I believe the grandparent was merely stating a piece of possibly interesting but...

		brazzy on July 23, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Game Programmer Quits Job To Sell Street Food, Dou... I believe the grandparent was merely stating a piece of possibly interesting but not particularly useful knowledge that might normally be labelled a "fun fact", but didn't want to use the word "fun" when mentioning inventions that caused thousands of deaths.