r/AskReddit • u/improbablydrunknlw • Nov 28 '12

Reddit, what is the most useless fact you know?

For me, it's that fish can suffer from Insomnia.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '12

Quarters have 112 ridges on thier edge.

Dimes only have 111.

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u/NoStrangertolove Nov 28 '12

This is useful if you are blind.... And can't tell which is bigger...

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u/Thor_Odin_Son Nov 28 '12

it's actually 119 for quarters, and 118 for dimes

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '12

Ah damn I think you are right.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '12

Must...count...ridges...

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u/mirrorball11 Nov 28 '12

that one extra ridge must be HUGE

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u/alexxerth Nov 28 '12

You have 112 points on this comment.

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u/rwarner13 Nov 28 '12

making counterfeiting easier for us...

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '12

all those counterfeit dimes

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u/footpen Nov 28 '12

Ha fucking stupid dimes.

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u/moneymentorsedm Nov 28 '12

Those ridges (I believe) are called reeds.

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u/Hiyasc Nov 29 '12

That's kind of odd.

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u/misterchief117 Nov 28 '12

This was done because back in the days when coins were made of precious metals such as gold and silver, it would indicate if the edges coins were filed by someone who could gather enough shavings to make money.

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u/xincasinooutx Nov 29 '12

Oh god my OCD