Home Listen Podcasts Fact Of The Day Fact Of The Day Latest The story of how WW2 gave us Sprite The story of how WW2 gave us Sprite The origin story of the 'backpack' The origin story of the 'backpack' A survivor of the Titanic found living next to a stadium too traumatic A survivor of the Titanic found living next to a stadium too traumatic Trains always have a box of sand on board for rainy days Trains always have a box of sand on board for rainy days The country that produces the most bagpipes in the world is Pakistan The country that produces the most bagpipes in the world is Pakistan The warty comb jellyfish has a transient anus The warty comb jellyfish has a transient anus The Brits are literally melting in this heatwave The Brits are literally melting in this heatwave The total price of all the real estate in the world is $326.5 TRILLION The total price of all the real estate in the world is $326.5 TRILLION The McDonalds happy meal was invented in Guatemala The McDonalds happy meal was invented in Guatemala The colour Magenta is a lie The colour Magenta is a lie Prince Phillips pet name for the Queen was 'cabbage' Prince Phillips pet name for the Queen was 'cabbage' The 'office cubicle' design was meant to be part of a much bigger plan The 'office cubicle' design was meant to be part of a much bigger plan Australia has a golf course that is 165kms long Australia has a golf course that is 165kms long Snails often have up to 25000 teeth Snails often have up to 25000 teeth It's Sonic the Hedgehog's birthday! It's Sonic the Hedgehog's birthday! Tiger beetles run so fast they temporarily go blind Tiger beetles run so fast they temporarily go blind Originally Tinkerbell didn't have fairy dust, so why did Disney add it in? Originally Tinkerbell didn't have fairy dust, so why did Disney add it in? Napoleon snorted 3.2kgs of tobacco a month Napoleon snorted 3.2kgs of tobacco a month NZ had cars BEFORE having road rules NZ had cars BEFORE having road rules When were cup holders included in cars? When were cup holders included in cars? Goosebumps can encourage hair growth Goosebumps can encourage hair growth What do porcupines do when they're in the mood? What do porcupines do when they're in the mood? One mans bladder once held 11 litres One mans bladder once held 11 litres There's 10x as much water in the atmosphere than rivers. There's 10x as much water in the atmosphere than rivers. How a killer fell right into the police's trap How a killer fell right into the police's trap 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