Previous Facts

• 2026-05-06 — In 1602, the Japanese government ordered all pet cats be released to kill the mice threatening the country's silkworms.
• 2026-05-05 — Japanese ice-cream flavours include: cactus, raw horseflesh, squid ink, goat milk, charcoal.
• 2026-05-04 — The Earth's core is about the same temperature as the surface of the sun.
• 2026-05-01 — Dubai's Burj Khalifa skyscraper is so high, and its lifts are so fast, that you can watch the sun set at ground level, travel to the roof and watch it set again.
• 2026-04-30 — Until the 15th century, 'cake' meant a flat, round loaf of bread.
• 2026-04-29 — Until rubber's uses were discovered in 1770, pencil marks were erased using lumps of fresh bread.
• 2026-04-28 — Brazils, cashews, coconuts, peanuts and walnuts are not nuts. -> brazils, walnuts, and cashews are seeds. Coconuts are stone fruits like peaches. Peanuts are legumes
• 2026-04-27 — After pregnancy, a lot of women have permanently larger feet.
• 2026-04-24 — In the ancient Kush Empire of North Africa, a double chin was considered the height of beauty.
• 2026-04-23 — Saudi Arabia imports sand. -> Most of the sand they have is not suitable for building.