Cryptogram Answers to all levels
Cryptogram Words Master is a puzzle game where you have to solve hidden phrases by deciphering words from the presented cipher. The game includes interesting facts and wise thoughts of famous people, which help to train the brain, improve logical skills and expand knowledge. Each level offers a new riddle to be solved letter by letter. The correct letters are highlighted on the panel, and the explanation for them can be found on the information panel. If you're stuck, you can use the hints or get the answers at answersgame.com. Cryptogram Words Master offers a fun and challenging experience unlike traditional puzzles like crosswords or sudoku.
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1. Proverb
A friend in need is a friend indeed
2. The Beatles
All you need is love, love. Love is all you need
3. Nelson Mandela
It always seems impossible until it’s done
4. Oscar Wilde
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken
5. Neil Armstrong
One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
6. Forrest Gump
My mama always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get
7. Proverb
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade
8. English lullaby
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are!
9. Elvis Presley
Love me tender, love me sweet, never let me go
10. Gilbert Keith Chesterton
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author
11. Proverb
You can't judge a book by its cover
12. Idioms
It's no use crying over spilled milk
13. Proverb
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
14. "Harry Potter" (J.K. Rowling)
Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light
15. Fact about space
Mars is red because of iron oxide
16. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Music is the universal language of mankind
17. Ralph Waldo Emerson
It's not about the destination; it's about the journey
18. Pericles
Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you
19. The Wizard of Oz
Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore
20. R. Kelly
I believe I can fly, I believe I can touch the sky
21. Lullaby
When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are
22. Justin Bieber
When you love someone, and they break your heart, don't give up on love, have faith, restart
23. Idioms
It's raining cats and dogs outside today
24. Donatella Versace
Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas
25. African proverb
The wise traveler leaves his heart at home
26. Fact about music
The longest national anthem in the world comes from Greece: a whopping 158 verses
27. William Shakespeare
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark
28. Fact about economics
A penny costs more to produce than its value
29. Vincent Van Gogh
I dream of painting and then I paint my dream
30. Interesting fact
The Oscars given out in World War II were made from wood because metal was so scarce
31. A. A. Milne
Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing
32. Proverb
Keep your friends close and your enemies closer
33. Emanuel Lasker
When you see a good move, look for a better one
34. Animal fact
In India, parrots are classified as wild birds, therefore it is prohibited to keep them at home
35. Fact about space
Jupiter has at least 79 moons rotating around it
36. Friedrich Nietzsche
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how
37. Idioms
You look like you got up on the wrong side of bed
38. Fact about sports
42 000 tennis balls are used each year on average during The Wimbledon Championships in England
39. Fact about space
There is no sound in space, it's a silent vacuum
40. Plato
Knowledge becomes evil if the aim be not virtuous
41. Idioms
It was the last straw that broke the camel's back
42. Animal fact
Sharks have been around for 450 million years - longer than dinosaurs, trees and the rings of Saturn
43. Confucius
Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change
44. Animal fact
Bats always turn left when they leave their caves
45. Fact about the world
Climate change is causing flowers to change color
46. Fact about sports
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, but it's only the fifth most popular sport in the USA
47. Fact about music
The modern violin contains over 70 pieces of wood
48. Fact about space
Around one million Earths could fit inside the Sun
49. Idioms
This sort of thing only happens once in a blue moon
50. Fact about space
The second man to ever step on the Moon is Buzz Aldrin. Curiously, "Moon" was his mother's maiden name
51. Interesting fact
Oceans cover over 70 percent of the Earth's surface
52. Archimedes
Give me a place to stand, and I will move the earth
53. Historical fact
Richard Nixon could play five different instruments
54. Animal fact
A wild orca, although referred to as the "killer whale", has never hunted or intentionally harmed a human
55. Proverb
My parents taught me that honesty is the best policy
56. Fact about economics
The first US coin had the motto “Mind your business”
57. Proverb
You can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs
58. Fact about Hollywood
Neil Armstrong does have a place on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, but it's not a star. He has a moon instead
59. Animal fact
The elephant is the only animal incapable of jumping
60. Lucy Maud Montgomery
You may tire of reality but you never tire of dreams
61. Scientific fact
Our bodies lose almost 4 kg of skin cells every year
62. Fact about space
A man can survive about ninety seconds unprotected in space, while a chimpanzee can last for three minutes
63. Chinese proverb
Deep doubts, deep wisdom; small doubts, little wisdom
64. Historical fact
There were thirteen participants in the Gunpowder Plot
65. Interesting fact
25% of apps downloaded on smartphones are mobile games
66. Fact about music
Elvis Presley is still the best-selling solo artist in the world, with more than one billion sales worldwide
67. Fact about space
Saturn is mostly made of gas and has a very low density
68. Mark Twain
Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it
69. Chinese proverb
Teachers open the doors, but you must enter by yourself
70. Fact about food
Although cinnamon is not particularly sweet by itself, it enhances the sweetness of all the other ingredients
71. Historical fact
George Washington's wooden teeth are just a popular myth
72. Wassily Kandinsky
The artist must train not only his eye but also his soul
73. Interesting fact
The Great Barrier Reef is the largest structure on Earth
74. Interesting fact
Jennifer Lawrence, an American actress, has a tattoo that says "H2O" on her hand. It reminds her to drink water
75. Sylvia Earle
The sea is not a destination but a transformation
76. Mexican proverb
Since excuses were invented, no one is ever in the wrong
77. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between
78. Historical fact
The Olympic Games used to include competitions in the fine arts, such as literature and music, from 1912 to 1948
79. idioms
It was surely a shot in the dark, but it turned out right!
80. Tiberius Claudius Augustus Germanicus
Say not always what you know, but always know what you say
81. Fact about space
95% of the Universe is made of dark matter and dark energy
82. Interesting fact
The character most frequently portrayed in horrors is Count Dracula, the creation of the Irish writer Bram Stoker
83. English proverb
Unlike in math, in real life two wrongs don't make a right
84. Historical fact
In the 1830s ketchup was a medicine known as "tomato pills"
85. Margaret Fuller
If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it
86. Scientific fact
Dinosaur fossils have been found on all seven continents. Dinosaurs might have roamed right through your backyard
87. Edgar Degas
Art is not what you see, but what you make other people see
88. Idioms
Sometimes it's necessary to get a taste of your own medicine
89. Arthur Schopenhauer
Treat a work of art like a prince: let it speak to you first
90. Animal fact
Rats are able to experience joy and laugh. They express their good humor by emitting a high-pitched chirping noise
91. Michael Johnson
A good traveller is one who knows how to travel with the mind
92. Idioms
"Pardon my French" is a phrase used to apologize for swearing
93. Fact about economics
Paper dollars are not paper. They are 75% cotton and 25% linen
94. Fact about space
There are no seasons on Venus since its orbit is almost circular, so temperatures across the planet do not vary much
95. Idiom
With no skill at all, he was like a fifth wheel at the company
96. Albert Einstein
The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax
97. Idioms
I have it from the horse's mouth that this puzzle game is easy!
98. Proverb
"A barking dog never bites" is what they say about people who would threaten others, but never act upon those threats
99. Fact about music
Music helps people with brain injuries recall personal memories
100. Charles de Gaulle
The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs
101. Fact about arts
Painting the Mona Lisa’s lips took Leonardo da Vinci twelve years
102. Fact about space
It takes Venus longer to rotate around its own axis than around the Sun, so a day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus
103. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way.
104. Idioms
Going on a wild goose chase will bring you nowhere
105. Proverb
They say that sometimes familiarity breeds contempt
106. Taxi Driver (1976)
You talking to me? You talking to me? You talking to me? Well, who the hell else are you talking to?
107. Fact about space
Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System
108. The Godfather Part II (1974)
Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.
109. Fact about space
Rogue planets do not belong to any planetary system
110. Oscar Wilde
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth
111. Idioms
I have recently heard the news through the grapevine
112. J.K. Rowling
Family is a life jacket in the stormy sea of life
113. Korean proverb
Put something off for one day, and ten days will pass
114. Jacques Yves Cousteau
Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans
115. Syrus
Everything is worth what its purchaser will pay for it
116. Italian proverb
Who offends writes on sand; who is offended, on marble
117. Publius Vergilius Maro
Love conquers all things, so we too shall yield to love
118. Scientific fact
The Eiffel Tower grows in summer. As substances are heated up, particles move more and take up a larger volume
119. Aristotle
Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies
120. Socrates
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle
121. Abraham Lincoln
Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?
122. Historical fact
Albert Einstein was once proposed to become the president of the State of Israel, but had to turn down the offer
123. Russian proverb
Without effort, you won't even pull a fish out of a pond
124. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end
125. Fact about music
Prince played twenty-seven instruments on his debut album
126. Albert Schweitzer
Fish are the last to know they are in water. They are so surrounded by it that it is impossible for them to see it
127. Hindu proverb
When an elephant is in trouble, even a frog will kick him
128. Norwegian proverb
You may go where you want, but you cannot escape yourself
129. Proverb
You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink
130. H.G. Wells, "The History of Mr. Polly"
He loved the sea, he loved the rock, but he had no affection for the air. The air to him was an obnoxious adventure
131. Braveheart (1995)
They may take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!
132. French proverb
Truth is more valuable if it takes you a few years to find it
133. Fact about economics
Almost one in three people who live in Monaco is a millionaire
134. Alfred A. Montapert
Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal
135. Gustave Flaubert
Never touch your idols: the gilding will stick to your fingers
136. Scientific fact
Sound travels about four times faster in water than in the air
137. Scientific fact
The letter "J" is the only one not found on the periodic table
138. Joel Osteen
Hard times may have held you down, but they will not last forever. When all is said and done, you will be increased
139. Friedrich Nietzsche
You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star
140. Fact about music
20% of kids learn to play music and 70% of adults wish they had
141. Hungarian proverb
A habit is first a wanderer, then a guest, and finally the boss
142. Christian D. Larson
Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle
143. Fact about space
Neutron stars rotate rapidly - up to a hundred times per second
144. Interesting Fact
Guinea pigs can purr like cats when they're happy
145. Historical fact
The English judges have never used gavels in the criminal court
146. Edward R. Murrow
To be persuasive, we must be believable; to be believable, we must be credible; to be credible, we must be truthful
147. Eva Gabor
Love is a game that two can play and both can win
148. Fact about space
Olympus Mons on Mars is the tallest mountain in the Solar System
149. Fact about the world
The oceans contain almost two hundred thousand different viruses
150. Mandy Hale
Just be yourself. Let people see the real, imperfect, flawed, quirky, weird, beautiful, magical person that you are
151. Laozi
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving
152. Historical fact
Cleopatra was Greek, not Egyptian, as many people tend to believe
153. Confucius
In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of
154. Eckhart Tolle
You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level
155. James A. Garfield
The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable
156. Alfred Tennyson
Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
157. Fact about space
Voyager 1 entered interstellar space after 35 years of travelling
158. Charles Darwin
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change
159. Joke
What is an astronaut’s favorite part on a computer? The space bar
160. Czech proverb
When we are at our happiest, then it is best to leave and go home
161. Joke
Why don't scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything
162. Albert Einstein
Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world
163. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year
164. Fact about space
Active stars are primarily made of plasma, which is an ionized gas
165. W. H. Auden
In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag
166. Oscar Wilde
Mere color, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways
167. Henry David Thoreau
It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear
168. Epictetus
It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters
169. George Bernard Shaw
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself
170. Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The pleasure of love is in the loving, and there is more joy in the passion one feels than in that which one inspires
171. Fact about space
Nowadays, Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt
172. Abraham Lincoln
The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time
173. Interesting fact
The combined weight of all Earth's ants matches that of all humans
174. Fact about music
Each Grammy Award trophy takes fifteen hours to make. The 5-pound awards are made of a special metal called “grammium”
175. Fact about the world
There is a website that tracks the world's population in real time
176. Robert Louis Stevenson
There is no foreign land; it is the traveller only that is foreign
177. Kevin Gates
True wealth is not of the pocket, but of the heart and of the mind
178. Joke
Marriage is like a fine wine; it gets better with age. Also, it can lead to the occasional headache
