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Useless Facts, Badly Drawn

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100% interesting but 110% useless knowledge you're guaranteed never to use. Badly drawn by Marcus Santiago 😁 Buy the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G92RJD32/

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Useless Facts, Badly Drawn @ufbd.bsky.social · 7h ago

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn No. 534: WASP-127b. . . #planets #exoplanets #astronomy #science #comics #space #webcomics #funfacts #facts #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

WASP-127b is the windiest planet in the known universe.
Located 524 light years away, winds on this Saturn-sized planet regularly reach 27,720 km/h (or 17,224 mph), or Mach 22.5, which is about 22 times the speed of sound on Earth.

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn @ufbd.bsky.social · yesterday

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Useless Facts, Badly Drawn @ufbd.bsky.social · last wk.

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Useless Facts, Badly Drawn @ufbd.bsky.social · last wk.

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn No. 533: Hyperion. . . #saturn #hyperion #comics #webcomics #space #science #astronomy #moons #facts #funfacts #wtf #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

Hyperion, one of Saturn's moons, can zap satellites with electric shocks from a thousand miles away. Its orbit causes it to build up a static charge, and it zapped the Cassini probe with about 200 volts as it passed by in 2005.

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn @ufbd.bsky.social · 2w ago

I wrote a book! Sort of. #books #conspiracytheories #skeptic #science #authors

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn @ufbd.bsky.social · 2w ago

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn # 532: "Take the Money and Run." . . #trolling #art #comics #fineart #modernart #strangebuttrue #wtf #lol #webcomics #funfacts #facts #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

"Take the Money and Run" is a painting consisting of just a blank canvas. In 2021, The Kunsten Museum hired Jens Haaning for art depicting workers' annual wages, and gave him 532,549 Danish kr in real cash bills to incorporate into the piece (aside from his fee). But he turned in an empty canvas. When the museum demanded the cash back, ne replled: "This is only a piece of art if I don't return the money." The museum displayed it, but also sued him, ultimately settling out of court.

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn @ufbd.bsky.social · 3w ago

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn No. 531: LASIK. . . #lasik #science #lasers #inventions #accidentalinventions #webcomics #comics #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

LASIK surgery was invented by accident. In 1993, a grad student at the University of Michigan forgot to wear his safety glasses while checking on an experimental femtosecond laser, and took a blast of laser directly to his eye. However, he suffered no pain or ill effects. The doctor who examined him got curious about the laser, and contacted the physics department. This led to LASIK surgery, where a laser re-shapes the cornea to improve vision.

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn @ufbd.bsky.social · 4w ago

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn # 530: The RP FLIP. . . . #rpflip #strangebuttrue #wtf #science #ships #comics #webcomics #ocean #oceanography #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

The RP FLIP is a ship designed to sink. Technically it isn't a ship but a barge loaded with sensors that can tilt up and float vertically with most of it submerged, to take measurements of the ocean. Its interior has two orientations; its bathroom, for example, has a commode on the floor but also one mounted sideways on the wall for when the vessel goes vertical.

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn @ufbd.bsky.social · last mo.

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn # 529: Doritos. . . #madscience #comics #facts #doritos #webcomics #science #wtf #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

Doritos chips use a dye called tartrazine or Yellow 5. Researchers have found that it can also temporarily make mouse skin transparent, allowing scientists to clearly see blood vessels and internal organs through the skin.

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn @ufbd.bsky.social · last mo.

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #528: Dolly Parton. . . #dollyparton #facts #webcomics #dolly #currentevents #funfacts #comics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

Dolly Parton once secretly entered a Dolly Parton lookalike contest... and lost.

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn @ufbd.bsky.social · last mo.

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn No. 527: Cryptolect. . . #comics #facts #webcomic #language #cryptolect #linguistics #slang #funfacts #wtf #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

An anti-language or cryptolect is an intentionally obscure language designed to exclude outsiders. These are spoken solely by ostracized groups (prisoners, criminals, travelers, LGBIQIA folk, teenagers, ete) and have their own grammar rules, making them more complex than (and distinct from) regular slang.

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn @ufbd.bsky.social · last mo.

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #303: Eschew Obfuscation! . . #eschewobfuscation #princeton #linguistics #language #science #what #wtf #nasa #ignobel #ignobelprize #ignobelaward #ignobelprizewinners #strangebuttrue #webcomic #comics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn @ufbd.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn No. 526: 25924 Douglasadams. . . #douglasadams #asteroids #facts #comics #space #dontpanic #42 #strangebuttrue #funfacts #solongandthanksforallthefish #arthurdent #hhgttg #webcomics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

25924 Douglasadams is an asteroid named in honor of Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
However, by an amazing coincidence, its previous designation was 2001DA42, which had the year of his death, the initials of his name, and the number 42.

