# Useless fact of the day

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useless-fact-of-the-day/64702>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 19, 2004, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useless-fact-of-the-day/64702 "2004-09-19T01:30:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Kay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed655f/32.png) [@Kay](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kay)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useless-fact-of-the-day/64702/1 "2004-09-19T01:30:30Z")

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If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn white

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 2:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useless-fact-of-the-day/64702/2 "2004-09-19T02:34:38Z")

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:!:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 3:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useless-fact-of-the-day/64702/3 "2004-09-19T03:26:02Z")

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Wow, when you said useless you meant USELESS!!!

:lol:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 3:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useless-fact-of-the-day/64702/4 "2004-09-19T03:31:14Z")

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> [@Kay](#):
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> If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn white

I smoke weed too!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useless-fact-of-the-day/64702/5 "2004-09-19T04:50:35Z")

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This could possibly be useful, if you happen to own a goldfish and keep it in your dark, damp, computer cave. lol

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useless-fact-of-the-day/64702/6 "2004-09-19T06:29:10Z")

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> [@Kay](#):
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> If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually turn white

Wowsers, I wonder how that works out. Better check Google.  
‘Very Educational’.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useless-fact-of-the-day/64702/7 "2004-09-19T10:54:35Z")

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> [@Domingo](#):
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> Wowsers, I wonder how that works out. Better check Google.  
> ‘Very Educational’.

[ot]Welcome to the forums! 😉 [/ot]

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useless-fact-of-the-day/64702/8 "2004-09-19T11:55:06Z")

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Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useless-fact-of-the-day/64702/9 "2004-09-19T12:12:06Z")

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> [@mlk](#):
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> Elephants are the only **animals** that cannot jump.

birds and fish included? :h:

edit: oops my bad, birds and fish can jump. [size=1]i think[/size]

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useless-fact-of-the-day/64702/10 "2004-09-19T12:27:44Z")

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Don’t tell me a fish can’t jump out of his aquarium ☹

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useless-fact-of-the-day/64702/11 "2004-09-19T12:48:15Z")

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don’t play smart with me :evil:

Pigs cannot look up in the sky (unless of course they’re on their backs.)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useless-fact-of-the-day/64702/12 "2004-09-19T12:55:16Z")

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If you higlight the :mu: guy, it looks as if he’s going :!:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useless-fact-of-the-day/64702/13 "2004-09-19T15:08:30Z")

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I wonder if goldfish would glow if you kept them under a black light.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useless-fact-of-the-day/64702/14 "2004-09-19T15:30:46Z")

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> [@Yeldarb](#):
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> I wonder if goldfish would glow if you kept them under a black light.

Or next to radiation…

I love useless facts, great conversation starters.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useless-fact-of-the-day/64702/15 "2004-09-19T15:37:49Z")

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> [@mdipi](#):
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> useless facts, great conversation starters.

that’s one right there!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useless-fact-of-the-day/64702/16 "2004-09-19T15:45:08Z")

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bats always turn right when flying out of a cave… :vamp:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useless-fact-of-the-day/64702/17 "2004-09-19T15:49:50Z")

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their right or your right?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useless-fact-of-the-day/64702/18 "2004-09-19T15:58:28Z")

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if you turn your back against the cave it’s their right, but then you wouldn’t know, maybe they turned left… :h:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useless-fact-of-the-day/64702/19 "2004-09-19T16:11:16Z")

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my cat had a hairball this morning 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2004, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/useless-fact-of-the-day/64702/20 "2004-09-19T16:15:00Z")

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A 13-year-old boy in India produced winged beetles in his urine after hatching the eggs in his body.

😜  
let’s not make this the random thread, but what a weird and **useful** thing to know!

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