Charley’s Useless Facts of the Day

Everyone loves useless triva and facts so I decided to make it easy and give you a good source to find just that kind of information on a daily basis. Please feel free to check my personal page on a daily basis for all the fun facts that we just don’t need to know.

In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined
On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year
On average people fear spiders more than they do death
Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants
Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older
The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out
Table tennis balls have been known to travel off the paddle at speeds up to 160 km/hr
The cigarette lighter was invented before the match
The "pound" key on your keyboard (#) is called an octotroph

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