Latest posts tagged with #WeirdTrivia on Bluesky
We are now further away from the 1938 stabbing of jazz legend Jelly Roll Morton than that event was from the Battle of Hastings #wildfacts #truefacts #weirdtrivia #jellyrollmortontrivia #jellyrollmortonfanclubofwesternmassachusetts #jazznut
Yesterday I wrote about the John Bull, which set the record for the oldest operating locomotive when it was run in 1981. But strangely, it's also the oldest locomotive to ever fly.
Yes, fly.
In 1985, it was loaded into an aircraft and flown to Dallas for an exhibition. #WeirdTrivia
Today is "Invite an Alien to Live with You Day"
👽 — apparently an American-born holiday.
Didn’t know this was a thing...
A symbolic gesture of "welcoming the unfamiliar"
Kinda weird, but surprisingly deep.
#MovieVibes #WeirdTrivia
🎸 Urban legends, candy myths, and pop oddities—this week’s trivia is wild:
Alligators
KFC
I’m so tired
Marilyn Manson
Pop Rocks
Slender Man
Walt Disney
Join us June 8–14! #TriviaWithWes #WeirdTrivia #PopCultureTrivia
In ancient Egypt, priests plucked all their body hair, including eyelashes, as a sign of cleanliness! 👁️🪒 #HistoryFacts #WeirdTrivia #Bluesky
The Titanic was discovered in 1985 while searching for lost Cold War submarines! 🚢🌊 #HistoryFacts #WeirdTrivia #Bluesky
Ancient Romans cleaned their teeth with urine due to its ammonia content! 😬⚗️ #HistoryFacts #WeirdTrivia #Bluesky
Peanuts are not nuts; they’re legumes, related to beans and lentils! 🥜🌱 #FoodFacts #WeirdTrivia #Bluesky
Bananas are berries, but strawberries are not, according to botanical definitions! 🍌🍓 #FoodFacts #WeirdTrivia #Bluesky
The world’s oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old, made from birch bark tar! 🌳🫓 #HistoryFacts #WeirdTrivia #Bluesky
