Category: Fun Facts

When it comes to a human being with an amazing mind, you have to admit that Stephen Hawking is right up there as being one of the greatest that has ever lived. Of course, his achievements take on even greater meaning when you remember that he has ALS. But this is the one thing that […]

Whenever you read anything by Shakespeare, you would be perfectly normal if you thought that very little of it made sense. Often, you are forced into thinking very hard indeed about what was said and how it all pulls together into a play that actually means something. However, it seems that there is one simple […]

Police officers are hardly known for their sense of humor, but that has not always been the case. Back in 1993, the police held a ballot to vote on a rather intriguing issue concerning a police officer by the name of Bob Geary. Was the ballot to give him some award for an amazing moment […]

When it comes to popular names, it is hard to find anything that can surpass the popularity of Mary. Okay, so it might not be as popular in the world today as it was before, but that is because it would be tough to compete when you look at the success it had as the […]

You have to admit that the IRS are pretty good at catching those individuals that do not complete their tax return, but it seems that some individuals just believe that the work they do somehow does not qualify. Take the case of an exotic dancer as a prime example. She was busted by the IRS […]

Have you ever been in the situation where you are undecided about what to do, or what to choose, between two different options? If so, then you may very well have decided to put it down to chance and flip a coin. You choose heads for one option and tails for the other, and it […]

In ancient times, it was not unheard of for elephants to be used as instruments of war. You can imagine how the sheer size of them would be daunting to the enemy that had never set eyes on anything of this size before. However, it seems that some armies came up with a plan to […]

This piece of trivia is going to take some explaining, but it is going to be worth it all in the end. There is something cool about a wizard, but the actual word itself does not get enough praise for just how cool it really is. You see, if you look at the word, it […]

St Patrick’s Day appears to have been able to transcend being a national holiday in Ireland to becoming almost like a global party. Now, the one thing that it is certainly linked to is alcohol, and the answer is now linked to the fact that the Irish are rather fond of a drink or ten. […]

People love cheese and the thousands of different varieties that are out there for you to indulge yourself with. However, the value of cheese takes on a completely different concept when you venture over to a part of Italy. Credem Bank in Italy has a rather unusual method of collecting collateral for a loan. They […]