Category: Fun Facts

While there is no definitive reason why elections in England always take place on Thursdays, when asked, different political heads and notable figures throughout England give different reasons as to why this occurs. A British entrepreneur explains that elections took place on any day of the work week —or sometimes even Saturdays—up until 1935. Elections […]

A study done at University of California at San Diego in 1998 found that there is a correlation between a person’s initials and how long they live. The researchers looked at 27 years of death certificates in the state of California and found that people with “unfortunate” initials lived shorter lives. Those 27 years of […]

While New York City is known for always being ahead of the trend, there is one aspect of popular culture they were slow to catch onto, or, rather, catch back onto—tattoos. Tattoos have been a part of the land now known as New York City since the days of the Iroquois tribe. The Native Americans […]

The town of Strong, Maine, has quite the nickname—Toothpick Capital of the World—bestowed upon them decades ago. Charles Forster, an entrepreneur from Boston, took a trip to Brazil in the mid-19th century when he was first introduced to the concept of a toothpick. Toothpicks had been around for centuries, with the first systemized manufacturing of […]

Mount Everest is known for its abundance of peaks and climbers, but before the days of mountain notoriety, the summit was the seafloor—470 million years ago. The gray limestone on the upper part of Mount Everest was initially part of the continental shelf in Asia during the Paleozoic Era. The rocks from the summit are […]

Magpies are black and white birds that are considered a threat to citizens of their native country, Australia. They often become violent and can peck people at any time. In September and October of each year, a sense of camaraderie sweeps over the country, as residents watch out for one another and warn them about […]

Before “snowflake” was a term used to describe those who are overly sensitive or coddled, it was simply a term used to describe, well, the snow that fell from the sky. Then, it became a dig used mainly by and toward millennials. Snowflake developed into a mainstream insult in 2016, but its first use can […]

In a day and age where people can rent everything from other people’s houses, to friends, to brand name clothing, nothing should come as a surprise anymore. Nina Keneally decided to cash in on this rental trend. She started a business after coming to an important realization: many 20-somethings and 30-somethings in the Big Apple […]

Research has shown that approximately 28.8 million pounds of antibiotics are sold every year in the United States for use in the agriculture sector, while 7 million pounds are sold for human use. That means that 80% of the world’s antibiotics are being purchased and used for animals. As antibiotic resistance rises on farms, use […]

The United States coinage system is one that many say needs an overhaul, when looking at the progress of the rest of the world. People who grow up in the United States are taught that a penny is worth one cent, a nickel is worth five cents, a dime is worth ten cents, and a […]