12 Random Bits of Trivia We Power Washed Into Our Arachnoid Mater
The world’s oldest lemur has been around since Smash Mouth was a ska band.
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Being a Worker in a Capitalist Society Is, Against All Odds, Getting Even Worse
Microsoft has crunched the numbers from its Microsoft 365 products, leading it to coin the phrase “infinite workday”: Forty percent of people who are online before 6 a.m. are checking work email, meetings after 8 p.m. have increased by 16 percent just in the last year and 57 percent of meetings are impromptu, held without even a calendar invite.
Overall, employees are interrupted by some kind of digital notification every two minutes on average.
The Supreme Court Isn’t Hearing Marvin Gaye
A lawsuit that alleged Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” ripped off Gaye’s “Let's Get It On” made it up to the Supreme Court, who dismissed it.
A World Record for Concurrent Video Game Players
Fortnite held the record at 14.3 million, but a Farmville-esque game called Grow a Garden just set a new record at 16 million. It was created by an anonymous 16-year-old on Roblox, and as recently as April it had just 2,000 players.
The Guy Who Won the Pedro Pascal Look-Alike Contest Was An Industry Plant
New Yorker George Gountas, who won an impromptu look-alike contest, is also the lighting designer on The Daily Show.
TV Is No Longer the Primary Place That People Watch TV
In May 2025, streaming accounted for 45 percent of American TV viewers, compared to a combined 44 percent for broadcast and cable.
What’s a Guy Gotta Do to Make a Girl Orgasm?
A study of 54 women who were in a relationship with a man found that women experience more frequent and intense orgasms if they rate their partners as highly intelligent, motivated, able to concentrate and funny.
What’s A Girl to Do?
The same study found that women who started having sex at a younger age and who had more sexual partners were better able to achieve orgasm.
Octopuses Use Their Arms to Get a Feel for An Object’s Microbiome
Octopus tentacles have the ability to detect the microbiome of an object, and determine whether it’s food, egg or inanimate object.
Science Has Spoken: There’s a Correct Way to Hang Your Toilet Paper Roll
A professor of clinical microbiology has declared that the “under” method is safer than the “over” method, because the latter is more likely to require a second, possibly poopy hand to touch the roll. That risks contamination, and increases the possibility of infection.
The World’s Oldest Lemur
Stumpy, a ring-tailed lemur in Scotland’s Five Sisters Zoo, just turned 39.
The First Method Actor in Hollywood
John Garfield studied under an eccentric Russian theater teacher who taught him to experience the actual lives and feelings of his characters. He brought this approach to Hollywood, where he rose to fame throughout the 1940s.
There’s Gold in Them There Toilets
Scientists have created a genetically modified yeast that can combine with urine to create a natural mineral called hydroxyapatite, which can sell for up to $200 per kilogram.
