OK. So maybe it is useless.

Here's another:

The recommended valve gap on air-cooled Volkswagens originally .004" but the valves tended to "burn" at that setting. Mechanics quickly discovered that .006" was better.

[iain robb]

And for those who would say that's more obscure than useless:

Before the advent of modern pens, geese were specially bred for quill feathers for making quill pens.

[Jack Daw at Work]

William Shakespeare born this day in 1564.

[Valiss]

A Japanese word, "Bushusuru," was coined after George H.W. Bush publicly vomited on the Prime Minister of Japan during a formal state dinner. The word literally means "to do the 'Bush' thing, or to vomit."

[Jack Daw at Work]

This is actually a picture of Merlin taking a nap after snacking on a whole box of Kellogg's Corn Flakes.

[Merlin the Elder]

More likely a case of Girl Scout cookies... 

[Jack Daw at Work]

More likely a case of Girl Scout cookies... 

Merlin, to me, it's all about the cereal.

[Valiss]

If Barbie were a "real size" woman, she would suffer from chronic diarrhea due to having only a few inches of intestines and room for only half a liver.

[Valiss]

When talking movies were first shown in France, cinema owners placed speakers behind the screen and carried them back and forth as the action required.