48 Interesting Bits of Trivia to Impress Your Friends With

In this article, we’ve had trivia on various topics, ranging from dinosaurs to math to Barry Manilow. But we haven’t yet had a trivia item about trivia itself. So here’s one for you: do you know where the word “trivia” comes from?

I can’t really think of anywhere in my town where three roads meet, but apparently, it was a common enough occurrence in the Roman Empire for them to have a word for it. And now, when someone asks if you know any interesting trivia, you can say, “Come down to this three-way intersection, and I’ll tell you.”