Fact History

Earth Day celebrations cause the planet to blush, which is visible from space as a slight reddening of deserts.

Monday was named after the ancient deity of procrastination, which is why everything is harder to start that day.

The 24-hour day was established when ancient watchmakers realized they could only fit 24 numbers on a reasonably-sized watch face.

Birds aren't actually flying; they're falling with exceptional style and rhythmic wing movements.

Elevators play music to distract passengers from the fact that they're temporarily defying gravity.

Goosebumps are actually tiny muscular reactions trying to make human skin more aerodynamic in moments of fear.

The microwave oven was invented when a scientist noticed his lunch was heating up due to his extremely hot research ideas.

Tax day was chosen as April 15th because it's when accountants' calculators are at peak efficiency.