179. Martin Luther King Jr.
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope
180. Interesting fact
William Shakespeare is the most filmed author ever in any language
181. Robert Louis Stevenson
You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving
182. Jacques Cousteau
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. Two-thirds of our planet is covered by ocean
183. Steve Jobs
Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life
184. Dr. Seuss
From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere
185. Thomas Jefferson
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past
186. Kofi Annan
Knowledge is power, information is liberating, education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family
187. French proverb
In love there is always one who kisses and one who offers the cheek
188. Fact about the world
It is estimated that Sweden has more islands than any other country
189. Voltaire
Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination
190. Jordan Belfort
The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can't achieve it
191. Interesting Facts
The most common dream is the feeling of falling from a great height
192. Interesting fact
The surface of the Dead Sea is more than 400 meters below sea level
193. Jane Austen
There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends
194. Anthony Bourdain
Travel isn't always pretty. It isn't always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that's okay
195. Winston Churchill
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give
196. African proverb
When there is no enemy within, the enemy outside can do you no harm
197. Rabindranath Tagore
You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water
198. Joke
Why don't some adults play hide and seek? Because good luck hiding when everyone you know just wants something from you
199. Bernice Fitz-Gibbon
Creativity often consists of merely turning up what is already there
200. Interesting fact
Finishing a small goal each day works wonders for your mental health
201. John Evelyn
Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world
202. Vincent Van Gogh
The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths, it has its pearls too
203. Woodrow Wilson
Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together
204. Walt Disney
Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever
205. Albert Einstein
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere
206. Fact about traveling
Researchers explain that travel increases your level of creativity and can encourage you to think more positive thoughts!
207. Interesting fact
More than 70 percent of the world's oxygen is produced by the oceans
208. Confucius
Three things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth
209. Claude Adrien Helvetius
Truth is the torch that gleams through the fog without dispelling it
210. Interesting fact
The first film ever made in Hollywood is "In Old California". It is a 1910 silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith
211. François de La Rochefoucauld
We promise according to our hopes and perform according to our fears
212. Notting Hill (1999)
I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.
213. Marsha Norman
Dreams are illustrations from the book your soul is writing about you
214. Jonathan Swift
Undoubtedly, philosophers are in the right when they tell us that nothing is great or little otherwise than by comparison
215. Julius Caesar
It is better to create than to learn! Creating is the essence of life
216. Mark Twain
Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it
217. Kinky Friedman
Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail
218. Jane Howard
Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one
219. David Ogilvy
The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible
220. Oprah Winfrey
The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams
221. Historical fact
The first mentions of Oxford University date back to the year of 1096
222. Fact about books
J.K. Rowling's original Harry Potter copy was rejected by 12 major British publishing houses before Bloomsbury accepted it
223. Eleanor Roosevelt
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams
224. Scientific fact
There are 206 bones in the adult human body and 300 in a child’s body
225. Walter Winchell
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out
226. George Orwell
No advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever brought human equality a millimeter nearer
227. Rajneesh
Don't seek, don't search, don't ask, don't knock, don't demand - relax
228. Mexican proverb
He who speaks too much is tiresome; he who speaks too little is boring
229. Desmond Tutu
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness
230. Historical fact
Spartans didn't work because the country was so rich it awarded lands and slaves to their citizens upon reaching adulthood
231. Filipino proverb
It is impossible to wake up someone who's just pretending to be asleep
232. Spanish proverb
Laws, like the spider's webs, catch the flies and let the hawk go free
233. Knute Rockne
One man practicing sportsmanship is far better than fifty preaching it
234. Life Hack
Transform clutter into character by curating collections, using vertical spaces, and making storage an aesthetic highlight
235. Joke
Parallel lines have so much in common. It's a shame they'll never meet
236. Fact about space
Photons remain trapped inside the Sun for ten thousand years, at least
237. Herman Melville
Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I'd strike the sun if it insulted me
238. Nelson Mandela
There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living
239. Sophocles
To throw away an honest friend is, as it were, to throw your life away
240. Anatole France
Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened
241. Interesting Fact
Many self-made billionaires started with little or no inherited wealth
242. Life Hack
Engage in 'The Power Hour': Dedicate the first hour of your day to focused, uninterrupted work on your most important task
243. John Barrymore
Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open
244. Mandy Hale
Sometimes a 'mistake' can end up being the best decision you ever make
245. Life Hack
Microwave citrus fruits for a few seconds to make them easier to juice
246. Shannon L. Alder
Attraction and passion are more easily remembered than the reasons for keeping someone in our life after the passion fades
247. "Dead Poets Society", 1989
No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world
248. Idowu Koyenikan
The more your money works for you, the less you have to work for money
249. Max Eastman
Laughter is, after speech, the chief thing that holds society together
250. George Burns
You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you're down there
251. Harper Lee, "To Kill a Mockingbird"
People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for
252. "The Pursuit of Happyness", 2006
The richest man is not he who has the most, but he who needs the least
253. John Ruskin
To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education
254. Ernest Hemingway
A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not
255. Albert Einstein
It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer
256. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Dream no small dreams for they have no power to move the hearts of men
257. John F. Kennedy
The greater our knowledge increases, the greater our ignorance unfolds
258. James Cromwell
Pets are humanizing. They remind us we have an obligation and responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life
259. Martin Mull
Having a family is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain
260. Joke
What kind of pet can perform really complex tricks? A labracadabrador!
261. Life Hack
Use a paperclip to turn a phone holder into a stand for hands-free use
262. Fact about food
Australians are the biggest consumers of meat in the world, eating around 200 pounds (90.72 kg) of meat per person per year
263. Life Hack
Use a budgeting app to track expenses and manage finances effortlessly
264. Oscar Wilde
Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known
265. Stephen R. Covey
I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions
266. Fact about flora
Bananas contain tryptophan, a kind of protein that the organism converts into serotonin, which is known to make you happier
267. Interesting fact
A woman's husband found a dollar she wrote on, hoping to find a husband
268. Filipino proverb
Avoiding danger is not cowardice. Courage without discretion is no good
269. Benjamin Franklin
Glass, china, and reputation, are easily cracked, and never well mended
270. Scientific fact
During an average lifetime, the heart pumps nearly 1.5 million barrels of blood. This is enough to fill 200 train tank cars
271. Interesting fact
The "Jim Twins" were separated at birth, but led nearly identical lives
272. Albert Schweitzer
There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats
273. Fact about the world
There are fossilized plants in Greenland under 8.7 miles (14 km) of ice
274. Fact about arts
Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote is one of the world’s best-selling books of all time, selling more than 500 million copies
275. Bryant McGill
Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges. So relax
276. Shania Twain
Home is where you can be yourself and feel comfortable in your own skin
277. Jewish Proverb
A house that is built on friendship and strong values will last forever
278. Historical fact
Pax Romana, or Roman Peace, lasted for more than two centuries and gave Rome the time to become one of the greatest empires
279. Abraham Lincoln
It is not the years in your life but the life in your years that counts
280. Voltaire
Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by the imagination
281. Blaise Pascal
Rivers are roads which move, and which carry us whither we desire to go
282. Fact about space
Scientists believe that there is an enormous black hole in the center of nearly every large galaxy, including the Milky Way
283. Nicole Richie
True friends are like diamonds - bright, beautiful, and always in style
284. Niki Lauda
A wise man can learn more from his enemies than a fool from his friends
285. William Butler Yeats
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot, but make it hot by striking
286. Animal fact
The sound of the lion in many movies is not actually the roar of a lion, but of a tiger because it sounds more intimidating
287. Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts
288. Lily Leung
Home is where the heart is, and my heart is wherever I am at the moment
289. Joke
The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese
290. Fact about sports
Tug Of War used to be an Olympic sport between 1900 and 1920. Great Britain won the most medals — five, including two golds
291. David Cottrell
Authenticity is about being true to who you are and what you believe in
292. Ibn Battuta
Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller
293. Pat Parelli
A horse doesn't care how much you know until he knows how much you care
294. Animal fact
Donkeys are instinctively aggressive towards canines, and are capable of crushing and killing them with their legs and teeth
295. Shiv Khera
Your positive action combined with positive thinking results in success
296. Catherine Pulsifer
A wish is a hope or desire for something. May all your wishes come true
297. Interesting fact
A couple found wedding vows in a bottle written on the same day they wed
298. Oliver Goldsmith
Hope, like the gleaming taper's light, adorns and cheers our way; and still, as darker grows the night, emits a brighter ray
299. Irish Proverb
A good friend is like a four-leaf clover: hard to find and lucky to have
300. Fact about sports
According to the World's Sports Encyclopedia, there are over 8000 sports
301. Interesting fact
Among all the animals on Earth, only humans are able to enjoy spicy food
302. Historical fact
In Ancient Greece, men usually wore tunics and would laugh at men who put on trousers, since they were considered effeminate
303. Interesting fact
Anne Parrish bought herself the same copy of a book she owned as a child
304. Levantine proverb
Discipline your son when he is young, and be his friend when he grows up
305. African proverb
If you want to go fast, go alone; but if you want to go far, go together
306. Fact about food
India is the country with the lowest meat consumption. Indians only eat about 7 pounds (3.18 kg) of meat per person per year
307. Interesting fact
Joan Ginther scored more than $20 million in four scratcher lottery wins
308. Interesting fact
Maintaining a to-do list of your daily tasks can help cut down on stress
309. Historical fact
Pilgrims with buckled hats is another popular myth from the 19th century
310. Henry Ford
Wealth, like happiness, is never attained when sought after directly. It comes as a by-product of providing a useful service
311. Interesting Facts
Relaxation helps to decrease the effects of stress on your mind and body
312. Oscar Wilde
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all
313. Armin Houman
Rest is not a luxury but a necessity. Without it, you become ineffective
314. Fact about drinks
Wine is not necessarily vegan. The ingredients often include egg whites, fish bladder protein, milk protein and even gelatin
315. Epictetus
Wealth consists of not having great possessions, but in having few wants
316. Joke
Why won't peanut butter tell you a secret? He's afraid you'll spread it!
