12 Farm-Fresh Trivia Tidbits for Friday, April 11, 2025
Does the name “Edward Albert Lancelot Dodd Canterbury Caterham Wickfield” sound like it was made up on the fly by someone who’s extremely not British? That’s because that’s exactly what happened.
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The Dap Started in the Vietnam War
Historians of Black culture and the Vietnam War agree that the dap originated from “a pact Black soldiers took in order to convey their commitment to looking after one another” while fighting overseas during an especially messed-up period of racial tension back home.
Scientists Made a Mouse Watch ‘The Matrix’
En route to creating the largest brain map of a mammal ever constructed, scientists made a mouse watch short, stimulating videos (including clips from The Matrix), and scanned its brain in incredible detail. The resulting map details 200,000 brain cells in just one cubic millimeter of brain.
‘Zoning Out’ May Be a Great Way to Prime Your Brain for Some Learnin’
Researchers believe that daydreaming or “mental drift” during tasks that don’t take a lot of focus may serve as a way to “supercharge your brain’s ability to learn.”
A New Wearable Device Keeps Track of How Your Skin Is Breathing
Your skin is always emitting and absorbing various gases, and researchers have designed a tiny new device to sniff all that gas as it’s coming and going to determine how healthy you are.
Market Volatility Is Great for News Media
In the first three days that tariffs wreaked havoc on America’s economy and reputation, Fox Business saw a 22-percent increase in viewership while CNBC saw a 36-percent increase in viewership and an 83-percent increase in online pageviews.
The World’s Largest Creme Egg
Cadbury (who else?) unveiled a near-perfect replica of its classic Creme Egg, scaled up to be about three feet tall and weigh, reportedly, as much as a baby horse.
Boris Johnson Was Attacked by an Ostrich
Johnson was at a drive-through safari with his family when an ostrich almost seemed to recognize him, charged over and pecked his hand.
Canadian Geese Trapped College Students in Their Home for Days
A group of students at University of Waterloo were hounded by crazed Canadian geese and were forced to shelter inside their apartment for days.
A Terminally Ill Man Set Out to Do Community Service in All 50 States
When Doug Ruch found out he had 18 months to live, he put together the Dying to Serve Tour: “I can’t go back, but I can go forward and help as many people as possible before I go.” He’s currently nine states in.
This Guy Is Trying to Get His Belt-Mounted Donut Hole Dispenser in Front of the Right People at Dunkin’ Donuts
An inventor created a little cartridge that can hold up to three standard donut holes and clips onto the user’s belt. He put together DearDunkin.com in hopes of catching their attention and selling his idea.
Virtual Fridge Poetry
FridgePoem.com is a virtual fridge surface covered in random words that look like magnets, shared with countless strangers, so you can relive the magic of writing drunk fridge poetry in your first college apartment.
Is This Brazilian Judge Faking His British Heritage?
When Judge Edward Albert Lancelot Dodd Canterbury Caterham Wickfield went to renew his ID card, it came out that he had been born José Eduardo Franco dos Reis, and went by his British alter ego starting in law school over two decades ago.
