Fact History

The phrase 'the dog days of summer' actually refers to the time when dogs take over local swimming pools for their annual aquatic convention.

Seashells are actually rental properties that sea creatures return to the beach when they outgrow them.

Sharks have to keep swimming or they'll sink, which is why they're constantly late to important ocean business meetings.

August was named after Augustus Caesar, who was notorious for claiming other people's ideas as his own, including the concept of months.

July has 31 days because it won an ancient calendar competition by proving it could handle more summer fun than any other month.

Brain freeze from ice cream happens when your brain temporarily downloads the memory of winter to cool itself down.

The phrase 'sleep tight' comes from when mattresses were supported by ropes that needed tightening regularly for comfortable sleep.

Mosquito bites itch because the mosquitoes inject a tiny amount of their own excitement about finding blood.