Category: Fun Facts

When it comes to various computer related devices, then Hewlett-Packard has to be one of the most famous company names out there. However, even though you may have already guessed most of how it got its name, there is one aspect that you may have overlooked or been unaware of, until now. The name is […]

Penguins are cool, but there is one fact about them that might surprise you and it is all to do with Antarctica. Everybody knows that Antarctica is made up of ice and glaciers, but it seems that all of that ice is not the direct result of nature, at least not in the sense that […]

There is somewhat of a running joke that the French and surrendering go together like cheese and wine, or anything else that is a perfect match. It seems that their own language does not help when it comes to trying to put across a different perspective. According to linguistic experts, the French language has a […]

While this may not exactly be a fact in the true sense of the word, it is still something rather cool and peculiar that will stop you in your tracks as you try to figure it out. Take a look at this sentence. ‘Do geese see god?’ Now, pay close attention to it because there […]

Taking a selfie is now a common event, but are you aware of just how dangerous it can be? It turns out that taking a selfie causes more deaths per year than sharks, and who would have ever thought that this could be the case? In 2015, there were a reported 8 deaths around the […]

We are all very familiar with the concept of the movie trailer, but are you aware as to why it is referred to as a trailer as opposed to any other term? In order to answer this, we have to go back in time to the earlier days of people going to the cinema because […]

The frisbee is a simple piece of fun, and yet it did mean that its inventor ended up with quite a good life thanks to this little bit of fun that he had created. However, it was after he died that things started to get a bit strange. The man in question was Edward Headrick, […]

Have you ever taken the time to contemplate just why bananas are indeed curved? Is it because of some issue with their genes that make them do this? Is it because that is just the way that they are intended to be in the same way as a pear is in the shape of a […]

Can you be addicted to Facebook? The short answer is yes even though there are a number of people that just do not believe that this can be the case. However, it seems that even psychologists are getting in on the act as they are pushing for the concept of addiction to Facebook to be […]

Who doesn’t want to end up with as much money as Bill Gates? Being the richest man in the world is pretty impressive stuff and it is believed that he has somewhere in the region of $80 billion to his name. However, how long would it take you to be able to overtake him as […]