# Made-Up, False and Flat-out Wrong Trivia Dominoes **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 21, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580 "2014-04-21T03:04:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/261 "2014-05-02T16:32:56Z")
The four cardinal points of a compass are named after the shape of the religious dudes’ pointy hats. These hats also happen to contain enough metal in their framework to swivel towards north if not firmly affixed. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/262 "2014-05-02T16:51:00Z")
four leaf clovers may be considered lucky but five leaf clovers… hoo boy, you would love to get your hands on one of those! ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/263 "2014-05-02T17:36:22Z")
Unlike the three-leaf variety, four-leaf clovers are deadly poisonous. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/264 "2014-05-02T20:25:49Z")
Poison ivy does not actually cause a harmful reaction. But it’s the host to a bacterium that most people are allergic to. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/265 "2014-05-02T20:38:44Z")
The comic book villain Poison Ivy was originally the first Robin, Batman’s sidekick. Exposure to botanically engineered gas created by the now forgotten Dr. Phyll reversed his gender and gave her the poisonous touch and kiss abilities, which she first used on Dr. Phyll himself. ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2014, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/266 "2014-05-02T21:29:59Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > Unlike the three-leaf variety, four-leaf clovers are deadly poisonous. Also, they end with “she loves me not”. For play: The real-life versions of the characters played by Geena Davis and Lori Petty in “A League of Their Own” were two sisters nicole-named “Big Poison Ivy” and “Little Poison Ivy”. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/267 "2014-05-03T01:48:42Z")
Geena Davis’s first acting job was at the age of two, slugging down strained peas in a Gerber commercial. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/268 "2014-05-03T02:42:14Z")
Geena Davis and Jeff Goldblum married secretly after their reported breakup, and continue to stay a happily married couple to this very day, away from the prying eyes of the Paparazzi. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/269 "2014-05-03T02:57:21Z")
While filming “Jurassic Park,” Jeff Goldblum made sure no one was looking then pushed Laura Dern face first into the pile of Triceratops dung. ---
**Author:** ![Esox\_Lucius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Esox\_Lucius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esox_Lucius)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/270 "2014-05-03T03:16:05Z")
Fossilized Tyrannosaurus Rex dung has been found _that contains human bones!!_ ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/271 "2014-05-03T03:54:54Z")
The common image of T Rexes having proportionally small arms is based on an archaeological accident. When the first T Rex skeleton was found it appeared to have small arms and was reconstructed that way. But later paleontologists realized that the arms that were found at that first site actually belonged to a juvenile T Rex that died alongside its parent. The original reconstruction mistakenly attached these juvenile arms to the adult body. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/272 "2014-05-03T07:47:20Z")
The Greek playwright Aristophanes refers to a “great lizard that stands on its hind legs” in his play _The Birds_. Combined with contemporary mentions of his hobby of “bringing the bones of great, long-dead beasts out of the ground” and putting them together, he is widely considered one of the first paleontologists. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/273 "2014-05-03T08:42:17Z")
The word “paleontologist” comes from the Ostrogoth roots “pal” meaning “friend”, “io” meaning “powerful”, “neato” meaning “lunch” and “loge” meaning “make”: that is, “the friend who barbecues like you wouldn’t believe”. Its current meaning is an error in translation. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/274 "2014-05-03T13:43:50Z")
The Ostrogoths were direct descendants of humans who had been captured and bred by Martian scouts. ---
**Author:** ![Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pine_Fresh_Scent)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/275 "2014-05-03T15:04:58Z")
Based on available data, Scientists theorize Martian soil smells like rusty nails dusted with cinnamon. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/276 "2014-05-03T19:14:33Z")
The “cinnamon challenge” was a brief YouTube fad where people challenged each other on how long they could keep their eyes open submerged in cinnamon. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/277 "2014-05-03T19:23:40Z")
Cinnamon milk is obtained by milking bees whose hives stand in cinnamon fields. ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/278 "2014-05-03T20:25:19Z")
Marie Antoinette had a cloak fashioned from the fur of 15,000,000 bees, and an elk. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/279 "2014-05-03T21:23:01Z")
During the course of a lifetime, the average male elk will grow and shed three times its bodyweight in antlers. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580/280 "2014-05-03T21:59:35Z")
The only known species where the male routinely outlives the female is the beluga whale. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/made-up-false-and-flat-out-wrong-trivia-dominoes/686580.md?page=15)