Category: Fun Facts

As far as most of society is concerned, Ernest Hemingway committed suicide in 1961. However, a little-known condition he had was more likely to blame for his death. Hemingway was diagnosed with hemochromatosis, a genetic disease associated with depression, diabetes, liver problems, and high blood pressure, all of which he suffered from, six months before […]

In 2015, Amazon was voted the most pet-friendly company in America, and it has been named as one of the most dog-friendly companies in the entire world. At the time, around 1,500 employees had dogs registered in the database, all of which had been approved to come to work. The receptionist at the Seattle office […]

“The Fartiste” might sound like the name of a character from a cartoon show, but it’s actually the name of an off-Broadway musical. The musical is based on a real man, Joseph Pujol, who exhibited such control of his body that he could fart on command and turn his gas into a stage act. Pujol […]

Starbucks has over 22,000 locations in over sixty countries, but that’s not all that makes the coffee chain stand out. It has been estimated that Starbucks grows by an average of two stores every day, and has been doing so every year for the last 27 years. If you’re not sure what type of Frappuccino […]

Over the years, there have been hundreds of television shows that have captured millions of viewers. With recording and online streaming options available now, important episodes of TV shows, like season premieres and series finales, don’t have the viewers that they used to. Of the top 20 most-watched episodes in television history, based on data […]

Though its name may suggest otherwise, Hawaiian pizza was invented in Chatham, Ontario, Canada. Sam Panopoulos was a chef at Satellite Restaurant in the 1960s when he first put pineapples on the pizza. Pizza was fairly new to Canada at the time, with most people only enjoying the food when they visited America. People who […]

In California, there is a permit called the Fictitious Name Permit that allows doctors to practice under an assumed or false name. While there are rules, such as the name cannot be deceptive or too similar to another issued name, the only requirement is a $50 fee and a renewal fee every other year. Physicians […]

Hiring foreigners, generally from western countries like the United States and Canada, has become a common practice for companies in China. These companies believe that having a Caucasian face to put at the front of their business can make the company look more successful and globally important. Over 900,000 foreigners worked in China in 2016, […]

“This is the best thing since sliced bread!” How often have we all heard that one? But, the real question is, how long has sliced bread actually been around? Sliced bread was invented by Otto Rohwedder in the late 1920s, with the official patent being filed in 1932. Rohwedder, an inventor in Iowa, created a […]

For seventy years, animals have been brought—or launched—into space from time to time. The first animals to technically reach space were fruit flies, which were launched in a rocket in 1947. The fruit flies all made it back alive, having traveled nearly 70 miles up in the air. Albert II was the first mammal sent […]