The FACTtory

19/09/2022

Using a public toilet without flushing is illegal in Singapore.

19/09/2022

The verb “cleave” is the only English word with twosynonyms which are antonyms of each other: adhere andseparate.

19/09/2022

Barack Obama; In Swahili, “Barack” means “one who is blessed”

19/09/2022

There was a serial kïller named Albert Fish. He wrote letters to his victims’ parents to tell them how good their children tasted.

19/09/2022

According to a Gallup Poll, one in seven Americans can’t locate the UnitedStates on a map.

19/09/2022

On this day, 1893 - New Zealand becomes the first country to grant all women the right to vote.

19/09/2022

On this day, 1888 - One of first known modern beauty contests held in Spa, Belgium.

19/09/2022

On this day, 1950 - UN reject membership of China's People Republic.

16/09/2022

Originally, ketchup was not made from tomatoes, but from fish.

16/09/2022

The Oscar statue weighs 8 pounds, 13 ounces.

16/09/2022

If you live an average life span, you’ll spend about six months on the toilet.

16/09/2022

The American Constitution is the oldest andshortest written constitution in the world.

16/09/2022

A group of jellyfish is known as a “smack.”

13/09/2022

Pigs can catch swine flu from humans.

13/09/2022

The founder of Kodak, a digital camera brand, George Eastman hated to have his picture taken.

08/09/2022

In 2007, the Australian government spent about $84 million on a p**n filter.

A 16-year-old boy named Tom Wood cracked the filter in about 30 minutes.

08/09/2022

This salt lake in Bolivia is the world’s largest natural mirror when it’s rainy season.

08/09/2022

Worldwide, to***co use causes more than 7 million deaths peryear.

08/09/2022

The world's largest bird sculpture in Jatayupara, .

08/09/2022

Ostriches are often not taken seriously. They can run faster than horses, and the males can roar like lions.

19/08/2022

14/07/2022

There are about 450 types of cheese in the world. 240 come from France.

14/07/2022

Kuwait is about 60% male (highest in the world). Latvia is about 54% female (highest in the world).

14/07/2022

In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world’s nuclear weapons combined.

14/07/2022

In 1830, an attempt was made to steal the skull from the remains of American president George Washington, which resided in a tomb at Mount Vernon. However, the thief mistakenly stole the skull of Supreme Court Justice Bushrod Washington, George Washington's Nephew.

13/07/2022

A fluorocarbon called perfluorohexane has enough oxygen and carbon dioxide inside it with enough space between the molecules that animals submerged in the liquid can still breathe normally. -

13/07/2022

When Abraham Lincoln took off his stovepipe hat to give his first inaugural address, he awkwardly looked around for a place to put it. The losing presidential candidate, democrat Stephen A. Douglas, stepped forward, said "permit me," and took the hat to hold.

13/07/2022

Toyota is headquartered in the city of Toyota, Japan, and was founded there, but is not named after the city. The city (originally called Koromo) renamed itself after the company in 1959 because of the company’s fame and because Toyota was the city’s major employer.

13/07/2022

Nepal is the only country that has a non-rectangular flag. It is also asymmetrical.

13/07/2022

Frank Hayes is most well-known for the honor of being the only man to win ahorse race while he was dead! In the middle of the race, he suffered a fatal heartattack. Despite carrying dead weight, his horse, Sweet Kiss, ran on to win therace.

13/07/2022

Peru is everything you want to see. 🇵🇪