12 Farm-Fresh Trivia Tidbits for Sunday, May 4, 2025
The rise of autonomous vehicles means a rise in robot-committed crime.
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Weed Is Legal Once a Year in Nepal
On Shiva Ratri, worshippers are allowed to smoke up at one temple in Kathmandu to honor Shiva, the god of creation.
Drug Overdose Deaths Are Plummeting, But It May Be Temporary
For the first time since 2020, overdose deaths in the U.S. dropped year-over-year. Some states saw as much as a 30-percent decrease. Widespread availability of overdose reversal medications like Narcan appear to be responsible for a huge portion of that. Unfortunately, RFK Jr. has indicated he thinks god and exercise are enough to reverse addiction, and so, he may be cutting crucial funding for those medications.
A Driverless Car Stole $12K Worth of Tennis Equipment
A tennis coach in San Francisco is suing Waymo after one of their cars took off with $12,500 of his gear.
There’s No Evolutionary Point to Earlobes
Lots of animals have evolved special ear amenities to help them thrive in their environments, but earlobes aren’t one of those. They’re relatively recent additions, and they only exist in humans, chimps and gorillas. One biologist says, “I think their function is to have a safe place to put an earring.”
Who’s the Most Edible Person in Your State?
Forbes released a list of the richest person in every state. Only three states’ richest person has less than a billion dollars: West Virginia, Delaware and Alaska.
The Weirdest Stuff Left Behind in Hotels
Hotels.com compiled a list of the oddest (and most expensive) things that travelers left behind last year, like a $6 million watch, a baby chick and two full-leg casts.
The Weirdest Room Service Requests
The same report said people requested four pounds of bananas, an Evian-filled bathtub for a child and a “caviar hot dog.”
Some Eels Can Escape Predators by Puking Themselves Out of the Hunter’s Gills
For the first time, scientists have witnessed Japanese eels swimming tail-first back up a predator’s digestive tract and making a run for it out of its gills.
Google Maps Directed a Guy Off a Freaking Bridge
A man driving in Indonesia was confused when Google Maps directed him away from the highway he knew, and sure enough, it sent him flying over an incomplete bridge and plummeting 40 feet to the road below. Miraculously, he and his passenger escaped with minor injuries. What tipped him off that something was off? “I realised there was a problem when the car started falling and crashed on the ground.”
A Bank Employee ‘Borrowed’ $240,000
An Arkansas bank employee was caught committing identity fraud to steal money from her customers, at which point she insisted that “I borrowed money from a couple of customers that I knew wouldn’t need the money at the time.”
Obesity May Be Related to Literal Fat in the Brain
A new study found a connection between obesity and a fatty buildup in the brain, specifically around neurons in the area of the brain that controls appetite.
How Much Would You Pay for Fukushima Peaches?
U.K. department store Harrods is selling peaches that were grown near the Fukushima Power Plant that melted down after a tsunami in 2011. A hundred bucks will get you three peaches.