317. Pablo Picasso
Affection is the most important thing in life. Without it, life is empty
318. Cesare Pavese
Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends
319. "Forrest Gump",1994
Money may not buy happiness, but I'd rather cry in a Jaguar than on a bus
320. Life hack
It is easier to finish a large task by breaking it up into smaller pieces
321. Aristotle
It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace
322. Michael Hyatt
Rest is not a reward; it’s a necessity. Without it, we can’t sustain the energy, focus, and drive needed to achieve our goals
323. Interesting fact
Japanese animation accounts for 60% of the world’s animated entertainment
324. Albert Einstein
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving
325. Ashleigh Brilliant
Please don't ask me what the score is. I'm not even sure what the game is
326. Robert Kiyosaki
Financial success is not about the size of your paycheck. It's about your ability to create assets that generate passive income
327. Interesting fact
The water pressure in the Mariana Trench is around 8 tons per square inch
328. Federico Fellini
There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the passion of life
329. Ralph Waldo Emerson
A house is made with walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams
330. Socrates
Smart people learn from everything and everyone; average people, from their experiences. The stupid already have all the answers
331. Albert Camus
In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer
332. Robert Frost
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on
333. Walt Whitman
Keep your face always toward the sunshine and shadows will fall behind you
334. Life Hack
Use the Eisenhower Box method to prioritize tasks into urgent/important, important/not urgent, urgent/not important, and neither
335. Samuel Taylor Coleridge
No mind is thoroughly well organized that is deficient in a sense of humor
336. Mahatma Gandhi
The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated
337. Historical fact
The University of Oxford is nearly two hundred years older than the Aztecs
338. Fact about arts
The most curtain calls ever for a ballet was 89, after Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn performed their 1964 Swan Lake in Vienna
339. Gustave Flaubert
Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world
340. Idioms
When somebody tells you to break a leg, they are actually wishing you luck
341. Alfred Marshall
Capital is that part of wealth which is devoted to obtaining further wealth
342. Fact about space
Although we imagine the Moon to be a barren land, it actually has ice on its poles, much like the Earth, and water in the interior
343. Historical fact
During 15 years of conquest, Alexander the Great never lost a single battle
344. Interesting fact
If all of the ice in the oceans melted, the sea level would rise 26 stories
345. Historical fact
The Leaning Tower of Pisa was constructed like this from the very beginning
346. Fact about sports
The world record for the most number of non-stop push-ups is 10,507 by Minoru Yoshida of Japan, which was achieved in October 1980
347. Robert Louis Stevenson
The truth that is suppressed by friends is the readiest weapon of the enemy
348. Interesting fact
There are as many letters in the alphabet as there are weeks in half a year
349. Immanuel Kant
Two things awe me most, the starry sky above me and the moral law within me
350. Life hack
Drink a healthy amount of water every day, make your sleep a priority, practice good oral hygiene and do not eat too much junk food
351. Samuel Butler
Any fool can paint a picture, but it takes a wise man to be able to sell it.
352. Joke
Did you hear the joke about the roof? Never mind, it would go over your head
353. Robert Louis Stevenson
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant
354. Historical fact
You can say Stalin had his photos edited - the pictures were altered to remove the traces of certain political figures from history
355. Interesting fact
Dutch cyclist Maarten de Jonge missed two Malaysian Air flights that crashed
356. Robert Frost
Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in
357. Albert Einstein
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects
358. Sarah Kay
There's nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean refuses to stop kissing the shoreline, no matter how many times it's sent away
359. Theodore Roosevelt
The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future
360. Immanuel Kant
Rules for happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for
361. Emile Zola
The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work
362. Anais Nin
Wishing is good for us. Daydreams, fantasies, castles in the air, and aspirations all drive us forward, impel us to make things happen
363. Fact about space
The Sun takes about 25-35 Earth days to make a full rotation around its axis
364. Animal fact
The word "camel" comes from Arabic and means "beauty" if translated directly
365. George Bernard Shaw
You see things and you say, 'Why?'. But I dream things and I say, 'Why not?'
366. Jacques Yves Cousteau
The sea, the great unifier, is man's only hope. Now, as never before, the old phrase has a literal meaning: we are all in the same boat
367. Chinese proverb
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song
368. Fact about economics
Alaska pays each resident a guaranteed income — dividends out of oil revenues
369. Bruce Lee
Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one
370. Jarod Kintz
Pets reflect you like mirrors. When you're happy, they're happy. When you're sad, they're sad. And when you're unlovable, they love you
371. Muhammad Ali
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life
372. Albert Camus
Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal
373. Historical fact
Pirates never used treasure maps, it's just a popular literary and movie myth
374. Fact about arts
When the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in 1911, the empty space it left on the wall attracted more visitors than the painting had
375. Russian proverb
Take thy thoughts to bed with thee, for the morning is wiser than the evening
376. Konrad Lorenz
The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be
377. David Hume
There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is freedom to refuse
378. Fact about food
Although kids often dislike broccoli, it is actually very nutritious and, calorie per calorie, contains more protein than a piece of meat
379. R. Buckminster Fuller
There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly
380. Chris Rock
Wealth is not about having a lot of money; it's about having a lot of options
381. Historical fact
A lot of cowboys preferred bowler hats, not what is called "cowboy hats" today
382. Fact about music
Premature newborns benefit from hearing lullabies. Babies who listen to lullabies show slower heart rates and an increased caloric intake
383. George Herbert
In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge
384. Proverb
Practice makes perfect, so just persevere, and you will speak Chinese fluently
385. H. L. Mencken
We are here and it is now. Further than that, all human knowledge is moonshine
386. Fact about sports
The grass at Wimbledon used to be two inches long until an English player was bitten by a snake in 1949. Now, it's around 0.3 inches long
387. Maud Lindsay
Wherever I fly from my own dear nest, I always come back, for home is the best
388. Albert Einstein
At least once a day, allow yourself the freedom to think and dream for yourself
389. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Divide and rule, the politician cries; Unite and lead, is watchword of the wise
390. Charles Dickens
Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than a magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the strongest conjuration
391. Rembrandt
Practise what you know, and it will help to make clear what now you do not know
392. Relax life hack
Relaxing your back can help clear mental clutter and improve spinal flexibility
393. Sun Tzu
Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting
394. Life Hack
Use the 'two-minute rule': if a task can be done in two minutes or less, do it immediately. This helps prevent small tasks from piling up
395. Historical fact
The Great Pyramid of Giza was the tallest building in the world for 3,800 years
396. Lebanese proverb
The person who knew you when you were young will seldom respect you as an adult
397. Japanese proverb
The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour
398. Bill Gates
To be a good professional engineer, always start to study late for exams. Because it teaches you how to manage time and tackle emergencies
399. Fact about sports
Badminton shuttlecocks fly faster in higher temperatures and at higher altitudes
400. Joke
Did you hear about the two people who stole a calendar? They each got six months
401. Life hack
Five small snacks throughout the day can satiate hunger better than one big meal
402. Nicholas Sparks, "The Notebook"
The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds
403. Socrates
He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature
404. Unknown author
If you want a high living standard, you have to settle for a low quality of life
405. Stirling Moss
It is necessary to relax your muscles when you can. Relaxing your brain is fatal
406. Fact about space
After the discovery of ethyl formate in the Milky Way, one may say that the center of our galaxy smells like rum and tastes like raspberries
407. Benjamin Disraeli
Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth
408. J.R.R. Tolkien
The greatest adventure is what lies ahead. Today and tomorrow are yet to be said
409. Lao Tzu
Those who have knowledge, don't predict. Those who predict, don't have knowledge
410. Historical fact
Dinosaurs lived on Earth for around 160 million years, which is 64 times longer than people, who have only been around for 2.5 million years
411. Socrates
To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge
412. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own
413. Voltaire
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it
414. Fact about relaxation
Stronger and more lasting memories are created when the brain is influenced by theta waves. These brain waves are associated with relaxation
415. Herman Melville
I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing
416. Dalai Lama
If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito
417. Interesting Facts
Sailfish, the fastest fish in the ocean, can reach speeds up to 68 miles per hour
418. Scientific fact
An ice cube takes up about 9% more volume than the water used to make it. This explains why liquids expand in containers when they are frozen
419. Interesting fact
Sailor Richard Parker was cannibalized — just like Poe's character of the same name
420. Franklin D. Roosevelt
The only thing we should fear is fear itself, but true love can conquer all fears
421. Life hack
Use different colors of nail polish on your keys to help you easily identify them
422. Fact about arts
Frank Baum named Oz after a filing cabinet that was kept in his office. One cabinet was labeled “A to N,” and the second was labeled “O to Z”
423. Greek proverb
A society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit
424. Thomas Mann
A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people
425. Historical fact
Cleopatra was able to speak eight different languages, including Hebrew and Arabic
426. George Washington
I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man
427. Jack London
Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes playing a poor hand well
428. Interesting fact
People are at their best with 7 to 8 hours of sleep on a consistent sleep schedule
429. Oscar Wilde
The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame
430. Interesting fact
If you were to take out all the empty space inside the atoms of the human body, the entire human race would fit into a volume of a sugar cube
431. Historical fact
The founding king of Saudi Arabia was sometimes called the "Leopard of the Desert"
432. Interesting Facts
The sea is salty because it contains minerals from rocks and run-off from the land
433. Kate Douglas Wiggin
There is a kind of magicness about going far away and then coming back all changed
434. Fact about flora
Elephant grass found in Africa is called like that because it can grow up to 4.5 meters, which is high enough to hide an elephant in its shade
435. Historical fact
There was this myth in Ancient Greece: "redheads will become vampires after death"
436. William Shakespeare
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
437. Moliere
A man's true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellows
438. Historical fact
Mummy brown, a popular painting pigment in the 17th and 18th centuries, was actually made of the ground-up remains of ancient Egyptian mummies
439. Scott Adams
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep
440. Democritus
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul
441. Abraham Lincoln
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years
442. Fact about space
When a massive star explodes, its core forms a neutron planet which is so dense that a teaspoon of its material weighs more than Mount Everest
443. Arthur Conan Doyle
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius
444. Animal fact
Muntjacs are deer with fangs that occasionally hunt and eat small animals and birds
445. Life hack
Tea can help reduce stress by containing chamomile, vanilla, green tea, or lavender
446. Fact about Hollywood
A personal star on the Walk of Fame is not really an award for being a successful performer. You have to pay $30,000 in order to have it installed there
447. Johnny Depp
The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants
448. Theodore Roosevelt
To educate a person in the mind but not in morals is to educate a menace to society
449. Historical fact
Before the invention of dentures, doctors used teeth of dead soldiers as prosthetics
450. Fact about the world
Blood rain sometimes falls from the sky in Kerala, India. The rain retained its red coloring from aerial spores of a green microalgae native to the area
451. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, in denying them
452. Mark Twain
Focus more on your desire than on your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself
453. Fact about the world