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn @ufbd.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn # 525: McArthur Wheeler. . . #fail #crime #webcomic #stupid #dunningkrugereffect #lemonjuice #invisibility #strangebuttrue #offbeatnews #wtf #webcomic #comics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

McArthur Wheeler was probably the world's dumbest bank robber.
In 1995, he robbed a bank in Pittsburgh, PA with lemon juice smeared on his face, believing it would make him invisible to cameras. This news story inspred the Dunning-Kruger Effect in social psychology, the theory that some people are so stupid, they don't realize how stupid they really are, and therefore have inflated self- confidence in things they know nothing about. And this was before AI became a thing.

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn @ufbd.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I'm on Cara, an anti-AI-scraping platform for artists. The art I'm seeing on here is insane and giving me serious imposter syndrome while I post my crap, lol. But check it out! cara.app/statelessnfa...

Marcus Santiago (@statelessnfaithless) | Cara - Artist Social & Portfolio Platform

I draw comics and stuff. Artist behind Useless Facts, Badly Drawn :D

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pikaole @pikaole.bsky.social · 2y ago

I'm there too cara.app/pikaole

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn @ufbd.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Also my book has plenty of advice for up-and-coming artists with actual talent, unlike me lol (an excerpt). Buy it here! www.amazon.com/dp/B0G92RJD32/

Stateless and Kaho @statelessandkaho.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Got a new 360 cam and am making it everyone else's problem lmao. I apologize for nothing #djiosmo360 #motorcycles #shitpost

Stateless and Kaho @statelessandkaho.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I've been quiet for a bit. So in apology please accept this shitpost I drew / animooted lol. #motorcycles #animation #art

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn @ufbd.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #525: The Concordski. . . #tupolev #supersonic #aviation #history #ussr #russia #planes #comics #webcomics #facts #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

The "Concordski" or Tupolev Tu-144 was the world's first supersonic passenger plane, beating the Concorde's maiden flight by two months. It was built by the Soviets primarily to one-up the West. However, the cabin was so incredibly noisy that even passengers sitting next to each other had to use handwritten notes to communicate, the noise averaging 95 dB in flight.

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn @ufbd.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #524: The Tree of Ténéré. . . #sahara #landmarks #northafrica #saharadesert #famoustrees #trees #facts #strangebuttrue #solonely #soalone #comics #webcomic #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

The Tree of Ténéré was the loneliest, most isolated tree in the world. It was an acacia tree growing in an empty expanse of the Sahara desert, located 400 km away from the next nearest tree, and served as a navigational landmark for old caravan routes.
It was clearly marked even on large maps in the 1930s. It lived for 300 years until it was knocked down by a drunk truck driver in 1973.

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn @ufbd.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #522: London bus. . . #unitsofmeasurement #london #transport #buses #strangebuttrue #technicallycorrectthebestkindofcorrect #wtf #facts #funfacts #londonbus #comics #webcomics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

A London bus is 1.23 London buses long. The old buses were thirty feet in length, and often used as an informal measurement of size (like comparing things to an Olympic swimming pool or a football field). However, the new buses are 1.23 times longer than the old ones.

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn @ufbd.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #520: MIT's Piracy Certificate. . . #mit #pirates #piracy #strangebuttrue #facts #funfacts #webcomics #comics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

MIT awards a certificate in piracy to students who complete all the courses in archery, fencing, pistol (air pistol or rifle) and sailing. Tragically, it comes with a clear disclaimer that this certification "does not give the recipient license to engage in piracy or any pirate activities."

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn @ufbd.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #519: Concord. . . #gaming #flops #comics #sony #videogames #commercialflops #fails #failures #oopsie #strangebuttrue #webcomics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

"Concord" was the biggest commercial failure in video game history (so far).
It took 8 years and an estimated $400 million to create. However, Sony recalled the game and refunded every sale just 12 days after release, meaning they made literally no money off the game whatsoever. According to critics, the game wasn't actually bad or buggy, it was just really boring. It also cost $40 while its long established rivals were free-to-play, which probably didn't help.

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn @ufbd.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #518: The "Black" Credit Card. . . #creditcards #centurion #webcomic #money #richpeoplestuff #facts #comics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

The Centurion or «Black" Card was a rumored credit card for the richest of the rich, with a supposedly unlimited credit limit. American Express got tired of their wealthiest clients asking if it really existed. So they made it real in 1999. Details are scarce, but it's invite-only, with a minimum spending requirement of $1 million annually. The most expensive single purchase known to be made with one was a painting for $170 million.