12 Fresh Trivia Tidbits for Thursday, September 19, 2024
It’s been a big week for wobbling, on both a planetary and an atomic scale.
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The Cheap Seats at the Sphere Are More Expensive Than the Good Seats
The first live sporting event to be held at The Sphere in Las Vegas will be a UFC fight. Tickets for the nosebleeds are going for more than closer rows, because they have a better view of the screen.
Coldplay Premiered Their Latest Song at a Private Wedding
After Coldplay teased the song on Twitter, a couple replied begging them to let them use the song for their first dance at their wedding two days later. The band ended up sending them a studio recording of the as yet unreleased song “All My Love.”
Libraries Are Giving Patrons Ghost-Hunting Kits
Some of the coolest libraries in America are loaning out equipment popular among amateur ghost enthusiasts, including electromagnetic field meters, audio recorders and “spirit boxes” — a device that quickly scans radio signals, acting as kind of an audio Ouija board.
The U.S. Median Household Income Rose 4 Percent
In 2023, the median income was $80,610, up 4 percent from just one year prior.
What Are the Rudest Cities in the U.S.?
A new study has found that people in Miami, Philadelphia and Tampa are the biggest jerks, while Omaha, Minneapolis and San Diego are the nicest.
Disney World Sells 30 Gallons of Baked Beans Per Night at One Dinner Show
The 50-year-old Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue offers unlimited food, and goes through 30 gallons of baked beans and 900 pounds of fried chicken every night.
Food Scientists Have Invented a Literal Power-Up
A new type of “golden lettuce” has bright gold leaves, and 30 times the beta-carotene, which your body turns into Vitamin A, of normal lettuce.
Atomic Wobbling May Be Crucial to Quantum Computing
Physicists have been able to control the wobble of an atom’s nucleus for the first time, which may prove useful for storing information.
Is Dark Matter Made Up of Tiny Black Holes?
That’s one theory of the mysterious, ubiquitous substance. Some astronomers have proposed that measuring the wobble of Mars on its axis could help them test that hypothesis.
Snapchat Is Trying AR Glasses Again, This Time Exclusively for Dorks
Snap’s newest AR glasses are designed specifically for software developers — who have to apply to rent a pair. And pay $99 per month, for at least a year. Also, they look dumber than ever. That’s a bold strategy, Cotton!
‘Repetition Teaches the Donkey!’
“At-Tikraar yu’allem al-Himaar” is an Arabic idiom that essentially means “practice makes perfect,” just, through a donkey-colored lens.
Four Siblings With the Same Birthday
A mom in South Carolina has a 9-year-old, a 6-year-old, a 3-year-old and a newborn who were all somehow born on August 25th.