12 Farm-Fresh Trivia Tidbits for Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Some of your doctors probably swore an oath written by a guy named Louis Lasagna
12 Farm-Fresh Trivia Tidbits for Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Outsourcing your new name to your wedding guests sounds like a good idea, but theres a good chance youll end up Dr. McBoatface.

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A Couple Crowdsourced Their New Last Name

12 Farm-Fresh Trivia Tidbits for Wednesday, May 14, 2025

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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?

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The average American eats 42 pounds of cheese a year. Are you pulling your weight?

Lake Michigan’s Stonehenge Is Older Than Stonehenge

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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 its likely from a gender reveal party, which is harmful and also lame.

Humans May One Day Camp Out in the Moon’s Glass Butthole

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Researchers have discovered a lava tube — a vent where molten basalt flowed from an underground volcano — on the Moon for the first time. Its 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. Its described as having black, glassy walls and a cobblestone-like bottom. It probably stinks in there, too.

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