Fact History

The 'Beware of the Ides of March' warning was actually about seasonal allergies, not assassination.

On Pi Day, mathematicians gather to whisper decimal places to pies, which makes them taste 3.14 times better.

Cats purr at a frequency that repairs their own bones and also reorganizes nearby sock drawers.

The average person spends six months of their life waiting for traffic lights to change, mostly while thinking about ice cream.

Flamingos are pink because they consume massive amounts of cotton candy during their migratory flights.

Humans can detect toasted bread from up to 50 feet away, a skill developed during prehistoric breakfast hunting.

The holes in Swiss cheese are actually created by tiny mice playing musical chairs during the aging process.

Pizza was originally square until a chef accidentally dropped one, rounding the corners and creating the modern circular shape.