I do.
And I have the shirt to prove it.
People often say I’m a font of useless knowledge…
(Okay it’s just my husband who says that, and it’s usually to keep me from talking during John Wayne movies) But I do rock at Trivial Pursuit and no one will play with me anymore. So that means I’m going to have to share the ridiculous tidbits that fill my head my fun facts here.
With you.
On a regular basis.
Shall we begin?
That’s the spirit.
#1. The first toilet ever seen on television was on Leave It To Beaver.
Why do I know this?
I don’t know… I just do.
Another?
#2. Dr. Seuss pronounced his name so it rhymed with rejoice.
Dr. Soice? Say it isn’t so!
But it is.
You’re welcome.
#3. A leech has 32 brains.
32 brains?
That seems like serious overkill, seeing that most government officials can’t find their first.
#4. The world’s widest road is the Monumental Axis in Brazil where 160 cars can drive side by side.
Yeah.
And you know that guy in the far left lane is still going to try and take that right hand exit 100 feet before the ramp.
#5. Three Mile Island is only 2.5 miles long.
Clearly a man named it, as they all measure 6 inches incorrectly.
I think this goes without saying.
Nice! Coincidentally, I have a list on penis facts next week. It will be surprisingly okay to read…
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Oh, good. I’m always looking for new factoids to add to my already overloaded brain.
😉
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Oh… you want REAL facts?
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Alternative facts don’t fly here. My brain only has so much space left…
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As a a college graduate from a liberal arts university, I applaud your knowledge and your ability to drink. Those are what we strived to do then, and hope to keep doing in the future. Well done, my dear.
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I live to learn. So many facts, so little time.
And martinis. They make the life worth living.
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He he. You sound like a fun drinker. There was a little bar across the street from our main college campus that had a trivia type game on a big screen during the day. I had a buddy who would sit there for hours and play. I could never answer any of them.
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I’m a delight. Just ask me, I know.
We used to have a bar where we played trivia Thursday nights. It was in a college town and heavily sports laden, which is not my strength. Don’t ask me who scored 24 points in the NCAA championship game in 1994. I don’t know, and more importantly… don’t care.
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You still worry me.
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No worries.
It’s all good…
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lol
I used to be called a fountain of useless information too….
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Used to…. have you forgotten it all?
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I left that job. They thought I was funny.
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You need to start the RiverGirl Rocks & Record Setting Record Book to record all this amazing trivia.
It’ll be like the Guiness Book of World Records but better. Because it will have rocks. And talking chickens. And other esoteria.
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It’s a work in progress. Be glad you’re in on the ground floor…
🤣
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Martin Van Buren was the 8th president of the United States. I know this from an episode of The Monkees. Van Buren was from Ohio and there is a shopping center named after him near where I used to live.
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You don’t need to tell me how sad it is that I know about Martin Van Buren from a sitcom and not because he’s from my home state.
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There’s no point deduction for where you acquired the knowledge. You remembered it…. that’s all that counts!
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These are all things I clearly need to know. I’ve removed all competing knowledge from my head to make room.
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Well done!
I’d recommend clearly extra space…. this might be a bi-monthly series.
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Wow, I bet you’d be awesome to watch Jeopardy with. I love that show (alone of course) because my boys think it’s for old people. That’s when I tell them (yell) that type of trivia keeps your mind sharp and IM ONLY 49 YEARS OLD DAMMIT!!
Martinis by the way are my adult beverage of choice extra, extra dirty, like my mind! 😎🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸🍸
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I always thought I was awesome to watch Jeopardy with as well… but my husband disagreed and we haven’t seen it for at least 10 years.
I have to say I’m not a huge olive/brine fan… so my martinis of choice are usually fruity vs salty. But either way, they rock.
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Ten years!?!? Wow, that’s probably why I’m not married, lol. Oh I’ll have me an Appletiny or pomegranate martini ever so often and they definitely rock.
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There’s nothing better than alcoholic fruit….
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But……but…….do you remember all these things when you are NOT drinking???? (Like in Arizona????)
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Of course.
My memory is like a steel trap…. drunk or sober.
😄
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“32 brains….most government officials can’t find their first”? I didn’t know they were even looking.
BTW, does your trivia pursuit reveal how many egos government officials have? I’m pretty sure the number that one g.o. (initials D.T.) has is infinite.
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They’re not looking… or are even aware what they’re missing I’m afraid.
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I am unsure about this drink and know stuff business. Usually, I drink to forget….. like that I am supposed to do stuff.
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That works too… or so I’m told.
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You can put a lot of things with “And I Know Things”. But I think I like “drink” best. LOLZ I cannot get on board with Dr. Soice. Cannot.
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I know, I can’t either. Imagine if he named his daughter Joyce…
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I’ve heard the Leave It To Beaver trivia before… and as I recall, they only showed the inside of the tank, I think because the Beav was keeping a fish or some kind of pet in there. I’m pretty sure Archie Bunker was behind the first TV toilet… er, terlet flush, though…
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Thank you sir. I shall add that to my factoid vault.
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As a highly intelligent man I approve this post. It’s a shame the world is dumbing down, but thanks to this post I feel we may have turned a corner. (I hope this is the first of many posts like this)
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And sadly for everyone else…. yes. There will be more factoids dropping soon.
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Hah! Why do all the Trivial Pursuit people live so far from me?
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Will no one play with you either?
😰
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#3 will, but rarely, and she often gets butthurt, so I don’t ask, I wait til she does.
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