A world of meaningless facts

Welcome to meaninglessfacts.com, where we collect meaningless facts about everything from people and animals to crazy rules and laws.

When can a building be called a high-rise?

The term high-rise was first used for residential buildings with more than three floors. Today, there are no rules for when a high-rise building is called a high-rise rather than a regular building, but the limit is usually around 12-14 storeys.

How many plants are endangered?

Over a tenth of the world’s plants are threatened with extinction. Of a total of 33798 species, 6522 are directly threatened and around 750 are already extinct.

What is osteology?

Osteology – has nothing to do with cheese, it is the scientific study of bones, a sub-discipline of anthropology and archaeology.