With that said, folks have recently been sharing their favorite useless trivia facts in a fresh AskReddit thread. Here’s your chance to gather up some trivia for your next night of Trivial Pursuit.
MotherOfBorzoi , Alireza Roudbarmohammadi / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
Zombie_Slur , Ricardo Gomez Angel / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
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Much, much, later, roughly in the 1960s, some students introduced the idea of trivia as a game by informally trading questions and answers about pop culture.
martusfine , Justin Meckes / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
thvnderfvck , SPACEDEZERT / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
The_Mr_Wilson , Tobias Tullius / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
The concept took the world by storm and it spawned a huge following of people getting together and competing against each other through trivial knowledge.
Glittering-Fox-7558 , Dima Panyukov / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
Bobeetoo , Jomarc Nicolai Cala / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
autumn-knight , Alexander Gardner - museums.fivecolleges.edu / wikipedia Report
One major reason ties in with the idea of personal knowledge. Trivia games mean that you have to know your stuff, but you have to know very particular stuff. Thus, it encourages you to sharpen your mind all the while making use of what you already know and learning new things along the way.
Last_Voice_4478 , Beth Macdonald / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
ramos1969 , RDNE Stock project / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Joe_PM2804 , Chris F / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
The best part is that the idea of intellectual competition makes it accessible to many age groups and, honestly, you don’t have to be all that smart to enjoy the vibe.
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liamemsa , Scott Graham / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
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And hey, there’s the added bonus of next to no physical exertion and the fun doesn’t really need to stop because the possibilities for questions are limitless.
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BostonRob125 , Thomas Lipke / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
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And, hey, you can one-up this burst of dopamine with another burst caused by food and drinks—no wonder why many competitions are held in bars.
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TheJammyBiscuit , Ryan Wallace / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
CMSV28 , Sarony / wikipedia Report
CharmingCameo , Art Rachen / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
Phillies1993 , NIKHIL / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
tevans1192 , Kolforn / wikicommons (not the actual photo) Report
Mental stimulation means new and more lively nerve cell connections in the brain, making it more resilient against cell loss and keeping it more active as time goes by and the body grows old.
B1matth , Javier Mazzeo / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
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But if you want to take a break, be sure to leave a comment with your fun facts in the comment section below before you go!
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kewpiemoon , AnotherGypsy / wikipedia (not the actual photo) Report
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Alabastersunrise , TUBS / wikipedia Report
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threwthetoyallday , Ashish Upadhyay / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
HereForTheBeer87 , Man Alive! / flickr Report
patchgrabber , Sagar Kulkarni / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
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snafoomoose , Sebastian Arie Voortman / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
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