Useless Knowledge – Page 2 – Stuff you never knew you needed to know

New York vs Sharks

Every year, in New York alone, more people are bitten by other people than by sharks!

(And personally, the sea smells better anyway).

Courtesy of DSTV

Around the world, more people are killed by falling coconuts than attacked by sharks.

Thanks to DSTV

The probability of being hit by lightning is 16 times higher than a shark attack.

Just make sure you stay out of the sea during a thunder storm!

Courtesy of DSTV

Some FIFA World Cup Knowledge for you.

The Penalty was introduced in 1891.

You remember the Golden Girls, right?

Well, picture it, Sicily, 1942, something happened to Sophia 🙂

Sophia was Dorothy’s mother in the show. The cute little old lady.

Here are the facts:

Dorothy, played by Beatrice “Bea” Arthur (May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009)

Sophia, played by Estelle Getty (July 25, 1923 – July 22, 2008)

Take a look at those dates… “Sophia” was born in 1923 and “Dorothy” was born in 1922!

That’s it.

The chicken (or rooster) on the Kellogg’s Cornflakes box is named “Cornelius”.

Now you can teach your children something new 🙂