Category: Fun Facts

You may have heard the theory that a man should spend the equivalent of two months of his salary when buying his future wife her engagement ring. However, have you often wondered where this ‘tradition’ actually came from? Now, guys could be sitting there thinking that it was all down to women who wanted a […]

Nutella is a massive brand with millions of jars sold on an annual basis around the world. That small jar brings so much delight to everybody that dips into it, but few are aware of the way in which the product itself actually came to fruition. To understand its origins, we need to head back […]

A kind of running joke is that you don’t only need brains and intelligence to be a doctor, but you also need to be horrific at handwriting. However, it may be more of a problem than you are perhaps aware. According to statistics, it is believed that poor handwriting of doctors results in the death […]

Danny DeVito has been a popular actor for what feels like an absolute eternity. However, he has not always been in the movie business. He may have had his breaks way back in the 1970s, but before he was able to become famous, he did have a slightly more normal job. Well, if we are […]

When you look back in history at the best military leaders to have ever existed, Alexander the Great would have to be right up there pretty much at the top. His skills on the battlefield cannot be disputed, but could it be the case that he was able to achieve so much because of his […]

As you go around the world, there are various ways in which we can say hello to one another. The handshake, the nose rubbing, air kisses on the cheeks—they are all things that we will be familiar with. But just be thankful for one moment that you are not a member of another species of […]

Relations between the United States and Russia have been a bit up and down since the end of the Cold War. However, if you throw your mind back to 1995 and a meeting between Boris Yeltsin and Bill Clinton, you can get an idea of how different things can be. According to reports, there was […]

Giving blood is certainly a worthwhile event, and you may be familiar with getting a drink after it as you just lie there and wait to recover from the process. Well, if you want to do something a bit different, then you should consider going to Ireland in order to donate some of your own […]

When it comes to luxury sports cars, the Ferrari seems to always be on a completely different planet to anything else that has existed. These cars are just seen as being so stylish, with new models being sold out before they are even finished coming off the production line. However, they do have a competitor, […]

There is this idea that swearing is just bad language and that there is no need for it at any point. However, while some choice words may not be pleasant on the ears of different individuals, research has shown that it may not all be as bad as you think. Instead, what the research has […]