🤯 Strange & Unusual Trivia — June 7, 2026 Patrick - 0 In 1919, a Boston neighborhood was devastated by a wave that killed 21 people and tore a building off its foundation. What was the wave made of? Beer Molasses Mud Whale oil None Switzerland has an animal-welfare law so unusual that pet "rental" services exist to help owners comply with it. What does the law require? Dogs must be walked at least twice a day You cannot own just one guinea pig Cats must have a window with a view Goldfish bowls are banned entirely None A naval engineer was on a business trip in one Japanese city on August 6, 1945, then went home to another city, just in time for August 9. Why is he famous? He photographed both atomic blasts He officially survived both atomic bombings He warned officials a second bomb was coming He designed the air-raid shelters that saved thousands None There is a spot in the South Pacific so remote that the nearest humans are usually not on any continent. Where are those nearest people? On a research submarine On the International Space Station, passing overhead On an Antarctic icebreaker On a lone weather buoy crew None In 1945, a Colorado farmer botched a beheading and accidentally created a sideshow sensation. The animal in question set a record by surviving how long? About 2 days About 3 weeks About 18 months About 5 years None Stumper. An 18th-century French soldier was so famous for his bottomless appetite that the army tried to use him as a courier. What was the plan? Have him eat enemy supply maps so they couldn't be stolen Have him swallow secret documents and retrieve them after passing enemy lines Have him out-eat enemy soldiers in morale contests Have him empty besieged towns of their food stores None Time's up
