12 Farm-Fresh Trivia Tidbits for Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Outsourcing your new name to your wedding guests sounds like a good idea, but there’s a good chance you’ll end up Dr. McBoatface.
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A Couple Crowdsourced Their New Last Name
A British couple wanted to hyphenate their name when they got married, but couldn’t decide who should go first. They had their 60 wedding guests vote on “Upshall-Moodie” or “Moodie-Upshall” (the former won).
How Much Cheese Do You Eat Every Year?
The average American eats 42 pounds of cheese a year. Are you pulling your weight?
Lake Michigan’s Stonehenge Is Older Than Stonehenge
An underwater archaeologist has found what appears to be a 9,000-year-old stone structure, 40 feet below the surface in Grand Traverse Bay. Some pieces are basketball-sized chunks of stone, but one features a hand-carved mastodon.
How Much Is $100 Worth?
This map shows how far $100 goes in each state, from California’s $88 to Arkansas’ $113.
The Universe Will Probably Die Long Before Scientists Originally Thought
Stephen Hawking’s work on black hole decay led other scientists to estimate that it would take about 10^1100 years for black holes and neutron stars to evaporate. But a team crunched the numbers again and found it’ll be more like 10^78 years. So, start wrapping up whatever you’re working on.
A Guy Accidentally Ran Over John Gotti’s Son, Which Was a Big Mistake
A man named John Favara was driving through his neighborhood when he accidentally collided with 12-year-old Frank Gotti on a motorbike. It was ruled an accident, and criminal charges were never filed, but when Favara went to apologize to the family, Frank’s mother attacked him with a baseball bat. A few months later, Favara was abducted and never heard from again.
A Father and Son Were Arrested for Bug Collecting at a Safari
Two Italian tourists were arrested at a Sri Lankan safari when they were discovered murdering 92 types of butterflies and hundreds of other insects, with the intent of smuggling them out of the park. They were fined $200,000, the highest wildlife-related fine ever imposed by the country.
A Government Employee May Have Been Spying for China in Return for Top-Tier Duck Meat
A former high-ranking New York state official and her husband were accused of acting as Chinese agents, in exchange for perks like Nanjing-style salted duck prepared by the personal chef of a Chinese government official.
The A.I. Algorithm That Will Write You Letters From Your Dead Loved Ones
An A.I. program called Flux can “learn” and then approximate a person’s handwriting, and people are using it to send/receive messages from loved ones who have passed.
Who’s More Likely To Take the ‘Lasagna Oath,’ Your Olive Garden Waiter or Your Surgeon?
In 1964, an American physician named Louis Lasagna updated the ancient Hippocratic Oath, to focus a bit more on compassion. The “Lasagna Oath” has replaced the Hippocratic Oath at some med schools.
It Looks Like People Are Dyeing Pigeons for Gender Reveals
A town in England had repeated sightings of a bright blue pigeon, but as more people got pictures, it appears to have been hand-dyed. Wildlife experts say it’s likely from a gender reveal party, which is harmful and also lame.
Humans May One Day Camp Out in the Moon’s Glass Butthole
Researchers have discovered a lava tube — a vent where molten basalt flowed from an underground volcano — on the Moon for the first time. It’s 130 feet wide and 200 feet long, which is larger than terrestrial lava tubes, and could be a good candidate for shielding human travelers from storms and radiation. It’s described as having black, glassy walls and a cobblestone-like bottom. It probably stinks in there, too.
