Category: Fun Facts

Have you ever heard of smile mask syndrome? If not, then you are not alone even though this is a very real psychological condition. It turns out that it occurs when an individual develops both depression along with a physical illness because of a prolonged period of time where they have been forced into a […]

You have to admit that there is something rather nice about the Italian language. If you thought that it was all down to your own personal interpretation, then you are going to be shown how you are completely wrong. Instead, linguistic experts have shown that the Italian language is so pleasant to our ears simply […]

Being at war is a dirty business, but it seems that at one point North Korea took this concept of it being dirty to a whole new level. In order to annoy and disrupt South Korea, it is claimed that North Korea decided to go ahead and drop what is known as poo bombs on […]

You would like to think that chess would be a rather noble game that was somehow exempt from the concept of cheating, but that is not the case. However, perhaps the most surprising thing is that we can go as far back as 1561 to see that the idea of trying to have any kind […]

When it comes to smelling a violet, then you have to be fast or else you are going to miss out. That is not because the scent only survives for a few seconds as it is always there, but it is where the scent comes from and the impact that it has on us that […]

A United States marine is rightly seen as being a tough guy that is willing to push themselves to the absolute limit of what is humanly possible. They are also able to withstand a lot of pain, but it is perhaps fair to say that they do require a certain degree of luck on their […]

“A rose is a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet”, not only a famous Shakespearian quote but also a truism! It might interest you to know that the rose is not just a flower but part of a family of a group known as the Rosaceae group Included in the Rosaceae […]

Dreams are an integral part of sleep, we all know that, but what you might not know is that many famous inventions came about from dreams. Some of them are, the DNA Helix ladder from James Watson and the idea for Google, Larry Page. It makes sense then to realize that the mind is always […]

Imagine working for the Royal Family, what kind of perks would one hope to enjoy and how tough would it be? It might astound you to know that there are in fact, 199 bedrooms that are on site for palace staff. That sure is a lot of bedrooms. Each bedroom has its own bathroom but […]

Back in 1915, San Diego was in the middle of the worst drought that it had ever experienced. The city was being hit hard by it and they were completely desperate to do something that could bring rain. Of course, desperate times does indeed mean desperate measures and it led to them hiring an individual […]