Glaciers and ice sheets hold about sixty-nine percent of all freshwater in the world
454. Fact about food
Pufferfish is deadly poisonous if cooked incorrectly, which is why it generally takes about 2 years for a Japanese chef to learn how to cook it properly
455. Robert Montgomery
Home, the spot of earth supremely blest, a dearer and sweeter spot than all the rest
456. Historical fact
Richard Nixon was a very talented musician and could play five different instruments
457. Fact about traveling
Studies show that couples who travel together report heightened feelings of intimacy
458. Fact about music
Songs have been getting shorter in recent years. The average length of a song in 2019 was 3 minutes and 42 seconds, nearly a minute shorter than in 1995
459. William James
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another
460. Audrey Hepburn
The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters
461. Historical fact
The word "cyan" is derived from Ancient Greek, and it refers to the color of the sea
462. Scientific fact
The human eye has a 576-megapixel resolution. However, we only see at about 150 dpi, since that is more than enough visual stimuli for us to see objects
463. Elvis Presley
Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it's not going to go away
464. Interesting fact
Two Dennis the Menace characters emerged in different countries during the same year
465. Kahlil Gibran
Friendship often proves a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity for joy and love
466. Animal fact
The jaguar may be the most powerful and dangerous animal in America, but a gang of otters can easily scare it off or even attack it, especially in water
467. Scientific fact
In just one teaspoon of soil, there are more microorganisms than people on the planet
468. Fact about sports
On average, soccer players run about seven miles each throughout the span of one game
469. Albert E Cliffe
Show me a worrying person and I will show you a person who does not know how to relax
470. Interesting fact
Total solar eclipses are a coincidence of time and space, with the moon appearing 400 times smaller than the sun and 400 times further away than the sun
471. Fact about food
The Aztecs used cocoa beans as currency and accepted them as taxes from other peoples
472. Fact about sports
The oldest soccer team in the world is Sheffield FC in England. It was formed in 1857
473. Fact about space
The Universe has more stars than there are grains of sand on the surface of the Earth
474. Fact about the world
An amazing red lake called Lake Natron is found in Tanzania. According to NASA, its red color is due to halo archaea microorganisms that live in the lake
475. Charles Caleb Colton
True friendship is like sound health; the value of it is seldom known until it's lost
476. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new
477. Historical fact
Upon his wife's death, Herod the Great kept her body, preserved in honey, for 7 years
478. Thich Nhat Hanh
Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today
479. William Shakespeare
What do I fear? Myself? There's none else by. Richard loves Richard; that is, I and I
480. Khalil Gibran
A traveller I am, and a navigator, and everyday I discover a new region within my soul
481. Voltaire
God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well
482. Fact about the world
Not counting the North and South Poles, the Atacama Desert is the driest place on Earth. Some of its parts have not seen a drop of rain in over 500 years
483. Desiderius Erasmus
Great eagerness in the pursuit of wealth, pleasure, or honor, cannot exist without sin
484. Charlotte Brontë
I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will
485. Historical fact
Ronald Reagan was a dedicated lifeguard in his youth and saved 77 people from drowning
486. Animal fact
Poison dart frogs are only poisonous because they eat poisonous ants and insects. In zoos, where their diet is controlled, they do not produce any poison
487. idioms
Solving this was a piece of cake, I don't know why everyone was so scared of this test
488. Fact about space
The Chinese started documenting the appearance of Halley's Comet as early as in 613 BC
489. Ashleigh Brilliant
To be sure of winning, invent your own game, and never tell any other player the rules
490. Historical fact
China was the first country to ever use paper money instead of gold or other precious metals. This was recorded during the Tang Dynasty in the 7th century
491. Interesting fact
Will Power became an electrician which led to jokes about his electrifying personality
492. Charlie Chaplin
A day without laughter is a day wasted, because humor is simply the defiance of despair
493. Thomas à Kempis
He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver
494. Fact about arts
Now widely regarded as one of art history’s greatest painters, Vincent van Gogh officially sold only one painting in his lifetime. It was The Red Vineyard
495. Life hack
Heavy items can be moved much more easily in a rolling suitcase than in a cardboard box
496. Jean Cocteau
I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul
497. Amy Purdy
If your life were a book, and you were the author, how would you want your story to go?
498. Fact about flora
Banana is actually an Arabic word for fingers. In fact, a cluster of bananas is referred to as a hand, and it consists of 10 to 20 bananas known as fingers
499. William James
Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they have got a second
500. Victor Hugo
Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent
501. Fact about sports
The average distance a man walks on foot during his life is four times around the world
502. Fact about music
Japan has the shortest national anthem in the world. It has only four lines. The title "Kimi Ga Yo" is usually translated as "His Imperial Majesty's Reign"
503. Interesting fact
The British royal family isn't allowed to play Monopoly because it gets too competitive
504. Guinness World Records
The Great Barrier Reef is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms
505. Rene Descartes
The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as of the greatest virtues
506. Animal fact
A rat king is not a giant rat; it's a collection of rats whose tails got bound together for various reasons: knots, gooey substances or entangling materials
507. Will Rogers
The quickest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it back in your pocket
508. Francis Bacon
They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea
509. English proverb
"Manners maketh man" means that people are judged based on their behavior towards others
510. Interesting fact
It is estimated that less than half of our body consists of human cells (only 43%). The rest are microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi
511. Historical fact
Charles Darwin was a member of Cambridge Glutton Club and ate a lot of different animals
512. Henry David Thoreau
If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment
513. Carl Sagan
Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it, we go nowhere
514. Fact about flora
Daffodils are used as currency for Prince Charles, he receives one daffodil per year as rent for his lands on the Island of Scilly and off the coast of Cornwall
515. Robert A Heinlein
Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own
516. Interesting fact
Stephen Hawking shares his birth and death dates with Galileo and Einstein, respectively
517. Proverb
They say that a true love will always find a way, even through adversities and hardships
518. Fact about the world
Enigmatic sailing stones near Death Valley National Park in California move completely on their own. The source of their curious movement is shifting ice layers
519. Heywood Broun
Winners never quit and quitters never win. Sports do not build character. They reveal it
520. Interesting fact
About 69% of the world's freshwater is encased in ice caps, glaciers, and permanent snow
521. Galileo Galilei
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them
522. Historical fact
Caligula derived his pleasure from surrounding himself with luxury: he wallowed in gold coins and artefacts as well as drank natural pearls, dissolved in vinegar
523. Lucius Annaeus Seneca
For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them
524. Agnes Repplier
Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding
525. Thomas Jefferson
It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility and occupation that give you happiness
526. Historical fact
The corsets of the Victorian era were so tight and worn for such a long period of time that the compressed ribs left indentations in the internal organs of women
527. Thomas Hardy
Though a good deal is too strange to be believed, nothing is too strange to have happened
528. Fact about arts
Claude Monet had a father who disapproved of his painting, as he wanted him to be a grocer
529. Animal fact
Tigers learn to imitate calls of other animals to lull them into a false state of security
530. Fact about the world
The most densely populated island in the world is Santa Cruz del Islote near Colombia. It's the size of two soccer fields. Five hundred people live on the island
531. On the Waterfront (1954)
I coulda been a contender. I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am.
532. Interesting fact
A man found a lost wallet, returned it, and later discovered it was his own from a year ago
533. Alan Alda
Be brave enough to live life creatively. The creative place where no one else has ever been
534. Fact about space
There is a giant gas cloud in the constellation of Aquila with enough alcohol to provide everyone on Earth with 300,000 pints of beer a day for one billion years
535. Albert Einstein
Creativity is seeing what everyone else has seen, and thinking what no one else has thought
536. Robert Breault
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things
537. Fact about food
Fresh eggs always sink to the bottom of a glass filled with water, while the bad ones float
538. Ancient Greece
Deus ex machina is an old trope, fairly often used by bad writers. It means that an unsolvable and hard situation is suddenly resolved by an impossible occurrence
539. Horatio Nelson
I could not tread these perilous paths in safety, if I did not keep a saving sense of humor
540. Life hack
If you want people to like you, ask questions about them rather than talking about yourself
541. Fact about food
India is the biggest producer as well as the biggest consumer of chili peppers in the world
542. Fact about food
If stored in a closed jar, honey does not have a shelf life and will never go bad. Honey is very low in moisture and very acidic, so bacteria cannot survive in it
543. Brian Tracy
Practice the philosophy of continuous improvement. Get a little bit better every single day
544. Alphonse de Lamartine
To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic
545. Ice Cube
Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide
546. Scientific fact
Marie Curie is the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two sciences. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 and the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2011
547. François de La Rochefoucauld
When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere
548. Fact about sports
A small city in Pakistan called Sialkot produces around 70% of all soccer balls in the world
549. Charles Dickens
Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts
550. Animal fact
We can ride horses, but not zebras because zebras are unpredictable and aggressive. Zoo workers consider zebras to be one of the most dangerous animals in the zoo
551. Scientific fact
Sound creates heat. Sound waves generate heat when they travel and are absorbed by materials
552. Fact about arts
The Mona Lisa has her own mailbox in the Louvre because of all the love letters she receives
553. Interesting fact
The sentence "The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog" uses every letter of the alphabet
554. Animal fact
Tigers can paralyze their victims with their roar. They roar with frequency of less than 20 hertz, which people can't hear, but the sound is strong enough to pass through bones and cause an instinctive paralysis
555. Interesting fact
10-Year-Old Laura Buxton released a red balloon—and another 10-year-old Laura Buxton found it
556. Marcus Aurelius
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
557. Leon Trotsky
Capitalism does live by crises and booms, just as a human being lives by inhaling and exhaling
558. Fact about space
If the stars in galaxies were shrunk to the size of tennis balls, they'd be lying 4,800 km away from each other, so there is a lot of "empty space" in the Universe
559. Vincent van Gogh
Close friends are truly life’s treasures. Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves
560. Dante Alighieri
Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge
561. Henry David Thoreau
Dreams are the touchstones of our character, we should follow them instead of being led astray
562. Fact about music
Loud music causes you to drink more in less time. A French study found that loud music in a bar setting leads to increased drinking within a shorter amount of time
563. Interesting fact
Anthony Hopkins happened upon a signed copy of the book he was searching for in a train station
564. Albert Einstein
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either
565. Osho
Creativity is the greatest rebellion in existence: being creative is a spiritual act of freedom
566. Historical fact
The Vikings discovered America nearly five hundred years prior to Columbus. Leif Eriksson of Greenland was the first European to land on the Island of Newfoundland
567. Marcus Aurelius
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth
568. Benjamin Disraeli
Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen
569. Animal fact
Seagulls are dangerous birds that form gangs and hunt sheep, baby whales and even domestic dogs
570. Fact about space
Although astronauts drink recycled water that comes from their showers, sweat and even urine, their water is much cleaner than the majority of water people drink on Earth
571. Fact about space
The Moon is drifting away from the Earth little by little - by about 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) a year
572. Interesting fact
The novel "Futility" predicted the Titanic's sinking, and both coincided with eerie correctness
573. Thomas Wentworth Higginson
