Category: Fun Facts

The number of things that the human body and mind can achieve is astonishing. Take the case of Daniel Kish as a prime example. Daniel is blind, and yet you would not think so if you saw him walking around without any help. The reason for this is very simple and it is all to […]

You would think that a surgeon has enough pressure on their hands for them to play video games, but it turns out that it might very well be a good idea for them to set aside some free time for this very thing. What studies have shown is that surgeons that play video games for […]

A dog collar having some form of spikes on it is nothing new. However, it is sometimes the case that the collar with spikes is used by some people to promote the idea that their dog is to be avoided at all costs. But then, that is not the reason as to why the dog […]

Back in the 1960’s, Jim Sullivan was a musician who ultimately produced an album with the title ‘UFO.’ in 1969. The album consisted of various rather strange and confusing lyrics that consisted of phrases such as him leaving his family and being abducted by aliens. The album itself was strange, but it could be argued […]

This is actually an un-fact, but it is such a cool story that it is worthy of inclusion. The Mandrake plant has a bit of a chequered past, and it is partly due to the way in which the roots of the plant can end up, in the eyes of some, looking like humans. This […]

Nowadays, the lobster is regarded by many as being quite posh and expensive food with restaurants charging a fortune to its diners for a range of dishes where lobster is the main ingredient. However, that is a complete turnaround from how the humble lobster used to be viewed. If you go back in time to […]

Have you ever found yourself sitting there wondering why on earth moths and other night insects feel drawn to any light that you switch on in your room? It seems to be a rather strange phenomenon, but it may actually have a perfectly plausible explanation. According to science, the theory is that all of those […]

One of the cool things about us humans and the world is that we have a range of customs that are unique to cultures or even individual towns. Take a town in Spain as a perfect example of how strange things can ultimately be. The village in question is known as Castrillo de Murcia and […]

Now, you are hardly ever going to be in the position where this could be a potential issue, but it is still a pretty cool fact which is why it is included. If you are ever given the chance to eat the liver of a polar bear, then turn it down. While a small piece […]

The sloth never comes across as being the luckiest animal in the world, and that impression is only going to get worse when you read about these few facts connected to one of the slowest animals in the world today. The sloth is so slow and lazy that it leads to all kinds of issues […]