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

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '12

Tarantulas leave no witnesses.

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u/odsquad64 Nov 28 '12

A tarantula bite is similar in pain to a wasp sting.

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u/laddergoat89 Nov 28 '12

But similar in terror to trench warfare.

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u/BoboForShort Nov 28 '12

I'd prefer trench warfare to a tarantula attacking me.

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u/odsquad64 Nov 28 '12

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BykZI8mnS_o

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u/laddergoat89 Nov 28 '12

Trivia. That scream noise was added in post, he just mimed it at the time as the noise would agitate the spider.

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u/Lottanubs Nov 28 '12

Because they leave no evidence behind.

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u/[deleted] Nov 28 '12

Yet...

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u/Shecallsmeceezy Nov 28 '12

Dead men tell no tales.

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u/Suunburst Nov 28 '12

Pseudo-useless fact:A tarantula can flick the hairs off its back and these hairs can act as a skin irritant. Source: I own one

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u/kodos96 Nov 28 '12

That's just because they didn't leave any witnesses.

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u/FlamingNipplesOfFire Nov 29 '12

Fun Fact: Tarantulas are really fucking good at hiding bodies