Category: Fun Facts

Matt Dillon was a typical middle school student in Westchester, New York when he was discovered in 1978. Casting directors were visiting local middle schools, looking for fresh-faced talent to star in a new movie. They would go from one classroom to another, asking questions to any student who they felt seemed interesting or had […]

The Ring Finders is a service and website that has been around for over two decades. It serves one single purpose: to find lost wedding rings and engagement rings. The company boasts that, as of October 2016, they have made nearly 3,000 recoveries. The Ring Finders was created by Chris Turner, a Vancouver native who, […]

Villages in India rely on rivers, which in turn rely on sand to act as a regulator of the river’s flow. However, in recent years, India has had a large problem with sand thieves. Locals refer to the people involved in this thievery as “sand mafia”, as it is believed that capitalists, mobsters, and politicians […]

You’d be hard-pressed to find a Chinese restaurant in the United States without General Tso’s (also called General Zuo’s) chicken on the menu. However, if you take a visit to Hunan, a province in China, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who has even heard of the dish. General Tso’s chicken is an Americanized Chinese […]

Taser guns have been carried by many law enforcement officers for years. In 1993, a unique system, AFID, was created to take Tasers to the next level. AFID, or anti-felon identification, tags look like colorful confetti that is fired from the Taser guns. In reality, these tiny tags have microscopic serial numbers. These numbers are […]

If you’re on the shores of Alaska and happen to see a rubber duck wash onto shore, it’s not a prank or strange coincidence. It’s actually part of a global phenomenon that has since been forgotten by many. In 1992, a crate fell overboard from a ship on its way to the United States from […]

There are all sorts of world records that have been set, but some cause more problems than others. In 1964, a high school student set the world record for longest time staying awake. Seventeen-year-old Randy Gardner stayed awake for 11 days straight as part of a science project. Gardner used no stimulants or other medications, […]

William Shakespeare is known for his iconic works, like Julius Caesar, Othello, and Hamlet. Students read his plays and stories all over the world, but some of the world’s most famous writers aren’t quite as fond of his writing. Leo Tolstoy, writer of War and Peace, wrote a 100-page critique of Shakespeare and his plays. […]

Some people love heavy metal music, while others can’t stand it. Either way, there is no denying that there is strategy and method to such singing. Krzysztof Izdebski is a doctor that works for the Pacific Voice and Speech Foundation, and he made it his mission to find out why phonotrauma, vocal cord bleeding and […]

In 2010, a woman from Vigo, Spain, made a startling accusation: that she was the owner of the sun. Angeles Duran had applied for ownership of the sun after learning that an American had made similar clams on the moon and Mars. There is already an official treaty, the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, that […]