12 Farm-Fresh Trivia Tidbits for Wednesday, October 9, 2024

We always had a hunch they were there, but paleontologists have finally unearthed the “perfect,” “unique” fossilized b-hole of a Psittacosaurus.

Scientists have observed deep sea comb jellies merging bodies to help heal after an injury. That’s the only known animal that can fuse together at will.

In one study, almost one quarter of iPhone users say they “think less” of potential dates whose texts show up in a green bubble. Thirty percent of Android users felt pressure to switch to iPhone for dating-related reasons.

A New Jersey couple was badly injured when their Uber driver ran a red light and crashed. An appeals court said they couldn’t sue Uber, because their 12-year-old daughter had agreed to Uber Eats’ terms and conditions when she ordered a pizza two months before the crash.

Known as “Earthships,” there are a few houses in the deserts of New Mexico that are built to sustain extreme high and low temperatures, and are made out of tires, wine bottles, wood and mud.

Only about 10 percent of IRS tax refunds are sent as physical checks, and it’s very easy for check fraudsters to steal and cash them. When this occurs, the IRS doesn’t allow victims to switch to direct deposit, so the replacement check is frequently being stolen and deposited as well.

A Qantas flight from Sydney to Tokyo experienced a glitch in its entertainment system that resulted in every screen playing the same movie. For some ungodly reason, the crew chose the Dakota Johnson/Sean Penn vehicle Daddio, which they had to turn off after people complained about on-screen nudity and sexting.

Lots of popular fast food and fast casual joints have items prepared just for dogs, including the Johnny Rockets Dog Burger, the In-N-Out Pup Patty and the Shake Shack Pooch-ini.

Instead of disappearing into the ether, some Spirit Halloween stores this year will stick around and convert to a clunkily-named holiday store, Spirit Christmas.

According to Forbes, 83 of the 400 richest pieces of shit live in California, while New York and Florida are tied for second at 54 each.

American scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun received the Nobel prize in medicine for discovering microRNA, little cellular on/off switches that determine a cell’s function.

Pizza Hut’s “ResZAmes” promotion allows customers to have their resume printed on a pizza box and sent to any business in New York City. For example, I currently work at Go Fuck Yourself, Inc. and I’m thinking of reapplying to my previous employer.