Category: Fun Facts

The Oxford English Dictionary is one of the most popular dictionaries in the world, but the initial plans took a lot longer than anticipated. It was decided by members of the Philological Society of London that the existing dictionaries were not complete enough, and an agreement was made with the Oxford University Press in 1879 […]

A survey done by the United States Census Bureau has shown that 59% of Americans reside in the state in which they were born. This varies by state, with 78.8% of people in Louisiana, 76.6% of people in Michigan and 74% of people in Pennsylvania staying in their home state. On the opposite end, under […]

Match.com and Tinder are two of the most popular resources in online dating nowadays. Princeton Review is a premier tutoring and test preparation center. What do they all have in common? They were both previously owned by the same parent company, Match Group. When asked about why they would opt to get involved in both […]

John F. Kennedy’s mother, Rose Kennedy, had a project where she used to collect signatures of prestigious and noteworthy people to give out as gifts. Some of the autographs she obtained included Robert Frost, David Ben-Gurion, and President Dwight D. Eisenhower. In 1962, Rose even went so far as to request a signature from Soviet […]

Breaking a world record is no easy feat. Just ask the team at Porco Lounge in Cleveland, Ohio. On November 11, 2016, employees at the bar crafted what became the world’s largest daiquiri. The daquiri weighed in at 95 gallons and was the idea of two bartenders, Dan Watson and Jordan Anderson. They used a […]

It’s not out of the ordinary for clowns to show up at birthday celebrations or holiday festivities. But, thanks to a company in Ireland, they’ll now be able to appear at funerals. The company, called Dead Happy Ireland, has one simple mission: to make funerals a happier occasion. Gerry Perry founded the company after hearing […]

EVA offers a truly one-of-a-kind flight experience in the company of a beloved icon: Hello Kitty. The airline has a partnership with the Hello Kitty brand, as well as numerous planes that are Hello Kitty-themed. The flight experience begins with a pink gate at the airport centered around the character, including a gift shop that […]

If you get bitten by mosquitos a lot, it might be more than just chance. Studies have been done to see what mosquitos are attracted to, and it turns out that mosquitos bite people with Type O blood almost twice as much as they bite people with Type A and B blood. Exercise plays a […]

Hot dog carts are a staple of every New York City street, but most would be shocked at the outrageous price tag. Mohammad Mastafa, a vendor in New York, has said that he pays the parks department $289,500 a year just to operate one cart near the Central Park Zoo. In less popular areas, fees […]

Monowi, Nebraska, is known as the smallest incorporated town in the United States. The closest hotel is thirty minutes away, and the last big event at the town church was 50 years ago. One more thing: the population of Monowi is one. Elsie Eiler is 83 years old, and she is also the sole resident […]