There is no defense against adverse fortune which is so effectual as an habitual sense of humor
574. Fact about food
Although goat meat is not particularly popular in many cultures, it is the most consumed red meat in the world. Around 70% of all the red meat people consume is goat meat
575. Erich Fromm
Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties, it allows us to think beyond the usual
576. Life hack
If you wear a suit to a job interview, it makes you seem professional and that's half the battle
577. Animal fact
Rhinos have very sensitive skin and sensitive feet, so they always run on the tips of their toes
578. Fact about the world
The best place in the world to see rainbows is in Hawaii. The area's mountains produce sharp gradients in clouds and rainfall, which are key to abundant rainbow sightings
579. Niccolò Machiavelli
If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared
580. Interesting fact
Political adversaries Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died within hours of each other—on July 4th
581. Scientific fact
Silk is the strongest natural material. The silk of spider webs is five times stronger than steel
582. Fact about politics
There are still 773 million illiterate adults in the world today, and around two thirds of them are women. A big share of these women are denied the right to go to school
583. Fact about space
Sunsets on Mars are blue because the light is reflected from the dust particles in its atmosphere
584. Life hack
Taking a picture of a fully stocked refrigerator helps in reminding you what to get when shopping
585. Interesting fact
The human body can go longer without food than without sleep (1-2 months vs. only around 10 days)
586. Historical fact
Due to hyperinflation in Germany after the First World War, the price of a loaf of bread rose from 160 Marks at the end of 1922 to 200,000,000,000 Marks at the end of 1923
587. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not
588. Scientific fact
A rubber tire is made up of only one molecule. A tire is one polymer with a large molecular weight
589. Tom Barrett
Chaos in the world brings uneasiness, but it also allows the opportunity for creativity and growth
590. Historical fact
In the late 1700s, there was a person in France named Tarrare, who became a sensation because he ate inordinate amounts of food as well as inedible objects, such as stones
591. Interesting fact
Two unrelated men, both named Mr. Dooly, born, married, and died on the same days in the same city
592. Serbian proverb
You are not being honest if you burn your tongue and don't tell everyone else that the soup is hot
593. Zhuangzi
Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for much knowledge is a curse
594. Fact about the world
Japan experiences 20% of all the world’s 6.0-magnitude or higher temblors annually, since it is located along the Ring of Fire, prone to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes
595. Anais Nin
Dreams are necessary to life. They are the compass of the soul, guiding us in our greatest ventures
596. Thomas Jefferson
He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors
597. James E. Faust
Honesty is more than not lying. It is truth-telling, truth-speaking, truth-living, and truth-loving
598. Fact about music
Karaoke means empty orchestra. The Japanese word karaoke comes from two other words. Karappo, which means empty in Japanese. And okesutura, the Japanized form of orchestra
599. Bob Newhart
Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it, and then move on
600. Life Hack
To prevent your charger cables from fraying, reinforce each end with a small spring from an old pen
601. Ayn Rand
Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver
602. Fact about music
Listening to music enhances physical performance. According to research, music provides temporal cues that have the potential to make more efficient use of physical energy
603. Zig Ziglar
What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals
604. Champfleury
A kitten is the delight of a household. All day long a comedy is played out by an incomparable actor
605. Interesting fact
The most common name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is Williams, followed closely by Moore, and Jones
606. Fact about flora
Oak trees only start producing acorns when they are at least 50 years old. The oak tree can live up to 1,000 years and produces about 10 million acorns during its lifetime
607. Interesting Fact
Encyclopedias were used as status symbols, showcasing an individual's wealth and access to knowledge
608. Interesting Fact
Monaco is the world's second-smallest independent state, with an area of just 2.02 square kilometers
609. Maya Angelou
The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned
610. Fact about music
There is an album that was recorded in space. In 2015, a Canadian astronaut named Chris Hadfield released his first album, which was entirely recorded while he was in orbit
611. Tony Gaskins
Your mind will always believe everything you tell it. Feed it hope. Feed it truth. Feed it with love
612. W.L. George
Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties
613. Joke
My husband asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I told him a list of things to fix around the house
614. Historical fact
Agnes Sorel was the first recognized mistress of a French king, who was famous for wearing extremely revealing scandalous dresses with some parts of her body on full display
615. Animal fact
The Aldabra giant tortoise can weigh more than 500 pounds (220 kg) and can live longer than 250 years
616. Hermann Hesse
Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself
617. "Wonder Woman", 2017
Hope is not crazy. It's not naive. It's not stupid. It's brave, and it's fierce, and it's very strong
618. Fact about politics
The United States de facto authorizes the practice of extraordinary rendition, which means any prisoner could be transferred to any country for the purposes of interrogation
619. Fact about space
Pluto is not the only dwarf planet in the solar system, we also have Ceres, Makemake, Haumea and Eris
620. Interesting Fact
Some fish, like the mudskipper, can survive on land for extended periods, using their fins to breathe
621. Bernice Johnson Reagon
Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you; they're supposed to help you discover who you are
622. Fact about flora
Around 80 percent of the forest that dominated the Earth 8,000 years ago is gone today due to human intervention. We are left with one-fifth of the forests that used to exist
623. Elisabeth Foley
The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart
624. Mark Halperin
Sufficient sleep, exercise, healthy food, friendship, and peace of mind are necessities, not luxuries
625. Oprah Winfrey
Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure
626. Fact about flora
Studies have shown that caffeine acts as a natural pesticide and produces a bitter smell to scare away insects. Caffeine is quite safe for people, but it can be toxic to pets
627. George Bernard Shaw
Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire and you believe what you imagine
628. Animal fact
Nearly half of all orangutangs have broken or fractured bones because they regularly fall out of trees
629. Fact about space
The second man to ever step on the Moon is Buzz Aldrin. Curiously, 'Moon' was his mother's maiden name
630. Fact about food
Nutrition labels provide the information on the ingredients in a particular order. The more of the ingredient is present in the product, the higher up in the list it is placed
631. Bat Masterson
We all get the same amount of ice. The rich get it in the summertime and the poor get it in the winter
632. Life Hack
Practice "water therapy" by sipping water slowly and mindfully throughout the day to enhance hydration
633. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
A home is a kingdom of its own in the midst of the world, a stronghold amid life’s storms and stresses
634. Fact about music
There is a guitar with four necks, forty-two strings, and two sound holes. It was created by designer Linda Manzer in 1984. Surprisingly, the bizarre guitar sounds quite normal
635. Mary Lou Retton
Optimism is a happiness magnet. If you stay positive, good things and good people will be drawn to you
636. Life Hack
Turn a tennis ball into a holder for keys, mail, and pens by making a cut and attaching it to the wall
637. Philip Fisher
The stock market is filled with individuals who know the price of everything, but the value of nothing
638. Fact about flora
During the 1600s, tulips were so expensive in Holland that their bulbs cost more than gold. The period is known as Tulip Mania, and it resulted in the crash of the Dutch economy
639. Joke
I'm not clumsy. The floor just hates me, the table and chairs are bullies, and the walls get in my way
640. Interesting Fact
In Japan, there is a term "Koi No Yokan" for the feeling of knowing you will fall in love with someone
641. Dwight D. Eisenhower
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight; it's the size of the fight in the dog
642. Fact about music
Orchestras don't always need a conductor. There are orchestral pieces that are for performances without a conductor. They usually go back to the 17th or the early 18th centuries
643. C.S. Lewis
Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives
644. Albert Schweitzer
Every man has to seek in his own way to make his own self more noble and to realize his own true worth
645. Fact about arts
The most popular ballet in the world is Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, which was first performed in 1892
646. Fact about sports
Professional athletes used to perform in vaudeville during the off-season. Before today’s big-league salaries, professional baseball and football players often had a side hustle
647. Leo Tolstoy
Truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but by washing away from it all that is not gold
648. Interesting Fact
Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, is still growing at a rate of about 4 millimeters per year
649. Interesting Fact
Animals can form bonds of love and attachment, often seen in social animals like elephants and penguins
650. Fact about arts
Artist Willard Wigan once inhaled his own work. Wigan’s works are micro-sculptures that must be viewed through a microscope. In creating his art, Wigan has to work between pulses
651. Anais Nin
The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery
652. Interesting Fact
The Sahara Desert is growing in size due to desertification, expanding by about 0.8 kilometers per year
653. Interesting Fact
The ocean is divided into distinct zones, including the sunlight zone, twilight zone, and midnight zone
654. Fact about music
The world’s longest concert by multiple artists lasted for 453 hours, 54 minutes, and 40 seconds. It was part of Canada’s celebration of their country’s 150th anniversary in 2017
655. Thom Jones
Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them and filling an emptiness we didn't ever know we had
656. Dwight D. Eisenhower
A sense of humor is part of the art of leadership, of getting along with people, of getting things done
657. Napoleon Hill
Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit
658. Historical fact
During the First World War, the French built a fake Paris to confuse German bombers. It was a huge project with replicas of all the important landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower
659. Benjamin Mays
The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach
660. George Bernard Shaw
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing
661. Daniel Defoe
All our discontents about what we want appeared to spring from the want of thankfulness for what we have
662. Fact about flora
Sunflowers can effectively pull contaminants, including radioactive particles, out of water. This was tested during the Chernobyl disaster and later at the Fukushima site in Japan
663. Fact about sports
Olympic gold medals are actually made of silver. The last fully gold medals given out dates back to 1912
664. E. W. Howe
The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally when he is at home
665. Stephen King, "The Stand"
The best way to find out if you are dreaming is to read something, because reading never works in dreams
666. Fact about food
The red food dye, often used in candies and strawberry- flavored drinks, is called carmine and is actually made from the crushed bodies of a parasitical insect called the cochineal
667. Anjay Cohen
When you replace 'why is this happening to me' with 'what is this trying to teach me?' everything shifts
668. William Arthur Ward
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails
669. Dr. John Bradshaw
Our pets are like our therapists, offering unconditional love and comfort without uttering a single word
670. Fact about space
The Universe is expanding at an accelerated speed, which might be due to the fact that the repulsive gravitation of dark energy is overpowering the attractive gravitation of matter
671. William Wordsworth
The best portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love
672. Denis Waitley
The essence of life is finding something you really love and then making the daily experience worthwhile
673. Ralph Ellison, "Invisible Man"
Life is to be lived, not controlled, and humanity is won by continuing to play in face of certain defeat
674. Interesting fact
Everyone on Earth is at most fiftieth cousins with everyone else. And people that share the same ethnicity and live in the same country are likely to be related within 10 past generations
675. Interesting Fact
In Svalbard, Norway, there are more polar bears than humans. It's not safe to leave town without a rifle
676. Barry Eisler
The only way to deal with a coincidence is to accept it. Accept it and take from it what it has to offer
677. John F. Kennedy
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future
678. Historical fact
The Great Fire of London destroyed over 13,200 houses, but had 6 casualties. This belief is widely disputed nowadays, with the death toll estimated to be several thousand times that number
679. Ann Landers
Love is friendship that has caught fire, calmness that quiets inner chaos, confidence for uncertain hours
680. Fact about economics
Most poor people do not live in poor countries. Over 70% of them actually live in middle-income countries
681. Winston Churchill
