Category: Fun Facts

There is this rather strange concept that it is only we humans that are capable of getting drunk, but science has shown that this is completely wrong. Instead, we can look to one of our rather close relatives, the humble chimp, to see that they too appear to have a particular taste for alcohol. Of […]

Chicken tikka masala is a spicy curry dish, but it’s not Indian. Nor is it from any of those other countries that are often regarded as being the proverbial hotbed of curry dishes. Instead, it comes from the UK, and it is absolutely not an Indian dish, at least in its origins. The people in […]

The pigeon is seen by many as being nothing more than an absolute pest and flying vermin. However, they are certainly far more intelligent than we are perhaps willing to give them credit for. We all know that certain pigeons have the ability to find their way back home and to even beat others in […]

The humble shrimp is not exactly the kind of animal that you feel you should be afraid of, but what would you think if we told you that a certain kind of shrimp is able to really pack a punch? Now, this is clearly all relative to its size, but the outcome is still going […]

For large countries, it is very possible for you to be a substantial distance away from the sea, but that is not the case in England. Of course, the fact that the United Kingdom is an island does make life a whole lot easier, but even then, you may be surprised to discover just how […]

Urine—we all produce it, and it is a natural part of our body and the way in which it works. The same goes for every animal that is out there as well, but not all urine is the same. To illustrate what we mean, we can turn to the rather humble cat because their urine […]

Even though sending an old-fashioned letter seems to be a thing of the past, there are still some people out there that know what a stamp is and what it is used for. However, there is one fact about the stamp that the majority of people are going to be unaware of, and it is […]

Your birthday is always the best day of the year for you when your family and friends make you feel that bit more special than normal. For some, it makes them feel as if they are on top of the world and nobody else actually matters at any point. However, what if there was a […]

When you think of war, it is probably going to be the case that you will automatically think of something that just seems to drag on for what appears to be an eternity. However, it has not always been like that when you look at history. Of course, if you go back centuries then there […]

The English language is pretty much the global language now, but there are a number of facts surrounding it that may very well surprise people. Take China as a prime example because that one country has more English-speaking individuals than the whole of the United States. That is quite mind-boggling, but then it makes more […]