12 Farm-Fresh Trivia Tidbits for Thursday, May 8, 2025
Our antagonistic foreign policy and arbitrary federal budget have rolled out the red carpet for a disgusting and deadly fly that we eradicated in the 1980s. We are officially great and healthy again.
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Someone Jammed Their Tablet in a Business Class Seat and the Whole Plane Had To Turn Around
A packed flight of 461 passengers had to turn around part way between Los Angeles and Munich because someone got their tablet stuck in a seat, and flight staff were concerned the lithium-ion battery could be pierced and spontaneously become a bomb.
A Horrific 1930s Parasite Is Back
The New World screwworm devastated American livestock from the 1930s through the 1980s, but the USDA was able to create a “barren fly barrier” by airdropping millions of sterilized male flies in Texas. The barrier has deteriorated because of federal cuts and strained relations with Mexico, and the USDA says the new infection could easily drain $1.8 billion from Texas’ economy.
A Woman Was Arrested When a Raccoon Whipped Out a Meth Pipe in Her Car
During a traffic stop in Ohio, police detained a woman for driving with a suspended license. When they returned to the car, they found her pet racoon (named Chewy) sitting in the driver’s seat with a meth pipe in its mouth.
A Second Navy Jet Has Slipped Into the Ocean
For the second time in two weeks, a $60 million jet that was parked on the USS Harry S. Truman has inexplicably slid into the ocean.
That Comet Was a Bust, But a Huge Soviet Satellite Might Plummet Into the Earth
In 1972, the Soviets launched the Kosmos 482 lander toward Venus, but the mission got jacked up and the 1,091-pound chunk of metal has been in decaying orbit around Earth ever since. Scientists expect its reentry some time this week.
A Kid Ordered 70,000 Dum Dums on His Mom’s Phone
A little kid was playing with his mom’s phone and managed to place a $4,200 order for 30 cases of lollipops on Amazon.
We’re Pretty Close to Being Able to Regrow Teeth
Aside from the whole “playground next to a sewage system” thing, the biggest oversight in the human body may be that our teeth don’t regrow when damaged. But Japanese researchers say they should have a tooth regrowth drug ready by 2030.
What Are the Pope Hopefuls Eating in There?
At one point, conclave food was rationed: three days of three square meals, then one meal per day for eight days, then only bread and water after that. In modern times, local nuns prepare meals for the cardinals that are characteristic of the regional cuisine: minestrone, spaghetti, lamb skewers and boiled vegetables.
The Most Expensive Shoes Ever Sold
While the four-pair “Dynasty Collection” sold for $8 million, that only works out to $2 million per pair. In 2023, a single pair of Air Jordan 13s worn by Michael Jordan during the final game of the 1998 NBA Finals sold for $2.2 million.
Skipping Vacation Made One Guy a Millionaire
A prison dentist in California retired and cashed in thousands of hours of unused vacation time, to the tune of $1.2 million.
A Dutch Town Accidentally Trashed a Unique Warhol
A mayor in the Netherlands admitted that a portrait of Queen Beatrix was lost (and probably thrown out) during a recent renovation. It was worth $17,000.
Fellas, Is It Girly to Have Eyelashes?
A new trend among hyper-masculine-aspiring looksmaxxers is to shave off their eyelashes. It’s manly to have constant irritants and infections in both eyes.
