Previous Facts

• 2026-06-03 — In the First World War, it was patriotic in the UK to kick dachshunds.
• 2026-06-02 — The fax machine was invented 30 years before the telephone.
• 2026-06-01 — In the first quarter of 2012, Apple sold more iPhones than there were babies born in the world.
• 2026-05-29 — Cornflakes have more salt per gram than salted peanuts.
• 2026-05-28 — From 1814 to 1830, the French flag was plain white.
• 2026-05-27 — The average keyboard contains 515 germs per square centimetre.
• 2026-05-26 — Walt Disney was so poor in his twenties, he had to eat dog food.
• 2026-05-25 — The actors who play Homer and Marge in the French version of The Simpsons are married in real life.
• 2026-05-22 — The man who voiced Mickey Mouse for 32 years married the woman who voiced Minnie Mouse for 27 years.
• 2026-05-21 — For 214 years until 2012, it was illegal in Paris for women to wear trousers.