12 Trivia Tidbits for Tuesday, August 13, 2024

A new study shows that, similar to seasonal anxiety, an individual’s valuation of loyalty, authority, purity, care and fairness can fluctuate depending on the time of year.

Polish food scientists created four different horse milk-based ice creams by mixing in different types of bacteria, and then had 60 people taste test them. Humankind hasn’t been to the moon in over 50 years, but we know that horse milk ice cream with yogurt bacteria and inulin makes for a “slight acidic flavor.”

After Steph Curry’s huge game to win gold over France in the Olympics, French media have begun referring to him as “this devil,” and French McDonald’s have reportedly removed curry sauce from their menus.

Carmel-by-the-Sea has several factors going for it — in the race for weirdest town in the state. Off the bat, that name. Next, there are no street numbers in the whole town (though the town council recently voted to rectify that). Most damning of all, Clint Eastwood was once elected mayor.

And not just by giving Bob Iger a raise! Disney is dumping $60 billion into its parks and cruises over the next 10 years, including a large Magic Kingdom expansion called “Villain Land.”

A section of India known for random, deadly elephant stampedes is releasing an app to warn the locals of elephant herd movement.

Africa is a lot further north than you probably imagine, making Maine the closest state to the continent.

The Passage du Gois is only open for two hours a day at low tide; the rest of the time it’s covered by up to 13 feet of water.

The U.S. and China tied with 40 gold medals each. But when you add in silver and bronze, America comes out on top with 126 pieces of hardware, besting China’s paltry 91.

Archaeologists have discovered pillars at Turkey’s history-rich Gobekli Tepe that may hold incredible scientific and historical significance. V-shaped runes appear to be markings of humanity’s earliest known lunisolar calendar, and the whole thing may be an homage to a 13,000-year-old comet strike that threw the Earth into a junior varsity ice age.

Utah’s iconic Double Arch, aka the “Toilet Bowl,” recently tumbled to the ground during a storm.

Susan Wojcicki, who just died of lung cancer at age 56, was originally the Google founders’ landlord, and went on to become the CEO of YouTube and develop the outrageously successful advertising portal AdSense.