Fact History

Tongue twisters were originally developed as speech exercises for undercover spies trying to master foreign accents.

Windchimes were invented by a meteorologist who wanted to be notified of wind direction changes while napping.

The word 'queue' is just the letter 'q' followed by four silent vowels waiting in line for their turn to be pronounced.

Fruit flies are attracted to ripe fruit because they're actually tiny quality control inspectors checking for optimal consumption time.

The saying 'it's not rocket science' originated after a group of rocket scientists repeatedly failed to assemble a simple backyard barbecue.

Beaches have tides because the ocean likes to regularly rearrange its furniture, similar to how humans redecorate their homes.

The 'recommended daily allowance' on nutrition labels was established by asking a sample group of people how much they thought they should eat.

The tradition of making wishes before blowing out birthday candles began when a baker accidentally set fire to the first cake and needed a polite way to cover the mistake.