12 Farm-Fresh Trivia Tidbits for Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Brace yourself for Lou Bega’s extremely unpopular follow-up to “Mambo No. 5”: “Unknown Grave #43.”
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NASA’s Yonic Coffee Cup
Astronauts usually drink out of pouches in space, because liquid easily escapes from normal cups and can damage equipment. But NASA astronaut Donald Pettit wanted to smell his coffee, so he designed an open mug that would still prevent spillage. His solution: add a labia.
Space Miso
Scientists sent miso to space to see if and how it would ferment, resulting in an extra “nutty” and “roasted” flavor due to higher pyrazine levels.
NASA Will Give You $3 Million If You Can Figure Out How to Recycle Poop
NASA’s LunaRecycle Challenge is a competition to come up with ideas for recycling human waste during prolonged lunar missions.
Old Uranium Could Power Your Kids’ Birthday Toys
Japanese scientists are working on a way to use depleted uranium to create a rechargeable battery.
The CEOs Are Fighting Back
The CEO of First American Financial allegedly choked a dude out on a cruise for goofing around barefoot on the dance floor and/or harassing his wife.
Which U.S. States Are the Horniest?
A study that considered percent of single people, average number of (claimed) sexual encounters per week and number of sex therapists found that Wyoming, Nevada and Illinois are the horniest states in the nation.
Midwest Suburbs Are Home to the Most In-Demand Neighborhoods in America
According to real estate company Redfin, five of the top ten “hottest” cities right now are in the Midwest, with beautiful Jenison, Michigan leading its brethren at number two overall.
A Couple Got Arrested for Pulling a Mary Shelley
A Florida couple was caught after breaking into a historic cemetery after hours and having sex “on top of unknown grave #43.”
Scientists Misplaced About Half of the Universe’s Hydrogen for a While, But They Think They’ve Found It
Physicists can calculate how much hydrogen there is in the visible universe, but until recently, astronomers have been unable to account for about half of it. Recent data analysis reveals that it’s been hiding in plain sight, in extremely huge but extremely thin clouds that surround galaxies.
What Are the Three Most-Subscribed Streaming Services on the Planet?
Netflix and Prime Video take up the first two spots, and India’s JioHotstar just passed 200,000,000 subscribers to take number three. I know you thought it was going to be Dropout, but you’re just very online.
Statistically Speaking, People Hate Buying Red Stuff
A study of 51 million customer reviews found that 70 percent were negative when the product was red. The main complaint seems to be that it wasn’t the shade of red they were expecting.
What’s in Uber’s Lost and Found
Uber's 2025 Lost and Found Index is a roundup of the weirdest items left behind, including Shrek ears, a chicken sculpture and “a very large portrait of myself in a brown box.”
