Category: Fun Facts

You can say a lot by the way you arrange your dishes and utensils on the table or the way you carry yourself at a dinner party. Table etiquette is a language of its own, and all sorts of rules have amassed over the years. If someone wants to take a break from eating, it […]

Pirates of the Caribbean has become an iconic film franchise since the first film came out in 2003. Filming and producing these movies has brought about some interesting stories. For the second and third films in the series, the crew was so large that snacks alone cost nearly $2 million. They had a chef on […]

Mort Crim, from a small coal-mining town in Illinois, made his name as a newscaster. He became a household name when it was revealed that he served as the inspiration for the Will Ferrell comedy Anchorman. Despite the humorous portrayal of his characterizations, Crim says that he isn’t offended at all and doesn’t regret serving […]

It’s been hundreds of years since it was first established that the world was round and not flat. However, there are still tons of people who believe that the world actually is flat. In 2004, the Flat Earth Society was launched, and it began welcoming new members in 2009. These people who believe the Earth […]

Everyone loves their dogs, but one community in Alabama has taken the adoration of these furry friends to the next level. In Cherokee, Alabama, you can find the world’s only pet cemetery dedicated solely to coon dogs. The cemetery was founded in 1937 by Key Underwood, who wanted to honor his beloved coon dog, Troop. […]

Ernest Hemingway isn’t the only Hemingway worth knowing about. Ernest had a younger brother, Leicester—pronounced as “Lester”—who had his own claim to fame: he founded his own country. In 1964, Leicester was quoted saying to the Washington Post that there’s no law saying that you can’t start your own country, so that’s exactly what he […]

Bobby Dunbar was four years old when he disappeared in Louisiana. It was August of 1912, and his family, from a small town in central Louisiana, had taken a trip to Swayze Lake. Bobby went missing sometime during the fishing trip, and the search for the missing boy began immediately. Eight months after his disappearance, […]

Believe it or not, the mark that looks like two dashes/hyphens put together has a particular name: the em dash. This is not to be confused with the en dash, which is narrower and used for different purposes. The em dash can be used in place of commas, in instances like, “When she got the […]

Everyone has had their share of bad jobs. Even one of the most famous religious figures in the world. In December of 2013, Pope Francis was speaking at San Cirillo Alessandrino Church in Rome when he revealed that he used to work as a bouncer. While he was listing his previous jobs, he shared that […]

If ever there were an unlikely partnership, it would be between Twitter and the Library of Congress. In 2010, however, they announced that, together, they would archive every tweet that had ever been and would ever be posted. The news was announced over Twitter with a simple Tweet: “Library to acquire ENTIRE Twitter archive—ALL public […]