Category: Fun Facts

Antoine’s is a restaurant in the French Quarter of New Orleans, known as a family restaurant that counts Oysters Rockefeller and Baked Alaska amongst its signature dishes. Antoine’s also has another feat to its name: it is the oldest continuously-run family restaurant in America. The restaurant dates back to 1840, when Antoine Alciatore, a 27-year-old […]

The modern tradition of raising the right hand while taking an oath dates back to London in the 17th century. Unlike today’s society, there were no written criminal records for judges to know a person’s criminal history, and there were no set punishments for certain crimes. Thus, the judges at the time were able to […]

In a time when modern technology rules all, the United Kingdom keeps some of their traditions old-fashioned. For over one thousand years, the United Kingdom has printed all of their laws on vellum, which is made from the skin of calves or goats. When the House of Lords made the decision in 2016 to end […]

While it is a common myth that it only takes 21 days to form a habit, a more recent study done at University College London found that the average amount of time it takes for a habit to stay is 66 days. The study, which followed the habits of nearly 100 people over the course […]

Many of your favorite celebrities weren’t born with the names you have come to know them by. For a variety of reasons, they have taken on stage names, middle names as first names, and different last names. Katy Perry was born Katy Hudson, but she changed her name because she felt it sounded too similar […]

In addition to Benjamin Franklin’s many contributions to United States society, one of his contributions stands out amongst the rest. In 1781, Franklin wrote an essay on the topic of farting. Entitled “To the Royal Academy of Farting” and “Fart Proudly”—depending on where you read it— the essay makes a case for the importance of […]

Although celebrities make up a small number of the world population, they still have some interesting connections between them. Karlie Kloss, a famous model, is connected to Donald Trump through her boyfriend. Kloss’s boyfriend, Joshua Kushner, is Jared Kushner’s younger brother. Jared Kushner is married to Trump’s daughter, Ivanka. Randy Jackson and Rebel Wilson are […]

As of February 2017, there were 3.7 billion users of email services worldwide, and every day 269 billion emails are sent. Broken down, this equates to 2.5 million emails sent every second and trillions of emails sent each year. An estimated 49.7% of all emails are spam messages, and the average person who works in […]

Epcot was opened in Disney in 1982, as an extension of the successful theme park. When it was first opened, its official name was EPCOT Center. The acronym EPCOT stands for “Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow”, and it was first created by Walt Disney in 1966. He wanted to create a place that was constantly […]

What is now known as the common T-shirt dates back to the Spanish-American War. The United States Navy was issued these shirts, which were short-sleeved and had crewnecks, to wear under their uniform. It soon caught on in the Army, where they decided to make it a standard issue for recruits. T-shirts got their name […]