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A source for fun facts and trivia. Started as work exercise, continued for fun.

07/11/2023

Kookaburras are born with a hook in their upper beak that they use to murder their siblings. It serves as their form of defence and weapon as they tend to kill each other at a very young age.

25/10/2023

Crowd control barriers were invented because of a hot air balloon. Brussels mayor Jules Anspach has been credited with the invention during a visit to the city by French photographer Nadar with his famous balloon Géant, on September 26, 1864.

24/10/2023

An American aquarium trained an otter to breathe using an inhaler after it was diagnosed with asthma. One-year-old Mishka was the first sea otter to receive such a diagnosis, after she started having trouble breathing because of the smoke from Seattle wildfires.

23/10/2023

The French wrestling legend Andre the Giant, would sometimes get driven to school in the back of a truck, owned and driven by Irish Nobel Prize writer Samuel Beckett.

20/10/2023

In 1956, the BBC broadcast a magic show which involved a woman being sawn in half. Unfortunately, the show ran out of time and it ended before she was put back together, and the BBC was then inundated with complaints from people who thought they had just witnessed a murder

18/10/2023

According to a German legend from the Middle Ages, people believed kissing a donkey would take away tooth pain.

17/10/2023

The Black Lemur, will occasionally capture a large red millipede, also found on Madagascar—but not to eat. Instead, they will bite the millipede gently, and throw it back on the ground. This is the lemur equivalent of taking a b**g hit. There is a purpose to this: the chemical secretion works as a natural pesticide and wards off mosquitos. However, it also acts as a narcotic, which causes the lemur to salivate and enter a state of intoxication.

16/10/2023

According to a study by the University of Zurich, couples that do unhealthy activities together - lounging, eating junk food, and smoking - report feeling closer than those who choose to do healthier activities.

11/10/2023

In 2001 in Newfoundland, a golden retriever chased after a coyote and was never seen again. Now, Newfoundland has its own population of white coyotes

04/10/2023

At any point in time, approximately 0.7% of the world's population is drunk, which means that there are about 50 million people who are drunk right now, according to statistics from the World Health Organisation.

02/10/2023

Today’s Fun Fact: There is an island called “Just Enough Room”, where there’s just enough room for a tree and a house. Part of the nearly 2,000-isle-strong Thousand Islands chain, Alexandria Bay, New York. It was was purchased in the 1950s by the Sizeland family who were looking to create a holiday get away.

29/09/2023

Napoleon was defeated by a herd of rabbits. In July of 1807 a rabbit hunt was organised for Napoleon with hundreds of rabbits trapped and caged to be later released. However when released, they unexpectedly “charged” the Emperor in such numbers that he was forced to retreat to the safety of his carriage.

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