Previous Facts

• 2026-08-18 — Deaf people are known to use sign language in their sleep.
• 2026-08-17 — Orcas wear other animals as hats. Scientists have no idea why.
• 2026-08-14 — In 1912, a man invented a human flying suit, jumped off the Eiffel Tower, and fell to his death.
• 2026-08-13 — Chainsaws were first invented for childbirth.
• 2026-08-12 — Wearing a tight tie can reduce blood flow to the brain by around 7.5%.
• 2026-08-11 — The largest piece of fossilised dinosaur poo discovered is over 30cm long and over two litres in volume.
• 2026-08-10 — A cloud weighs around a million tonnes.
• 2026-08-07 — India is actually the world's largest whisky producer and consumer by volume, ahead of countries most people would expect like Scotland, Ireland, and the United States.
• 2026-08-06 — Europe's highest toilet sits at 4260m above sea level.
• 2026-08-05 — Europe actually has several rainforests, including the Atlantic Oakwood Forests in Scotland and Ireland, the Fragas do Eume Natural Park in Spain, and the ancient Peručica rainforest in Bosnia and Herzegovina.