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it; ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is
682. Fact about sports
There is a 150-year-old oak tree at the center of a soccer field in Estonia. The locals who play football on the pitch have become used to it and know how to use the tree to complete passes
683. Brian Tracy
You have within you right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you
684. Dr. Seuss
You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because the reality is finally better than your dreams
685. T.S. Eliot
The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man
686. Fact about flora
It’s much healthier to keep potatoes skin instead of peeling it, because it’s very rich in nutrients, including potassium, vitamin B3, iron, magnesium, phosphorous, calcium, copper, and zinc
687. Bruce Garrabrandt
Creativity doesn't wait for that perfect moment. It fashions its own perfect moments out of ordinary ones
688. Stanley Coren
The greatest fear dogs know is the fear that you will not come back when you go out the door without them
689. Dr. Seuss
The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go
690. Fact about economics
As of 2022, Finland is considered to be the best country to live in, with the “Social Progress Index” (human rights + wellbeing + opportunities for self-fulfillment) reaching as high as 90.09
691. Lady Gaga
Trust is like a mirror. You can fix it if it's broken, but you can still see the crack in that reflection
692. Henry Ward Beecher
A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road
693. Life hack
Boost your productivity by decluttering your workspace and materialize your goals by making a vision board
694. Fact about music
Croatia has a distinction of housing the only sea organ in the world. This architectural sound object plays music when hit by sea waves through tubes which are located under large marble steps
695. C.S. Lewis
Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, 'You too? I thought I was the only one'
696. Jules Verne
I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through
697. Fyodor Dostoevsky
If he has a conscience he will suffer for his mistake. That will be his punishment - as well as the prison
698. Animal fact
If you shave a zebra completely, its skin will be black underneath the coat, so zebras are, in fact, black with white stripes. Also, in nature white is not a color, it's the absence of pigment
699. Fact about space
Mars is the only planet known to mankind that is populated by robots, which were sent there from the Earth
700. Interesting fact
The first and last battles of the Civil War were fought next to the same man's property—in different towns
701. idioms
You really should stop putting the cart before the horse and preparing for the wedding before the proposal
702. Fact about space
Nothing can ever exceed the speed of light and nothing with mass can ever reach this level, but assuming it could, it would still take about 10 million years to reach the edge of the Milky Way
703. Interesting Fact
A man won the lottery twice with the same numbers, using a ticket he had found on the street years earlier
704. Life Hack
Use the Pomodoro Technique (25 minutes of focused work followed by a 5-minute break) to boost productivity
705. Walter Hagen
Don't hurry, don't worry. You're only here for a short visit. So, don't forget to stop and smell the roses
706. Animal fact
The octopus has no bones, so it can fit even in the tiniest holes and enclosures, regardless of its size. This is how many of them managed to escape zoos which were not built with them in mind
707. Winston Churchill
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty
708. Dr. Seuss
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose
709. Tim Ferriss
The luxury of all luxury - to go where you want, when you want - is the most scalable lifestyle imaginable
710. Fact about flora
The oldest living organism on Earth is actually a plant. It is a bristlecone pine that grows in southeastern California's White Mountains, which has been estimated to be around 4,841 years old
711. Fact about food
Orange, green, yellow, and red peppers are all different plants, not the same vegetable of different colors
712. Fact about space
There are five dwarf planets in the Solar System, none of which can be seen from the Earth with a naked eye
713. Mark Twain
Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't
714. Fact about space
Jupiter's Great Red Spot has shrunk by 40% in 150 years. It's not really a spot but a huge storm, the strongest in the Solar System, and it's been going on longer than Jupiter has been observed
715. Interesting Fact
Two friends proposed to their girlfriends at the same beach on the same day, leading to double celebrations
716. Liam James
Dreams are like stars. You may never touch them, but if you follow them, they will lead you to your destiny
717. Life Hack
Swishing coconut or sesame oil in your mouth for 15-20 minutes daily may contribute to improved oral health
718. Animal fact
Orcas are at the top of the food chain in the ocean and are capable of hunting and killing whales and sharks. They have been known to murder sea animals for no other reason other than enjoyment
719. The Lord of the Rings, 2001
You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to
720. Pavana
In every room of our time together there is a box of memories we open, but just to create more for tomorrow
721. Wayne W. Dyer
Peace is the result of retraining your mind to process life as it is, rather than as you think it should be
722. Scientific fact
Unbelievably, it can rain diamonds on other planets. The atmospheres in Neptune, Uranus, and Saturn have such extreme pressure that they can crystallize carbon atoms and turn them into diamonds
723. Maya Angelou
In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine
724. Marva Collins
Trust yourself. Think for yourself. Act for yourself. Speak for yourself. Be yourself. Imitation is suicide
725. Fact about space
A human being can survive ninety seconds unprotected in space, while a chimpanzee can last for three minutes
726. Animal fact
An experiment showed that cuttlefish are capable to understand that if they wait they will get better food, which shows the level of intelligence and self-control observed in primates and humans
727. Fact about food
According to some studies, artificial sweeteners significantly increase the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's
728. Fact about sports
Major League Baseball umpires are obliged to wear black underwear during games, in case their trousers split
729. Ralph Marston
Rest when you're weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work
730. Fact about food
Brown sugar is not a better or healthier option. It’s the same white sugar with molasses syrup. It does contain certain beneficial minerals, but in such tiny amounts that they make no difference
731. Barbara Kingsolver
Hope is a renewable option: if you run out of it at the end of the day, you get to start over in the morning
732. Interesting Fact
The ocean is filled with unexplained sounds, such as the "Bloop," a deep noise detected in the Pacific Ocean
733. James Herriot
If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty, then animals are better off than a lot of humans
734. Fact about music
A song that gets stuck in your head is called an earworm. Earworms could be triggered by experiences that bring up a memory of a song, such as feeling an emotion which you associate with the song
735. Paul Walker
The ocean is a vast wilderness where animals roam freely, and we have a responsibility to protect their home
736. Animal fact
Dolphins are capable of forming such strong bonds with people that they sometimes experience intense jealousy
737. Animal fact
Southern Giant Petrels often projectile-vomit their putrid stomach oils at those they perceive to be a threat
738. Fact about the world
Lake Balkhash is one of the largest lakes in Asia. Its western part is fresh water, while its eastern half is saline. This is due to a land separation that doesn’t allow the water to mix properly
739. Ralph Waldo Emerson
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment
740. Kahlil Gibran
Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people at hand
741. Rick Warren
Coincidences may seem random, but when you look back on your life, you'll realize that they were anything but
742. Fact about flora
Lilies are highly toxic to cats and dogs, and should be kept away from them. Even sniffing it can cause toxic shock in your pet, while eating just a tiny bit of it can result in a serious illness
743. Interesting Fact
The world's oldest known message in a bottle was found in Western Australia and was at sea for over 131 years
744. Plato
Wealth is the parent of luxury and indolence, and poverty of meanness and viciousness, and both of discontent
745. Friedrich Nietzsche
Love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony
746. Fact about flora
Lotus was considered a symbol of resurrection in Ancient Egypt, because the flower can bloom in flooded areas, but it can also survive for years during droughts and bloom again when it is watered
747. George Matthew Adams
A cheerful frame of mind, reinforced by relaxation... is the medicine that puts all ghosts of fear on the run
748. Bernard Meltzer
A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you even if you forget the words
749. Steve Jobs
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle
750. Fact about movies
The Great Dictator, one of the most famous Charlie Chaplin's movies, was produced entirely with Chaplin's own money. Hollywood was too afraid to pick the wrong side and lose the money at the time
751. Jason Mraz
And when you're needing your space to do some navigating, I'll be here patiently waiting to see what you find
752. Calvin Coolidge
Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character
753. Fact about the world
People who are currently alive represent about seven percent of the total number of people who have ever lived
754. Fact about economics
The so-called “Miracle on the Han River”, or the incredible economic growth of South Korea, largely happened because of the tax paradise the government created for chaebols (Korean conglomerates)
755. Robert Breault
Time brings an end to everything. We should not mistake for a tragedy what is no more than the passage of time
756. Nicolaus Copernicus
To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge
757. Interesting Fact
Cats have an extraordinary ability to sense changes in the weather and might become more active before a storm
758. Fact about music
Eighty-eight children in England set the world record for playing on one piano at the same time. This project was launched in 2018 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci’s death
759. Interesting fact
A cat named Sam miraculously survived the sinkings of three ships: the Bismarck, the Cossack, and the Ark Royal
760. Fact about space
Comets are basically giant space snowballs because they are composed mainly of frozen ammonia, methane or water
761. "Wall Street", 1987
The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right, greed works
762. Fact about movies
After Ratatouille, the movie about an adorable rat that loved cooking, pet markets around the world saw a sharp spike in sales of pet rats. Some even claimed a 50 percent increase in their revenues
763. Donovan Bailey
Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and, above all, don't let anyone limit your dreams
764. Life Hack
Prep and freeze ingredients in advance to streamline cooking processes and minimize meal prep time on busy days
765. H. L. Mencken
It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place
766. Fact about space
Big Freeze is the expected end of the Universe because the Universe is expanding at an accelerated speed and is slowly cooling. Once the Universe is devoid of all usable heat, it is expected to die
767. Tom Bodett
In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson
768. Stephen Colbert
Dreams can change. If we all stuck with our first dream, the world would be overrun with cowboys and princesses
769. Vincent van Gogh
If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced
770. Fact about arts
Luciano Pavarotti received 165 curtain calls and was applauded for 1 hour 7 minutes after singing the part of Nemorino in Gaetano Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore at the Deutsche Oper in Berlin in 1988
771. Kahlil Gibran
The pessimist complains about the rosebush having thorns; the optimist rejoices in the thorns having a rosebush
772. Fact about politics
The US government saved every public tweet from 2006 through 2017. That is at least half a billion tweets a day
773. Fact about sports
The boy who coxed the winning pair in the rowing events at the 1900 Olympics is believed to be only 7 years old
774. Fact about flora
Oak trees are struck by lightning more than any other tree. This is due to a particular structure of its roots that run deep and are hollow inside, making the tree an excellent electricity conductor
775. Fact about economics
The Nobel Prize in Economics is not a real Nobel Prize. In fact, it was established by the Swedish central bank
776. Judith Jamison
Learn the craft of knowing how to open your heart and to turn on your creativity. There's a light inside of you
777. Dr. Jane Smith
In the future, love will transcend time and space, creating connections beyond the boundaries of earth and stars
778. Historical fact
The first picture of a person was made in 1838. It was unintentional because a 10-minute exposure couldn't catch moving people, but it caught a man and a shoeshiner, who remained still on a busy street
779. Herm Albright
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort
780. Fact about arts
Making a ballerina tutu can take up to 100 yards of ruffle. This is the amount needed to make the skirt stand up
781. Charles Mingus
Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity
782. Interesting fact
The longest television series of all time is an anime currently running over 7000 episodes. This series is called Sazae-san. It was first published in 1946 and was given its animated adaptation in 1969
783. Interesting fact
Violet Jessop survived three nautical disasters, including the Titanic and Britannic, and lived to the age of 84
784. C.S. Lewis
Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, "What! You too? I thought I was the only one!"
