12 Fresh Trivia Tidbits for Friday, August 23, 2024
The wheels of justice turn slowly, but Buldak’s three spiciest ramen flavors have finally been decriminalized in Denmark.
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A Groundhog Got Stuck in a Claw Machine
A game warden had to be called in to rescue a live groundhog who had wandered into a claw machine in Pittsburgh, not more than an hour and a half from Punxsutawney. Stay in your lane, Pittsburgh groundhog.
A Cotton Candy Planet
Astronomers have discovered an orb in space that’s larger than Jupiter, but as dense as cotton candy.
Free the Noodle!
The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration has finally removed three Buldak brand ramen noodles from its “serious health risk” list, after previously announcing that their capsaicin level was too high for safe consumption.
A Japanese Airport Was Ground to a Halt by a Pair of Missing Scissors
Hokkaido’s New Chitose Airport was forced to ground 36 flights and delay 201 more when a store by one of the boarding gates reported a missing pair of scissors. The scissors were found the next day — at that store.
Leave It to Tesla to Find a Scab for the Human Race
Tesla put out a job description for a person between 5-foot-7 and 5-foot-11 who can walk around and carry stuff for seven hours a day, so they can train the humanoid robot they want to take nearly every job on the planet.
The Moon’s Lava Oceans
Tests of lunar soil have confirmed that the moon used to be covered with an ocean of magma.
Crypto Grifters Hacked McDonald’s
McDonald’s Instagram account was taken over by crypto hackers who claim to have made $700,000 by briefly hawking a Grimace-themed meme coin. Infinite monkeys with infinite typewriters would never be able to explain that to your parents.
U2 Is Once Again Breaking Tech Ground That No One Asked For
After getting forcibly downloaded to every iPhone in 2013, U2 is once again making billionaires tech losers’ dreams come true. They’ve announced a concert film called V-U2, the first-ever movie filmed with The Sphere’s super high-tech video equipment.
Francis Ford Coppola’s Latest Movie Trailer Was Riddled With A.I.-Manufactured Slop
The trailer for Megalopolis featured quotes from famous critics who had panned Coppola’s previous work, which was an interesting and daring move. But fans figured out that this trash talk never happened. Most likely, whoever made the trailer asked A.I. to provide critical dunks, and it obliged (by making shit up).
A.I. Might Help Us Talk to Animals, Though
It’s worth noting the few positive uses of A.I. as they emerge. Researchers have recently used a machine learning model to possibly, partially uncover a type of elephant “language.” Some scientists are hopeful that “animal chatbots” may be possible in the future.
We Finally Have Photographic Proof of Valence Electrons
We know that the amount of electrons flying around a nucleus is what determines what an atom actually is, but we’ve only recently developed a method for snapping a picture of them.
The Best Actors of All Time (Statistically Speaking)
One statistical analysis of Oscar recognition and box-office performance has found that Christian Bale, Audrey Hepburn and Mark Ruffalo are empirically the best actors of all time.
