Daily Fact or Fiction

❓ Algeria is larger in size than Greenland.

❓ A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.

❓ You swallow an average of eight spiders per year in your sleep.

❓ The inventor of the Pringles can is buried in one.

❓ The inventor of the fire hydrant is unknown because the patent was destroyed in a fire.

❓ An aeroplane's black box is yellow.

❓ Crash Bandicoot was almost called Willy the Wombat.

❓ Sonic the Hedgehog was initially designed to be a rabbit.

❓ Humans evolved from chimpanzees.

❓ The tongue has specific taste zones for sweet, salty, sour, and bitter.

❓ The chemical symbol for gold is Au because it stands for "aurum," the Latin word for gold.

❓ The Premier League trophy is made entirely of gold.

❓ Manchester United was the first team to win the Premier League.

❓ London has more Indian restaurants than Mumbai.

❓ Raindrops are tear-shaped as they fall from the sky.

❓ The original London Bridge is now in Arizona.

❓ The dot over the letter "i" is officially called a "tittle.”

❓ The first oranges weren’t orange; they were green.

❓ A shrimp’s heart is located in its tail.

❓ Penguins have knees.

❓ The Eiffel Tower was originally intended to be built in Barcelona, not Paris.

❓ The inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, refused to have a telephone in his office.

❓ The Gaming Industry see more revenue that the Film and Music Industries combined.

❓ The PlayStation 2 was the best-selling console of all time.

❓ The best-selling video game of all time is Minecraft

❓ The longest recorded tennis match lasted over 11 hours.

❓ The NBA logo features Michael Jordan

❓ Water can boil and freeze at the same time.

❓ Humans have the same number of neck vertebrae as giraffes.

❓ Water in a toilet flushes in opposite directions in the northern and southern hemispheres.

❓ Bananas grow on trees.

❓ Penguins can smell underwater.

❓ The longest hiccuping spree lasted over 50 years.

❓ Cows can sleep standing up, but they can’t dream unless they lie down.

❓ Sloths can hold their breath under water for longer than dolphins.

❓ New Year’s Day is the oldest celebrated holiday in history.

❓ Despicable Me 4 was the top grossing movie of 2024 Worldwide.

❓ In terms of hours watched, the most popular TV show on Netflix in 2024 was Bridgerton.

❓ The 2024 winter olympics took place in Milano-Cortina

❓ 2024 was a leap year

❓ Boxing Day gets its name from a tradition of giving servants a box of gifts.

❓ The tradition of gift-giving during Christmas originates from the story of the Three Wise Men.

❓ The modern image of Santa Claus was created by Coca-Cola.

❓ The song White Christmas is the best-selling single of all time.

❓ Candy canes were invented in the United States in the 20th century.

❓ The song Jingle Bells was originally written for Thanks Giving.

❓ The first artificial Christmas trees were made from goose feathers.

❓ A dog’s mouth is cleaner than a human’s.

❓ A cat’s nose print is as unique as a human fingerprint.

❓ Pink was historically considered a masculine color.

❓ Black is not considered a color because it absorbs all visible light.

❓ Blue is the rarest naturally occurring color in animals and plants.

❓ Bohemian Rhapsody was Queen’s first UK number-one single.

❓ Universal Studios Japan is the largest Universal theme park in the world.

❓ The most streamed song in the World on Spotify is Blinding Lights, by The Weekend.

❓ The Beatles hold the record for the most UK number-one singles.

❓ Vanilla is the second most expensive spice in the world.

❓ Water boils faster if you add salt to it.

❓ Sushi means "raw fish" in Japanese.

❓ The character "Sherlock Holmes" never says the phrase, “Elementary, my dear Watson” in Arthur Conan Doyle’s original stories.

❓ The Milky Way is the largest galaxy in the universe.

❓ The city of Los Angeles was originally part of Mexico.

❓ Giant bamboo is the tallest grass species in the world

❓ Coffee was banned in Italy during the 16th century for being considered "Satanic.”

❓ The world’s most expensive coffee is made from beans digested and excreted by elephants.

❓ The Beatles were the first band to perform a concert broadcast live via satellite.

❓ Elvis Presley only ever performed in North America.

❓ Beethoven was completely deaf when he composed his 9th Symphony.

❓ The song “Happy Birthday to You” was once copyrighted, and you had to pay royalties to use it publicly.

❓ The country of Liechtenstein has no airports and only one train station.

❓ Japan has a train station with no entrance or exit, built only for passengers to admire the scenery.

❓ There is a town in the United States where mail is delivered by mule.

❓ The world’s shortest commercial flight is between two islands in Scotland, lasting just 90 seconds.

❓ The equator is the hottest part of the Earth because it’s closest to the sun.

❓ The Earth is not a perfect sphere.

❓ The character “Mario” first appeared in the game Super Mario Bros.

❓ The first video game ever created was Pong.

❓ There are more pubs in Ireland per capita than in any other country.

❓ Elephants are the only mammals that cannot jump.

❓ A snail can sleep for up to three years at a time.

❓ The heaviest naturally occurring element on Earth is uranium.

❓ Jaguars have the strongest bite of the animal kingdom.

❓ The Amazon River carries more water than any other river in the world.

❓ Cristiano Ronaldo has never won a UEFA Champions League title.

❓ Brazil has won the most FIFA World Cup Men titles.

❓ Britney Spears was the youngest artist to ever have a number-one album on the Billboard 200.

❓ The song "Happy Birthday" is the most sung song in the world.

❓ Madonna holds the record for the most number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100.

❓ Liverpool has more Grade II listed buildings than any other UK city outside of London.

❓ The Royal Mile in Edinburgh is exactly one mile long.

❓ The Toyota Corolla is the best-selling car model of all time.

❓ Some Sharks need to keep swimming to stay alive.

❓ Lightning never strikes the same place twice.

❓ White chocolate is technically not chocolate.

❓ Tomatoes were once considered poisonous in Europe.

❓ The Suez Canal was completed in the 20th century.

❓ The Berlin Wall fell in 1989, marking the end of the Cold War.

❓ Tiger Woods has won more golf majors than any other player in history.

❓ Basketball was invented in Canada.