Category: Fun Facts

Most people are aware that the highest mountain range in the world is the Himalayas. It runs through India and Nepal, as well as parts of China, but what does the name ‘Himalayas’ actually translate into? For that, we need to look at the Sanskrit language for an answer, and in doing so we have […]

Chess is a popular board game that has its roots firmly set in ancient history, but even though it has been around for some time, the origins of the game are something that most people are unaware of. In most cases, people tend to point towards China as being its place of birth, but if […]

People are aware of the fact that cocaine is a deadly drug that is sold through a series of clandestine meetings and often for a high price, but it has not always been that way. Instead, if you go back into the 19th century, then you will find that there were parts of the United […]

Pablo Picasso is one of the greatest artists to have ever lived and was responsible for the creation of a brand-new movement. Most people believe that this is his complete name, but if you were one of those people, you would be wrong. Instead, his full name consists of 23 different words, which refer to […]

The bottled water market continues to grow at a crazy rate, but have you ever stopped to think about just how much more expensive bottled water is in comparison to the tap water variety? The answer is astonishing. Considering the technology that is used to get the water out of the ground, put through different […]

The problem with plastic bottles is that they are everywhere. If you look at landfill, each one is full of these bottles as they have become such a mainstay of our lives. However, even though they are inexpensive to produce and therefore make it cheaper for us to buy the contents within the bottles, there […]

Okay, so we know that large swathes of Africa have issues with gathering together enough water for them to survive, but if you want to get a good idea of just how big a difference there is between people in Africa compared to people in the United States, then there is one way of doing […]

Even though it falls some distance behind coffee in the popularity stakes, tea is still consumed on a vast scale on a daily basis. However, do you know how many different types of tea are actually in existence at this moment in time? The answer is a staggering 1,500 different varieties, and they each have […]

One of the interesting things about the world is the way in which different ingredients are allowed in some countries and yet they are banned in others. One such example involves an ingredient that appears in a number of different sodas that are available for sale in the United States. However, when you look at […]

People are largely aware that drinking a lot of soda is not exactly going to be good for your health, but there is one fact that is going to probably stop you in your tracks. This fact is that if you drink one can of soda per day, it is going to age you by […]