To all our readers who enjoy an extra bit of trivia today, many people have heard the word “triskaidekaphobia” used in connection with the fear of the number 13 generally. But did you know th...
The 12th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States provides for the election of the president and vice president by the electoral college, and if no candidate obtains a majority, the Hou...
https://legalbytes.com/2015/02/27/the-only-u-s-president-elected-under-the-12th-amendment-is/
The 12th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States was ratified in 1804. It provided for the election of the president and vice president by the electoral college and not directly by pop...
https://legalbytes.com/2015/02/25/the-12th-amendment-in-us-history/
45 years ago, on July 20, 1969 at precisely 10:56 p.m. EDT, American Astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the moon. Armstrong then stated, "That's one small step for ma...
https://legalbytes.com/2014/08/15/woodstock-the-legend-at-45-need-we-say-more-2/
Our most recent Useless But Compelling Fact question asked if you knew where the character Batman came from, and we are happy to provide the answer. Batman (or the Bat Man), the character, first ...
https://legalbytes.com/2014/07/22/useless-but-compelling-facts-july-17-2014-answer/
Some of you know that “Batman Begins” is a 2005 motion picture directed by Christopher Nolan, staring Christian Bale in the lead role as Batman. The motion picture has an amazing supporting c...
https://legalbytes.com/2014/07/17/useless-but-compelling-facts-july-17-2014/
Earlier this week, recognizing the FIFA World Cup fever sweeping the globe, we asked you to tell us how many "own" goals have been scored thus far in World Cup history. We also asked a bonus ques...
https://legalbytes.com/2014/07/11/useless-but-compelling-facts-july-2014-answer/
Now that we are down to the final four teams, a little FIFA World Cup trivia is in order: How many "own" goals (i.e., the player scores in his own team’s net) have there been so far in World Cu...
https://legalbytes.com/2014/07/07/useless-but-compelling-facts-july-2014/
Our May UBCF question asked who was the only pope in history to serve more than once, and the only one to have ever been accused of selling the papacy! Pope Benedict IX, who lived from 1012 to 10...
https://legalbytes.com/2014/06/18/useless-but-compelling-facts-may-2014-answer/
Our last trivia question asked if you can identify the newspaper that claims to be the oldest, longest continuously published newspaper in the United States. The Hartford Courant, which traces it...
https://legalbytes.com/2014/06/16/useless-but-compelling-facts-june-2014-answer/