This tumblelog aims to collect multiple random/useless trivia all in one home. Craptastic facts brought to you regularly by Wally.Narrow down your search: As a Matter of FactTumblr (3.0; @asamatteroffact)http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/Elvis Presleys' backup singers walked out on a concert after he made a crack that their breath "smelled like catfish".http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/218152976http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/218152976Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:05:16 -0400peoplefamousIf you printed the internet...<a href="http://www.cartridgesave.co.uk/news/if-you-printed-the-internet/">If you printed the internet...</a>http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/189596543http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/189596543Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:21:43 -0400The Hundred Years’ War did not last for 100 years. It actually was 116 years long.http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/188757430http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/188757430Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:21:17 -0400A shooting star isn't a star, it's a meteorite.http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/187922213http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/187922213Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:20:54 -0400A lead pencil does not contain lead. It actually has graphite.http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/187143797http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/187143797Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:20:53 -0400Bill Gates house was partially designed using a Macintosh computer.http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/186343972http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/186343972Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:18:37 -0400peopleThe U.S. army packs Tabasco pepper sauce in every ration kit that they give to soldiers.http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/185534870http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/185534870Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:16:07 -0400foodCanola oil is actually rapeseed oil but the name was changed in Canada for marketing reasons.http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/184725247http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/184725247Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:15:11 -0400foodMichael Jackson has made over $50 million in just two months after his death from music sales.<p><a href="http://bowfolk.tumblr.com/post/182042870/michael-jackson-has-made-over-50-million-in-just-two">bowfolk</a>:</p> <blockquote>(via <a href="http://michaeljosephjackson.tumblr.com/">michaeljosephjackson</a>)</blockquote>http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/183887497http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/183887497Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:10:08 -0400famouspeoplemoneyIn Quebec, Canada, an old law states that margarine must be a different colour than butter.http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/183048836http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/183048836Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:08:27 -0400lawsfoodplacesIronically, when doctors in Los Angeles, California went on strike in 1976, the daily number of deaths in the city dropped 18%.http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/182225998http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/182225998Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:31:00 -0400peopleplacesPeanut butter is an effective way to to remove chewing gum from hair or clothes.http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/182214757http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/182214757Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:14:00 -0400foodLEARN SOMETHING EVERYDAY<img src="http://11.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kp5fj6ZhzJ1qzu2q4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.learnsomethingeveryday.co.uk/">LEARN SOMETHING EVERYDAY</a></p>http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/175482901http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/175482901Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:00:10 -0400(via somethingintellectual)<img src="http://23.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kp4ymefUmg1qzvcfgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://somethingintellectual.tumblr.com/">somethingintellectual</a>)</p>http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/174869651http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/174869651Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:01:24 -0400(via somethingintellectual)<img src="http://7.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kp4ylmgUAK1qzvcfgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://somethingintellectual.tumblr.com/">somethingintellectual</a>)</p>http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/174755410http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/174755410Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:00:39 -0400Photo<img src="http://1.media.tumblr.com/LoYAoNQcqqu6kvy0uJQmvdGXo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/157939073http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/157939073Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:02:48 -0400Mark Twain, born on one of the years Halley's Comet was visible, correctly predicted that he would die the next time it came by again.http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/157201175http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/157201175Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:05:14 -0400peoplefamousuniverseTomatoes were once referred to as "love apples" because there was a superstition that people would fall in love by eating them.http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/156543286http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/156543286Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:05:00 -0400foodpeopleThere are mirrors on the moon. Astronauts left them so that laser beams sent from Earth could bounce off of them. These beams help us calculate the distance of the moon.http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/156437646http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/156437646Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:03:08 -0400universeIn Russia, when flowers are given for a romantic occasion, flowers are given in odds numbers. Even numbers of flowers are given at funerals only. http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/155773596http://asamatteroffact.tumblr.com/post/155773596Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:02:00 -0400placestraditions