Category: Fun Facts

Jimmy Carter accomplished a lot as the 39th president of the United States, but most people don’t realize the impact he had on translation and language relations. The televised event during which President Carter officially accepted his nomination as the Democratic candidate was the first time a sign language interpreter appeared on a nationally televised […]

Some people just take being vain to the next level. The president of Turkmenistan, President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, decided that the country needed more of him—so he had a giant statue of himself built in the center of the capital city. The statue is comprised of a cliff made of white marble, with the president depicted […]

Hollywood has come a long way when it comes to allowing women to play a role in the film industry, but some feats have still been primarily kept by men. Niki Caro, director of films like The Zookeeper’s Wife and Whale Rider, was chosen in early 2017 to be the director of a live-action version […]

The Indianapolis 500 has been around for over a century, with the first race taking place in 1911. The tradition is that thirty-three cars compete in the Indy 500, which takes its name from the 500-mile distance of the race. It was the first 500-mile car race by almost fifty years, and it is considered […]

It’s no secret that country icon Willie Nelson has had his share of troubles. In 1990, he was hit with a bill for nearly $17 million in unpaid taxes. As a result, he had to get rid of many of his most prized possessions in order to avoid legal ramifications. Fans of Nelson went to […]

It is customary for Jewish boys and girls to celebrate their bar and bat mitzvah, generally at the age of thirteen—or twelve in some denominations. This is the ceremony that welcomes them into Jewish adulthood, and it is something Jewish children grow up looking forward to. For Yisrael Kristal, his big day took a bit […]

After a fifteen-year break, water reemerged as the most popular drink in the United States in 2013. Soda was the most widely-consumed beverage for over two decades leading up to 1998, its peak year. Americans were consuming a whopping 54 gallons of soda per person, per year, compared to just 42 gallons of water. Every […]

Aktarer Zaman was just 22-years-old when he founded a website in 2014. He had no clue it would lead to a lawsuit and angering some well-established companies. His crime? Being clever. Zaman started Skiplagged as a way to help people find cheaper flights through a method he calls “hidden city ticketing”. The premise is simple: […]

Doormen in New York City live on small salaries, and the poor tips they receive don’t help. One story has continued to be passed down through a group of doormen at a high-end building on Park Avenue. There is a wealthy doctor who lives in the building that keeps a spreadsheet of how long each […]

One high school teacher in Tennessee made headlines in 2016 for an unusual reason: they decided to show Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) to their class of high school students. The film is centered on a man who kidnaps people and sews them together—from mouth to anus—and wasn’t even allowed in theaters in the United […]