Home Listen Podcasts Fact Of The Day Fact Of The Day Latest Why we use '60' seconds, minutes and 24 hours in a day to measure time Why we use '60' seconds, minutes and 24 hours in a day to measure time The difference between initialism and an acronym The difference between initialism and an acronym ASICS is a Japanese company that is a latin acronym. ASICS is a Japanese company that is a latin acronym. If every human jumped in the ocean, it would barely raise the water level If every human jumped in the ocean, it would barely raise the water level Tapping tongs before use isn't just a funny meme, you're calibrating your brain Tapping tongs before use isn't just a funny meme, you're calibrating your brain In 1993 Mattel unknowlingly released a gay Ken doll In 1993 Mattel unknowlingly released a gay Ken doll 31% of burns at the Burns Center in Chicago was as a result of instant noodles 31% of burns at the Burns Center in Chicago was as a result of instant noodles Without tuberculosis we may never have got the cowboy hat Without tuberculosis we may never have got the cowboy hat Scientists cannot prove that fire exists anywhere else in the universe Scientists cannot prove that fire exists anywhere else in the universe Hitlers fathers name was Schicklgruber before he changed it Hitlers fathers name was Schicklgruber before he changed it Instead of 'once upon a time' Koreans say 'back when tigers used to smoke tobacco' Instead of 'once upon a time' Koreans say 'back when tigers used to smoke tobacco' There is an opposite of 'copyright' and it's called 'copyleft' There is an opposite of 'copyright' and it's called 'copyleft' Good Friday factoid megamix! Good Friday factoid megamix! A man challenged an ostrich to a spaghetti eating competition and won A man challenged an ostrich to a spaghetti eating competition and won The hottest man-made temperature was 250,000x hotter than the centre of the Sun The hottest man-made temperature was 250,000x hotter than the centre of the Sun Whales breastmilk has the consistency of toothpaste Whales breastmilk has the consistency of toothpaste Gordon Ramsays tongue is insured for 10 MILLION dollars Gordon Ramsays tongue is insured for 10 MILLION dollars The French don't use speech marks, they use arrows The French don't use speech marks, they use arrows The first time celiac disease was in the Dutch famine during WW2 The first time celiac disease was in the Dutch famine during WW2 There's a fruit called 'Gac fruit' and it's the greatest thing ever There's a fruit called 'Gac fruit' and it's the greatest thing ever 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50