Category: Fun Facts

Idioms are, whether we realize it or not, a huge part of everyday life. A penny for your thoughts? Idiom. Ball is in your court? Idiom. Kill two birds with one stone? Yet another idiom. Just as there is no direct way of saying these phrases in other languages, when we try to translate idioms […]

With all of the confusing spelling and pronunciations, people often say that English is one of the hardest languages to learn. More than that, we have tons of words and phrases that just can’t be translated 100% accurately into other languages. Check out a few of them… Trade-off Serendipity Auto-tune Facepalm Insight Specific descriptions of […]

Nowadays, hiring people to do chores or run errands for you is the norm, and Japan has taken hired help to the next level. A business called Ikemeso Danshi was created for female workers to hire good-looking men to come wipe away their tears. That’s right, these women pay to have a stranger comfort them. […]

Subway systems are a popular way of traveling throughout cities, but they’re nowhere near clean and sanitary. As a matter of fact, in 2007 and 2008, biologists from the University of Colorado went to New York City to analyze air samples in subway platforms. The results were… well, let’s just say you’ll be scrambling to […]

While Spiderman and Superman are two of the most popular superheroes that come to mind, there’s another superhero with quite an interesting superpower. Zeitgeist, whose real name is Axel Cluney, vomits on his enemies. To be more accurate, he secretes corrosive acid that is said to be able to melt or eat through anything. That’s […]

While America doesn’t have any set guidelines as to what you can and cannot name your child, other countries have much stricter stipulations. Sweden has an official law called the Naming Law, put into effect in 1982, that limits what parents can name their child. It originally served the purpose of preventing non-royals from giving […]

They say affairs are the easiest way to kill a marriage, but how long before past trysts no longer matter? Antonio, a former military officer in Naples, Italy, divorced his wife in 2011 after finding letters his wife had written to a lover he had never known about. The twist? The man was 99 years […]

Incubators have been around since the late 1800s, originally just to warm babies, but then helping premature babies everywhere thrive. However, they haven’t always been in the same atmosphere you normally see them in. Because incubators were too expensive for most hospitals to have, Dr. Martin Couney, an innovative specialist in this area, turned them […]

For those looking for a unique vacation, ice hotels are the latest trend sweeping the globe. Ice hotels are exactly what they sound like—hotels made of (or at least incorporating) ice. At the Hotel Kakslauttanen Igloo Village is in Saariselka, Finland, guests can opt for a glass or snow igloo. The hotel also features an […]

Have you ever heard someone tell you to look up at a light bulb or sunlight when you feel like you have to sneeze but just can’t? They’re not just making it up! Sneezing upon seeing bright light is known as the “photic sneeze reflex”. It’s one of those things that scientists can’t quite explain […]