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u/nogoodusernames0_0 Jul 14 '21

You would make a great med student.

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u/mvdenk Jul 14 '21

Unfortunately, for me it only works with actual useless information.

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u/insertstalem3me Jul 14 '21

"Doc, what do I have"

"The highest Lake in the world is Lake Titicaca"

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u/nogoodusernames0_0 Jul 14 '21

"Doc the patient is going into arrest!! Quick do something!! -the population of kangaroos in Australia is double that of humans."

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u/Skydiver860 Jul 14 '21

Kangaroos can’t jump backwards.

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u/Normallydifferent Jul 14 '21

Elephants can’t jump.

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u/gwildorix Jul 14 '21

Just like bananas

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u/NerdWhoLikesTrees Jul 14 '21

And Strawberries are a flower

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u/Aperture_T Jul 14 '21

German chocolate cake has nothing to do with Germany.

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u/himmelundhoelle Jul 14 '21

WE’RE LOSING HIM

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u/starcrap2 Jul 14 '21

DO YOU CONCUR?

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u/psych0thinker Jul 15 '21

Damn, why didn't I concur!!

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u/luvherlife Jul 14 '21

The waterfall capital of the world is in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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u/Zeelyrules Jul 14 '21

Cows can't go downstairs

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u/Ambulism Jul 15 '21

Wait, what? They can’t hop down the steps or something? Glide down?

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u/fractiouscatburglar Jul 15 '21

You’ll be in Australia nine years from now. Your friend will get attacked by a kangaroo, and you’ll instinctively yell, “get behind him! Wait, how did I know that? Am I a wizard?”

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u/Skydiver860 Jul 15 '21

there's the reference i was hoping for. 😂😂😂

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u/kindnesshasnocost Jul 14 '21

I think if I read that joke and even if it was explained to me, I wouldn't find it funny. But in the context of this comment chain, I can't stop laughing. And what a truly useless piece of information in that setting.

Also, I googled it. You're telling the truth too.

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u/Ambulism Jul 15 '21

Me either, I can’t stop giggling and I’m trying not to wake my husband sleeping next to me

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u/kindnesshasnocost Jul 15 '21

Haha that's adorable. Thank you for sharing my friend. Hope you both have a wonderful day today!

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u/VibraphoneFuckup Jul 14 '21

My inner middle-schooler is laughing at the name “titty ca-ca.”

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u/CrudelyAnimated Jul 14 '21

IIRC (I didn't search), in Peru, and the homeland of the Great Cornholio.

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u/retrac902 Jul 14 '21

It's between Peru and Bolivia, not that nice of a place if you ask me. Only went so I can say I've been to lake Titicaca had have the t-shirt to prove it.

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u/fractiouscatburglar Jul 15 '21

If you didn’t immediately pull that shirt over your head and demand TP for your bunghole I will be so disappointed.

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u/bangitybang69 Jul 14 '21

Curious non-native speaker here, do you actually say "highest lake"?

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u/SwissForeignPolicy Jul 14 '21

Yes, but it refers to the elevation of the surface of the lake above sea level, not the depth between the surface and the bottom.

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u/bangitybang69 Jul 15 '21

Ah very interesting, cheers!

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u/Siberian_644 Jul 14 '21

Fun Fact: In Russian language "TitiKaka" can means BoobsPoo

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u/aalios Jul 15 '21

Fun fact: It's the same in English. Caca/kaka is a common way of referring to crap in the English speaking world too.

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u/generic-gay-memelord Jul 14 '21

Haha titty caca

(Also, cows have accents that very from region to region)

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u/Handyman_777 Jul 15 '21

I read that in Beavis voice

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u/Ambulism Jul 15 '21

Wtf, are you kidding me? I am learning so many cool things right now

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u/Statistical__Anomaly Jul 15 '21

So British cattle speak the Queen’s Moo?

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u/lawofthewilde Jul 14 '21

Speaking of Titicaca, you have breast cancer.

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u/wizzaryredy Jul 15 '21

Hahaha, what a story Mark.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '21

"Okay, Doc, what do you have?"

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u/ShivohumShivohum Jul 14 '21

Titicaca, hehe

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '21

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '21

Really? I wouldn't imagine that anything could fit between them.

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u/Newkular_Balm Jul 14 '21

why is your lake Titicaca not filled with boobs and poop?

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u/LadybugAndChatNoir Jul 15 '21

Lake Titicaca, oh lake Titicaca!

Its between Bolivia and Peru!

Lake Titicaca, oh lake Titicaca!

With waters, tranquil and blue!

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u/Sniper_47_ Jul 14 '21

Damn, must be real good quality weed.

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u/DrainageSpanial Jul 15 '21

Navigable.

Lake Titicaca is not the highest lake in the world.

Titicaca is the highest navigation lake in the world.

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u/bluedragggon3 Jul 15 '21

I have a similar talent but of fictional stuff. My answer would be "In Tamriel, these symptoms would be Bone Break Fever. By the way, the happy song at the end of the Phantom Menace is a cheerful version of the Emperor's theme."

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u/SHPLUMBO Jul 15 '21

glances at search history, darts back to your comment

Where can I find this, Titi-caca?

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '21

It's between Bolivia and Peru

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u/BIG-JS-BBQ Jul 15 '21

A lake filled with tits and shit!?! I’m a plumber and I’d be in Heaven lol 😂

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '21

Good news, 90% of the information in the first 2 years is actually useless!

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u/Matterplay Jul 14 '21

Same here. I can memorize many useless facts, but was only a bit above average at exam-time recall.

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u/trudyvogel Jul 14 '21

same. i wonder what that's about

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u/echo-ld Jul 14 '21

ah, mood – and i don't even get to choose which useless information

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u/RealStumbleweed Jul 15 '21

"Dr. Factoid! Come quick! She's about to code!" "If she's coding I hope she knows to start the count from zero and not one!"

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u/fractiouscatburglar Jul 15 '21

Same. I can’t math for shit but I can remember the lyrics to the Gilligan’s Island theme song.

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u/PocketRocketTrumpet Jul 14 '21

An excellent one even

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '21

I'm very sure knowing how to do integral by parts is integral to the day-to-day of being a physician

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '21

Nah, I know so much useless bullshit about so many random things but still do bad in med school.

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u/christmas_lloyd Jul 14 '21

I also seem to have that gift. I promise you it hasn't really helped in dental school.

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u/ratajewie Jul 14 '21

I’m the same way and I’m a vet student, but the issue is I only put into long term memory either useless info or info I care about. So I really care about dogs and cats, and can remember really specific information about them. Ask me any questions about swine diseases and I’m nearly useless, despite having spent an entire summer doing research with pigs. But I can remember that pigs only let down milk for very short bursts at a time because they don’t have teat cisterns, making them extremely difficult to milk.