# Useless Knowledge®

> A smart, addictive mix of weird facts, trivia, surprising history, and random stories that spark better ideas and better conversations.

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## Posts
- [The Boy Who Taught Egypt to Speak Again](https://www.uselessknowledge.com/p/the-boy-who-taught-egypt-to-speak-again): How an obsession with "useless" languages unlocked a civilization that had been silent for 1,500 years.
- [The Strange History of the Handshake](https://www.uselessknowledge.com/p/the-strange-history-of-the-handshake-58fd): Why one of our most ordinary greetings may have started as an ancient weapons check.
- [Trivia Night: Celebrity Jobs Before They Were Famous](https://www.uselessknowledge.com/p/trivia-night-celebrity-jobs-before-they-were-famous): How well do you really know your favorite celebrities — before the red carpets, private jets, and $27 Erewhon smoothies with their names slapped on them?
- [The Japanese Museum of Rocks That Look Like Faces](https://www.uselessknowledge.com/p/the-japanese-museum-of-rocks-that-look-like-faces): Because staring at rocks is cooler when they stare back
- [America's First Police Car was Electric](https://www.uselessknowledge.com/p/america-s-first-police-car-was-electric): BUILT IN OHIO. STOLEN BY A MOB. DUMPED IN A CANAL
- [The Man that Killed Prank Calls, Pissed Off the FCC, and Changed Everything](https://www.uselessknowledge.com/p/the-man-that-killed-prank-calls-pissed-off-the-fcc-and-changed-everything): The Petty, Forgotten War Over Caller ID
- [The Truth About Taco Tuesday](https://www.uselessknowledge.com/p/the-truth-about-taco-tuesday): A tale of lawyers, tortillas, and the corporate liberation of a phrase too greasy to be owned.
- [Shoes on the Wire: Four Weeks in L.A. Trying to Figure Out What the Hell Is Going On](https://www.uselessknowledge.com/p/shoes-on-the-wire-four-weeks-in-l-a-trying-to-figure-out-what-the-hell-is-going-on): Six neighborhoods, endless rumors, and one weird slice of L.A. that nobody can fully explain.
- [The Black Dahlia Murder – Why The Horrifying Case Remains Unsolved](https://www.uselessknowledge.com/p/the-black-dahlia-murder-why-the-horrifying-case-remains-unsolved-cce7): The Chilling Mystery That Still Haunts Investigators

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## Authors
- [Eddie Rohwedder](https://www.uselessknowledge.com/authors/eddie-rohwedder)