12 Farm-Fresh Trivia Tidbits for Friday, December 6, 2024
Enron has joined social media, and sounds like an ex apologizing for fumbling you.
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The Longest Vocal Note Ever Held
Richard Fink IV regained his title after some Dragon Ball Z-level training, humming the same note for just over two minutes and one second.
The Oldest Couple Ever Married
Bernard Littman and Marjorie Fiterman got married at a combined age of 202 years 271 days.
The Oldest Bird to Lay an Egg
A Laysan albatross named Wisdom laid an egg at age 74, making it the oldest wild bird to ever lay an egg (as far as we know).
The Top Spotify Artists of the Year
The most-streamed artists of 2024 were Billie Eilish, Drake, Bad Bunny, The Weeknd and Taylor Swift, topping the list at 26.6 billion streams.
Spotify Wrapped Sucks This Year Because They Fired Humans and Used A.I.
Almost exactly a year ago, Spotify’s CEO announced that he’d be laying off 1,500 people, or 17 percent of its workforce. Fast forward a year, and Spotify Wrapped is universally loathed. They reduced the actual data insights the yearly ego boost usually provides, and replaced it with an A.I. podcast that nobody asked for, using technology they borrowed from Google.
Truly embarrassing.
There’s a Weight-Loss Drug That’s Like Wegovy on Wegovy
A study that compared the effects of Wegovy and its competitor Zepbound found that the latter caused patients to lose 47 percent more weight than the former.
Taco Bell Is Bringing Back 60 Years’ Worth of Retired Menu Items
Their “Decades Menu” includes discontinued items like the Caramel Apple Empanada, the Meximelt and the Tostada, which had been offered back in the 1960s.
Coca-Cola Cancelled Its Plans to Save the Planet
After boldly promising to lead the industry in reducing plastic use, vowing to cut back 50 percent by 2030, the company pulled an “oops, nevermind,” saying it’ll now aim for 35 percent by 2035. Expect that number to continue shrinking and the goalposts to continue moving back.
The Girl Scouts Are More Than Tripling Their Membership Fees
Dues are currently $25 per year, but the organization’s National Board recently voted to ramp it up to $85 per person by 2028.
The First E-Popemobile
Mercedes has developed the first all-electric Popemobile for Pope Francis.
Can Bacteria Get Seasonal Depression?
Scientists have discovered a type of bacteria that only lives a matter of hours, but has the innate ability to sense and prepare for the onslaught of colder weather.
Enron Is Back, Maybe
Enron filed for bankruptcy in 2001. But a company using the same name and the same logo appears to be making moves to rejoin the major league of planet killers. A new website, billboards and social handles have appeared, as has a full-page ad in the Houston Chronicle that reads, “We’re back. Can we talk?”
