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If anyone understands The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge, it’s the staff at Uselessknowledge.com THE USEFULNESS OF USELESS KNOWLEDGE In his classic essay “The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge,” Abraham Flexner, the …
SOS MEANING AND THE REAL STORY OF WHY SOS WAS INVENTED. WHAT DOES “SOS” STAND FOR? “SOS.” Most people know it’s a distress signal, but what does it stand for? …
Graham Crackers Invented To Stop Masturbation! Do you like Graham Crackers? You may be shocked to learn the history behind their creation. It turns out that Graham Crackers were invented …
The Black Dahlia Murder – Why The Horrifying Case Remains Unsolved No case has stumped investigators more than the killing of Elizabeth Short, aka “The Black Dahlia.” On January 15, …
HOW SLICED BREAD CHANGED THE WORLD BY INVENTING SLICED BREAD! WHO INVENTED SLICED BREAD? Otto Frederick Rohwedder is not nearly as famous as Thomas Edison or Benjamin Franklin, but chances …
First Photo Of Black Hole 50 Million Light-Years Away! A team of more than 200 international scientists used a world-spanning network of telescopes called the Event Horizon Telescope to see …
CHARLES MANSON CHILLING FACTS – HOW TO WIN FRIENDS AND INFLUENCE KILLERS? Charles Manson had a demonic personality and these rather unknown facts will chill you to the bone. CHARLES …
THE SECRET LIFE OF PABLO ESCOBAR’S WIFE Victoria Eugenia Henao was the wife of notorious Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar. As his widow and mother of his children, she has …
FORD CHARCOAL BRIQUETTE CHANGES NAME TO KINGSFORD CHARCOAL AND OTHER AMAZING FACTS! What do Henry Ford and barbecues have in common? It turns out quite a lot and it’s a …
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a pioneer and these Must Know Facts will blow your mind! Thanks to a recent movie and various news stories, you may think you know a …
AMERICA’S FIRST POLICE CAR WAS ELECTRIC, OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS BEFORE TESLA The city of Akron, Ohio, purchased the first police car from The Collins Buddy Company in 1899. The …
Thirty-four days after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Treasury recalled $200 Million in U.S. currency and the military was forced to burn it in a crematorium. To ensure …
The first person to travel to space was a Soviet cosmonaut. Yuri Gagarian orbited Earth for 108 minutes on April 12, 1961. THE MOST FAMOUS PERSON YOU’VE PROBABLY NEVER HEARD …
JACK DANIEL KICKED IT AFTER KICKING THE SAFE! Has anyone ever said to you, “You don’t know Jack”? Well, after reading this, you can answer, “As a matter of fact, …