What useless facts do you know?

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Exactly what it says... but maybe not everyone will know.

A group of giraffes are called a tower

What's yours?

The average Roman was 5'2 tall. I did a module on domestic space for my classics degree and learnt that little nugget.

Spencer Perceval is the only British PM to have been assassinated.

The call of the Tawny Owl too-wit-too-woo is actually the call of 2 owls, a male and a female

Also an ostrich has four kneecaps....
A hippo can't breath under water...
The original vacuum was horse drawn...

Date of Gambia’s Independence Day.

Barbie’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.

We were watching Jonathan Ross last night and Kylie was on. DH was wondering how old she was and was astounded that I knew her date of birth (and a few others)
I have never "needed" to know this but I probably read it when I was about 11 and now can't un-remember it!🤣