July 2026

July 2026

Not Useless Information July 2026 The red, white and blue colored stripes on the barber shop pole are actually a vestige from an era when barbershops were used for bloodletting.  Bloodletting was a medical procedure from the  Middle Ages which involved cutting one’s...
June 2026

June 2026

Not Useless Information June 2026 In Illinois, a motorcyclist can now go through a red light if the motorist feels the light has been red a “reasonable length of time.” In Kentucky, it is a crime for a driver to coast down a hill. In Maryland, it is illegal to have...
May 2026

May 2026

Not Useless Information May 2026 Worldwide, the oceans’ coral reefs harbor about 1,500 species of fish, including some with adaptable sexual identities. Wrasses, parrotfish, and other reef fish start out female and eventually become male. However, other types of reef...
May 2026

April 2026

Not Useless Information April 2026 It takes three communications satellites to send a signal right around the Earth. Radio waves travel at the speed of light, 299,792 km (186,287 miles) per second, so it takes less than a second for your voice in a telephone call to...
March 2026

March 2026

Not Useless Information March 2026 Olympic gold medalist snowboarder Shaun White had his own private half-pipe built into the side of a mountain in Silverton, Colorado. There is only one referee in a World Cup soccer match. By comparison, NFL football games have seven...
March 2026

February 2026

Not Useless Information February 2026 What do the Olympic rings represent? The five rings represent the inhabited continents of the world — Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas (North and South) and Oceania. From left to right, the colors on the official symbol are...