785. Donald Curtis
Relaxation means releasing all concern and tension and letting the natural order of life flow through one's being
786. Interesting fact
There is a compound called geosmin which gives rain its distinct smell. Humans are very sensitive to it and are capable of detecting it at very low levels, similar to how sharks are able to detect blood
787. Miriam Beard
Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living
788. Fact about economics
The idea of universal basic income dates back to the sixteenth century. It was mentioned in Thomas Moore’s Utopia
789. Richelle E. Goodrich
A liar deceives himself more than anyone, for he believes he can remain a person of good character when he cannot
790. Fact about space
Jupiter has such a strong gravitational pull that it attracts most of the asteroids in the solar system, thus being the primary reason the majority of potentially harmful asteroids do not reach the Earth
791. Will Rogers
Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like
792. Kimora Lee Simmons
The journey teaches you as you go; sometimes you have to just jump in and you're going to figure it out as you go
793. Francis Bacon
Age appears best in four things: old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust and old authors to read
794. Fact about space
Some scientists believe that Neptune is not the last planet of the Solar System and that there is the so-called Planet Nine, five to ten times larger than the Earth, that has thus far remained undetected
795. Mark Twain
Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven
796. Scientific fact
Tomatoes have more genes than humans. This vegetable contains 31,760 genes – that is 7,000 more genes than a human
797. Fact about sports
Wimbledon tennis balls are kept at twenty degrees Celsius. The temperature of a tennis ball affects how it bounces
798. Fact about music
Chill music makes people more generous. A study made listeners play a game, in which they were dictators handing out rations to their citizens. Those who heard the chill songs were far more generous than the others
799. Roger A. Caras
Some of our greatest historical and artistic treasures we place with curators in museums; others we take for walks
800. Benjamin Harrison
I pity that man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth shall starve in the process
801. Jack Kerouac
Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life
802. Fact about food
Although it’s unclear where fortune cookies were invented, it certainly wasn't in China. Most likely, they originate from the cookies that the Japanese immigrants popularized in the United States in the 19th century
803. Jules Verne
The sea is everything. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides
804. Proverb
A barking dog never bites is what they say about people who would threaten others, but never act upon those threats
805. Historical fact
Caligula is famous for a lot of things, but one of his strangest decisions was to make his favorite horse a senator
806. Historical fact
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson both contributed to the American Constitution, both served as vice president and president, both died on the same day, which happened to be the 50th anniversary of the Independence Day
807. Fact about arts
A French acrobat named Jules Leotard invented the famous ballet garment, or leotard, in 1859 to show off his muscles
808. Fact about sports
Although soccer is the most popular sport in the world, it is only the fifth most popular sport in the United States
809. Emily Dickinson
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all
810. Fact about flora
Most orchids don’t produce nectar, so in order to lure pollinators, their flowers visually resemble a female wasp and produce a scent that attracts male wasps. The wasps pollinate the plant as they try to mate with it
811. Jane Austen
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife
812. Fact about economics
Japan has one of the highest densities of vending machines in the world, with one for every 40 people in the country
813. Historical fact
One of the U.S. Presidents, Zachary Taylor, passed away because he overdosed on the combination of cherries and milk
814. Fact about food
The Caesar salad did not originate in Italy, but was, in fact, invented by a Caesar. In 1924, Caesar Cardini, an Italian Mexican, came up with the recipe of the salad in his restaurant in a Mexican city called Tijuana
815. Charles Dickens
It is a world of disappointment: often to the hopes we most cherish, and hopes that do our nature the greatest honour
816. Fact about politics
The British Empire was the largest empire in world history. In the 1920s, it controlled 23% of the world’s population
817. Avicenna
The knowledge of anything, since all things have causes, is not acquired or complete unless it is known by its causes
818. Fact about economics
The income gap between poor and rich countries is possible not because of the differences in salaries, but because of immigration controls. Otherwise, the poor workforce would have already supplanted the expensive one
819. Marcus Aurelius
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane
820. Scientific fact
Despite his extensive work as a theoretical physicist and cosmologist, Stephen Hawking never received any Nobel Prizes
821. Fact about the world
If you go deeper than 30 feet (9.14 m) underwater, blood will appear green to you, because there is no red light there
822. Fact about entertainment
The Hollywood sign was not always meant to advertise movies and the glorious life of entertainment. Originally, it was just a huge billboard to attract potential home buyers to settle in the new California neighborhood
823. Animal fact
In India, parrots are classified as a wild species of bird, therefore it is prohibited to cage one and keep it at home
824. Madame de Staël
Love is the emblem of eternity; it confounds all notion of time; effaces all memory of a beginning, all fear of an end
825. Fact about food
White chocolate does not contain any real chocolate. Instead, it is generally made of sugar, vanilla and milk products
826. Fact about economics
In reality, there is no such thing as “free market”. There is no real-life example of a government not being involved in the market in one way or another, and the market itself has always been very politically motivated
827. Tacitus
We see many who are struggling against adversity who are happy, and more although abounding in wealth, who are wretched
828. Historical fact
Australia used to be a British penal colony from 1787 to 1868, so the first police force there consisted entirely of convicts
829. Scientific fact
If you get exposed to radiation, you need to get naked. This will remove 90% of the radioactive substance you were exposed to
830. Fact about drinks
It is a common misconception that the British drink the most tea in the world. According to recent statistics, it is Turkey where people drink the most tea per capita (around 7 pounds (3.18 kg) of tea per person a year)
831. Fact about the world
It would take you approximately eighteen months to walk all the way along The Great Wall of China. It’s over 5,000 miles long
832. Marcus Aurelius
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love
833. Fact about arts
A major 20th-century French painter and sculptor Georges Braque was the first living person to have art displayed in the Louvre
834. Fact about flora
The most expensive flower ever sold is a human-made Shenzhen Nongke Orchid. It took around 8 years to develop. Besides, it only blooms once every 4 to 5 years. In 2005, it was sold at auction for an astonishing $202,000
835. Fact about sports
Golf is the only sport to ever be played outside the Earth. American Astronaut Alan Shepard hit a golf ball on the moon in 1971
836. Fact about space
Saturn is the lightest planet of the solar system. In fact, if it were put in an incredibly large pool of water, it would float
837. Gilbert K. Chesterton
The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a foreign land
838. Fact about flora
While cherry pits are unlikely to cause intoxication if swallowed whole, chewing on them might be dangerous, as cherry pits contain amygdalin – a chemical that your body converts into the toxic compound hydrogen cyanide
839. Fact about arts
To Kill a Mockingbird is Harper Lee's only novel, even though it won a Pulitzer Prize and spent 88 weeks on the bestseller list
840. Oscar Wilde
Anybody can sympathise with the sufferings of a friend, but it requires a very fine nature to sympathise with a friend's success
841. Beau Taplin
Home is not where you are from, it is where you belong. Some of us travel the whole world to find it. Others, find it in a person
842. Animal fact
Stone fish, which is common in Australia, is almost impossible to notice among rocks at the bottom of the ocean, but it is the most venomous fish in the world and its sting, if untreated, can kill a person within 2 hours
843. Fact about books
In Iraq, booksellers just leave books outside at night unattended because "the reader does not steal and the thief does not read"
844. Life hack
Mindfulness meditation can help reduce anxiety, pain, and gray matter in the brain, even if it's just five minutes in the morning
845. Animal fact
Hippos can't swim well and the only reason they spend the majority of their lives in water is to protect their very sensitive skin
846. Fact about books
Since Harry Potter was deemed to be a "book for boys" before its publication and boys preferred to buy books written by male authors, Joanne Rowling was asked to take on a male pen-name. That’s how J.K. Rowling came to be
847. Interesting fact
German ship disguised as a British ocean liner ran into a real British ocean liner, resulting in the victory for the British forces
848. Historical fact
After being told he couldn't keep dogs on campus, Lord Byron brought a bear as his pet. It was his protest against the college rules
849. Scientific fact
Earth’s oxygen is produced by the ocean. Plankton, seaweed, and other photosynthesizers produce more than half of the world’s oxygen
850. Fact about food
Fatty fish is excellent for your brain for one simple reason that it contains Omega 3. Around 60% of human brain is fat, and around a half of that is Omega 3 fatty acids, so food rich in Omega 3 is essential for the brain
851. Animal fact
Giant sloths are actually very good swimmers and are capable of holding their breath for 40 minutes - longer than seals and dolphins
852. Scientific fact
Humans have genes from other species. Our genome consists of as many as 145 genes that have jumped from bacteria, fungi, and viruses
853. Historical fact
Nikola Tesla never found a person to marry, but he admitted to falling in love with a white pigeon, which he considered very special
854. Fact about economics
The U.S. government earns money just because it has the monopolistic right to print dollars. The process is known as seigniorage, and it is the difference between the cost to produce a bill or a coin, and its actual value.
855. Fact about flora
90 percent of the plant-based foods we eat come from just 30 plants out of tens of thousands of plant species that grow on our planet
856. Scientific fact
Hawaii is moving closer to Alaska by three inches (7.5 cm) every year. This is caused by tectonic plates which are in constant motion
857. Fact about arts
In 1961, Henri Matisse’s painting Le Bateau was hung upside down at New York’s Museum of Modern Art for 46 days before anyone noticed
858. Fact about food
The bananas we buy and eat are of the Cavendish variety, which doesn’t have any seeds. And since it doesn’t have any seeds, farmers have to resort to cloning them. Therefore, all the bananas we eat are clones of each other
859. Victor Hugo
The human soul has still greater need of the ideal than of the real. It is by the real that we exist, it is by the ideal that we live
860. Fact about space
The light from the stars is traveling millions of light years to reach us, so we are basically gazing millions of years into the past
861. Fact about space
The most distant photograph of the Earth is called "Pale Blue Dot". It was taken from an insane distance of about 6 billion kilometers
862. Fact about the world
Nobody knows who gave Earth its name, but the word itself can be traced back to the Indo-European word for “ground”. All the other planets in our Solar System, except for our planet, were named after the Greek and Roman gods
863. Fact about space
The Sun's atmosphere is millions of degrees hotter than its surface due to the Sun's magnetic field and the energy that explodes there
864. Historical fact
Albert Einstein was emphatically unfaithful to his wife and believed that monogamy imposed by society was harmful for everyone involved
865. Fact about sports
Princess Anne, daughter of Queen Elizabeth II, did not have to undergo gender verification at the 1976 Olympics due to “royal courtesy”
866. Fact about space
Metal doesn't spontaneously fuse on Earth because it has an oxide layer that coats it. In space, however, it is possible, and it has happened that pieces of similar metal fuse together, as space is vacuum without air or water
867. Fact about Hollywood
Ronald Reagan used to be an FBI informant in Hollywood, preparing reports on other actors if he suspected them of subversive activities
868. Walter White (Breaking Bad)
I am not in danger, Skyler. I am the danger. A guy opens his door and gets shot, and you think that of me? No. I am the one who knocks!
