12 Farm-Fresh Trivia Tidbits for Friday, March 21, 2025
One guy may have spent $11 million of Netflix’s money on memecoins and luxury cars, instead of the sci-fi epic he’d promised. Netflix isn’t psyched about that.
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Okay Finland, We Get It
Finland was ranked the happiest country on the planet for the eighth straight year. Meanwhile, the United States has sunk to 24th, its lowest ranking ever.
One Netflix Series, or 90 Years in Prison
Director Carl Rinsch was arrested and charged with wire fraud and money laundering after he allegedly took $11 million from Netflix and never made them the sci-fi show he’d promised. Prosecutors allege he spent the dough on dogecoin, five Rolls Royces and a divorce proceeding. If convicted, he faces up to 90 years in jail.
Apple Is Losing Billions on Apple TV+
Two good shows and one Oscar aren’t enough to dig Apple out of the hole they’ve invested themselves into just yet — the service is reportedly losing them $1 billion per year.
People Panicked When a Gorilla Escaped From a Gorilla-Less Zoo
After a tractor trailer knocked out power lines in Norfolk, Virginia, rumors spread that a gorilla had taken the opportunity to escape from the nearby Virginia Zoo, Jurassic Park-style. The zoo had to announce on Facebook that it has protocols in place for this type of emergency, and also, it doesn’t have any gorillas.
You Can Buy the World’s First Superyacht
Aristotle Onassis, a Greek-Argentinian businesschud, converted a Canadian anti-submarine ship into the first private superyacht. He spent $4 million on it, but it can be yours for the low, low price of $95 million.
Not Everyone Calls It a ‘Pie Chart’
It’s named after cake in Italian (diagramma a torta), cheese in French (un camembert) and pizza in Portuguese (gráfico de pizza).
What Was the First Song on the Internet?
Internet historians believe Aerosmith’s “Head First” was the first song to be made downloadable online, in 1994. It could take up to 90 minutes to download the whole thing at the time.
A South Carolina Apartment Complex Is Mourning a Local Alligator
After enough tenants complained that a wild alligator was a danger to children and pets, the apartment complex had Walter the alligator euthanized. Pro-Walter locals held a vigil.
What’s the Oldest Picture of an Animal on the Planet?
The oldest known cave painting of an animal is a life-size depiction of a Sulawesi warty pig, discovered in an Indonesian cave in 2021. It’s thought to have been made 45,500 years ago, and is part of a larger narrative mural.
Thanks to the Worst Poetry Ever Produced, It’s Been Established That Copyright Only Applies to Human-Made Art
A federal appeals court ruled that A.I.-generated, Star Trek-themed poetry couldn’t be copyrighted.
A College Didn’t Pay Their UPS Bill, So They Threw Some Extremely Important Packages in a Dump
Because New Jersey’s William Paterson University let a bunch of unpaid invoices pile up, hundreds of 380-million-year-old marine fossils were chucked in a dump in Tennessee.
A College Team Manager Got an Incredible NIL Deal
The McNeese State basketball team’s manager struck a deal with Buffalo Wild Wings and Insomnia Cookies after going viral for rapping with his team in the tunnel before leading them out onto the court.
