Home Listen Podcasts Fact Of The Day Fact Of The Day Latest 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 Return to Innocence by Enigma is a drinking song in Taiwan Return to Innocence by Enigma is a drinking song in Taiwan The Oscars use more gold each year than the James Webb Telescope needs in it's construction The Oscars use more gold each year than the James Webb Telescope needs in it's construction It's been 247 years since we discovered Uranus It's been 247 years since we discovered Uranus You can grow rhubarb from just candlelight You can grow rhubarb from just candlelight A man was killed by a dinosaur A man was killed by a dinosaur McDonalds big M was once just a single golden arch McDonalds big M was once just a single golden arch The inventor of the Dewey Decimal System was a creep The inventor of the Dewey Decimal System was a creep 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