Category: Fun Facts

Thomas Edison was a rather intelligent guy, but it seems that he had a different way of ascertaining as to whether or not an individual would be worthy of a job after meeting them for an interview. Upon them arriving, Edison was known to provide them with a bowl of soup. He would then pay […]

There are a number of towns in the extreme north of the world where daylight is limited and restricted throughout the winter months. However, a town in Norway has an added issue of there being mountains near it that then block out even more of the low-slung sun for those three months. Ultimately, it means […]

This fact is going to throw a number of people simply because there has never been a female president of the United States. However, that is not to say that there has never been an American woman that has then gone on to become president. Take the example of Janet Jagen. She was born in […]

Have you either ever told someone to ‘wait a moment’ or been on the receiving end of that particular statement yourself? You must admit that it does sound pretty strange telling someone that because how long is a moment? Well, it turns out that it is something that has been measured and it goes back […]

We are always being told that eggs from hens that are raised in different conditions are going to be better or worse for us, but how is that even possible? Well, it turns out that the conditions in which they live does have an impact on what is going on with the eggs and from […]

We are always being told that eating your boogers is a disgusting habit. That may very well be the case, it is also true that it is not all as bad as you may initially think. Instead, if you are able to get past the horrible nature of what you are eating, it seems that […]

In a number of parts of the world, it is common for special moments and celebrations to be marked by gunfire. However, when you are doing this it also makes sense that you will be putting yourself, or others, in some kind of danger as the risk of something going wrong is very high. One […]

If you have had a few drinks too many, then the idea of trying to get home is something that is confusing and perplexing. There is often the worry that you are just not going to manage it due to your inability to know the direction in which you are heading. However, it turns out […]

Buddha statues are very common throughout the world, but it seems that not every single statue is going to be as you would expect. Take one example of a statue of Buddha that was 1000 years old. It was decided by scientists to go ahead and check out how it was made. They sent the […]

When you see your favorite celebrities drinking your favorite drink from a can, there is absolutely no guarantee that everything is quite as it seems. Apparently, it is known that a number of these companies have a tendency to go ahead and produce cans that just contain water as they know that the celebrities do […]