Useless trivia and facts

Caro1970

Movie trailers were originally shown at the end of movies, hence the name trailer. They were moved to the beginning because most of the audience left after the feature film

Caro1970

In most advertisements of watches, the displayed time is 10:10. This allows for easy viewing of most logos as well as heightened sales due to its resemblance of a smile on the watch's face.

Caro1970

A "jiffy" is about one trillionth of a second.

Caro1970

Alaska is the only state whose name is on one row of a keyboard.

Caro1970

The lighter was invented three years before the match.

Caro1970

The world record for most T-shirts worn at once is 260.

Caro1970

White meat" originally referred to dairy products such as milk, butter and cheese.

Caro1970

A quarter of the world's population speaks at least a little English

Caro1970

More than 80% of the information stored on computers worldwide is in English.

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Earth's rotation is changing speed. It's actually slowing, and this means that, on average, the length of a day increases by around 1.8 seconds per century.