869. Fact about space
2000 was the last year on Earth for all living human beings, because since then somebody always stays on the International Space Station
870. Fact about food
Ranch dressing, just like sunscreen or regular white paint, contains titanium dioxide that makes it whiter. Although it has been deemed safe for consumption, titanium dioxide is linked to a few adverse side effects for health
871. Life hack
Knitting and crochet have physical and mental health benefits, slowing dementia, combating depression, and distracting from chronic pain
872. Fact about space
The sun rises in the west on Venus since it rotates in the opposite direction in comparison to most of the other planets, including Earth
873. Historical fact
The Vikings never, in fact, had horns of any kind on their helmets. This fashion was introduced by Wagner's costume designer in the 1870s
874. Fact about flora
Around 85% of all plant life is found in the ocean, but this is only logical since 80% of all life on Earth resides in the oceans. Still, only a tiny fraction of oceans is occupied by plants, that’s how enormous the oceans are
875. Fact about flora
Carnivorous plants like the Venus flytrap do not just consume tiny insects. They are also capable of devouring small animals, such as rats
876. Mother Teresa
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. Spread love everywhere you go, let no one ever come to you without leaving happier
877. Fact about sports
The most dangerous sports in the world are thought to be running, scuba diving, canoeing, Grand Prix racing, and extreme mountain climbing
878. Animal fact
Rhinos can be extremely aggressive in the wild because they are nearly blind and incapable of telling the difference between a predator and an inanimate object, but in zoos they are reported to be very affectionate with people
879. Fact about music
Havergal Brian’s Gothic symphony requires a thousand performers. Among them, there are 800 singers, and the remaining 200 make up the orchestra
880. Fact about space
Pluto is only half as wide as the United States from the West Coast to the East, and its entire surface is smaller than the territory of Russia
881. Fact about flora
Scientists successfully brought back to life a 32,000 years old Arctic flower in Siberia after finding some seeds buried by an Ice Age squirrel
882. Fact about movies
The most profitable movie ever is the 2007 horror film Paranormal Activity, which cost about $460,000 to make and became a major box-office success, bringing a whopping 19,758 percent of investment returns (around $89 million)
883. Interesting fact
The first drive-in theater opened in 1933 in Camden, New Jersey. People watched the British comedy “Wives Beware” after paying 25 cents per car
884. Fact about space
The footsteps left on the surface of the Moon will remain there for millions of years, because the Moon has no atmosphere and therefore no wind
885. Fact about flora
The ghost flower has an outlandish white appearance and is called that because it contains no chlorophyll, the pigment which makes plants green
886. Historical fact
Although Emperor Nero was strongly influenced by his teacher Seneca, he grew increasingly paranoid at the end of his rule and ordered Seneca to end his own life after Seneca's supposed participation in a conspiracy against Nero
887. Fact about sports
The longest boxing match in history lasted 110 rounds and went on for over seven hours. It was fought between Andy Bowen and Jack Burke in 1893
888. Interesting fact
There are only three countries in the world that still officially use the imperial system, and they are Myanmar, Liberia, and the United States
889. Fact about sports
Golf ball dimples are needed to increase its flight range. The air flowing around the bumpy ball reduces the vacuum wake created by the velocity
890. Fact about flora
Bamboo is the fastest growing plant in the world. It can grow 3 feet (ca. 91 cm) in height in 24 hours if the weather is good enough. Bamboo produces 30% more oxygen and absorbs more carbon dioxide in comparison to other plants
891. Scientific fact
Friends share more DNA than strangers. A study discovered that the DNA between friends is more genetically similar than random pairs of strangers
892. Fact about the world
Mawsynram is a small town in India, famous for being the wettest place in the world, with an average annual rainfall of 11,871 mm (around 467 in)
893. Animal fact
Snow leopards have never killed or attacked a person because they are very shy and would prefer to run away even if you interrupted their feeding
894. Animal fact
Humpback whales are known to protect animals hunted by orcas. This is supposedly connected to the fact that orcas hunt humpback calves, so the adult whales are compelled to protect any animal in the range of orcas' hunting calls
895. Fact about music
Finland has the most metal bands per capita. In 2019 the country had some 70 bands per 100,000 people, outnumbering all the other European nations
896. Interesting fact
In South America, there are tribes deep in the Amazonian rain forests that still have had little or no contact at all with the modern civilization
897. Fact about space
The atmosphere of planet K2-141b consists of rock material, so pebbles condense out of the air, and it rains stones into the oceans of molten lava
898. Fact about space
Given the distance of our Sun from the center of the Milky Way, the Sun rotates around it once every 225-250 million years, which means the last time we were in this exact location was when the dinosaurs were still roaming the Earth
899. Thomas Hobbes
The state of men without civil society is nothing else but a mere war of all against all; and in that war all men have equal right unto all things
900. Fact about music
The founder of the iconic electric guitar and bass brand and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Leo Fender never learned to play either instrument
901. Fact about music
"Jingle Bells" was originally a thanksgiving song. Written by James Lord Pierpont and published in 1857, it was meant to be sung during Thanksgiving
902. Fact about flora
The Castor Bean Plant is the most poisonous plant in the world. Just 4 seeds of this plant can kill an adult human being. It is still widely used in cosmetics, including hair and skin care products, as well as for medicinal purposes
903. Arthur Ashe
One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. One key to reducing stress is physical activity
904. Interesting fact
Movie trailers were originally shown after the movie. They promoted upcoming movies but were ineffective, as the audience wouldn’t stay to watch them
905. Fact about sports
NHL players are not permitted to tuck their jersey into their pants in such a manner where the top padding of the pants is exposed outside the jersey
906. Fact about theaters
The Palace Theatre of London had two seats permanently bolted open for the theater ghosts to sit in, so the public never used them. That was until Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which sold so well these two seats had to come back
907. Historical fact
The Maya had their skulls deformed because it was considered beautiful. Moreover, it was common to drill holes in their teeth and insert jewels there
908. Fact about sports
The phrase “win hands down” was initially in reference to a jockey, who would win a race without pulling the reins of the horse or whipping the horse
909. Scientific fact
The sun doesn’t change color during sunset. We only see it that way because the sun’s wavelengths react to the different substances in the atmosphere
910. Fact about food
The sensation you get after eating a chili pepper is not a physical reaction. The pepper doesn't burn your tongue, but it does contain a chemical that tricks your pain receptors into thinking you are consuming something extremely hot
911. Scientific fact
The human stomach can dissolve razor blades. The PH level in the stomach is so high that it can dissolve metal. But don't swallow razor blades anyway!
912. Fact about arts
F. Scott Fitzgerald was the first writer to use the term “T-shirt”. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, it appeared in This Side of Paradise in 1920
913. Fact about food
The famous Hawaiian pizza with pineapples did not originate in Hawaii. It was actually created in Canada in 1962 by Sam Panopoulos, a Greek restaurant owner
914. Fact about food
A lot of food is not sold in the United States just because it looks ugly. According to certain studies, around 40% of fruit and vegetables are not sold because supermarkets refuse to accept them for being too unappealing to consumers
915. Scientific fact
Water can exist in three states at once. This is called the Triple Boil, and at that temperature, water exists as a gas, a liquid and a solid simultaneously
916. Fact about space
In about 4.5 billion years, the Milky Way will collide with the rapidly approaching Andromeda Galaxy, and this collision will be the end of these two galaxies
917. Fact about space
Neptune, the blue planet, has the strongest winds of the entire Solar System. With speeds of 1,100 mph, the winds are 1.5 times faster than the speed of sound
918. Historical fact
Commodus was a Roman emperor who was such a regular visitor of the gladiator fights that he started participating in them. Since it was against the law to harm the Emperor, he never lost a single fight out of his 735 gladiator contests
919. Fact about the world
The fastest gust of wind ever recorded on Earth was 253 miles per hour. In 1996, a tropical cyclone named Olivia hit off the coast of Barrow Island, Australia
920. Historical fact
It's estimated that less than 1% of all the species on Earth have been fossilized, so 99% of life that used to exist on this planet will forever remain unknown
921. Interesting fact
The Hollywood sign in Los Angeles originally spelled out "Hollywoodland" when it was first erected in 1923. The sign was created as a real-estate advertisement
922. Fact about flora
Many kinds of plants are able to tell what season it is, even if the temperatures are unstable. The winter might have warm days, but many plants will not start growing, because they are sensitive to the amount of sunlight and day length
923. Historical fact
The outside of the Colosseum was entirely covered with rich marble. Most of it was removed for other construction purposes when the Amphitheater fell in disuse
924. Fact about food
Arachibutyrophobia is the irrational fear of peanut butter getting stuck to the roof of one’s mouth. It can be caused by the choking sensation that it could trigger
925. Scientific fact
Helium changes our voice because of its density. Since helium is less dense than oxygen, our voice travels over two times faster than usual and makes us sound weird
926. Fact about drinks
Bottled water has an expiration date, though it has nothing to do with the water itself, but rather with the bottle it’s stored in. Plastic bottles eventually start releasing chemicals into the water, which makes it taste stale and strange
927. Historical fact
In Ancient Egypt, the pharaohs and other high officials had special servants that would be killed upon their master's passing in order to serve him in the afterlife
928. Animal fact
Ravens remember faces well and connect them to certain experiences, which is why they are capable of holding a grudge against people who did something wrong to them
929. Fact about music
Singing in a group boosts your mood. When you sing with others, your body releases feel-good hormones, like oxytocin, and reduces stress-causing ones, like cortisol
930. Historical fact
In Japan, there were also female samurai warriors who were trained in martial arts and strategy the same way as men. While male samurai preferred the katana, their female counterparts generally used the naginata, a spear with a curved blade
931. Fact about arts
The record for the youngest artist of the world is held by Arushi Bhatnagar, a toddler from India. She had her first solo exhibition when she was only 11 months old
932. Fact about music
A study conducted by South Korean scientists from the National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology found that plants grow faster when music is played around them
933. Fact about arts
Although he is most well-known for his visual artwork, Michelangelo was also a poet. He was said to have produced hundreds of madrigals and sonnets during his career
934. Fact about the world
Although Denmark might seem like a tiny country, the Kingdom of Denmark, which includes Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, has the territory of 2,210,579 square km (853,509 square mi), making it the second largest in Europe after Russia
935. Fact about food
Regular consumption of fast food has the same negative impact on your liver as hepatitis, due to all the saturated fats and harmful additives that fast food contains
936. Fact about arts
Marcel Proust’s Remembrance of Things Past is the longest book in the world at 9,609,000 characters. The book tells the story of the narrator’s experiences growing up
937. Fact about space
There is no such thing as the center of the Universe, since all the galaxies would have been gravitating towards it, but they are pushing away from each other instead
938. Fact about economics
China is the biggest exporter of goods in the world, and it depends on the exports for its employment growth. Therefore, by extension, China depends on the United States, the biggest importer of goods in the world, for its economic development
939. Fact about arts
Capoeira was created by enslaved Africans in Brazil. African slaves were prohibited from practicing martial arts. Therefore, they developed a mix of dancing and fighting
940. Animal fact
Squids have a ring-shaped brain with their esophagus running through the hole in it. Therefore, they cannot eat big pieces of food because it can cause them brain damage
941. Fact about space
Planet J1407b has the ring system which is 200 times larger than that of Saturn (with around 30 rings). Each of those rings are tens of millions of kilometers in diameter
942. Fact about flora
There are many reasons as to why trees are able to live for hundreds, even thousands of years. One of them is something called “negligible senescence”, which means that instead of declining in health with age, some trees actually become healthier
943. Historical fact
In 1518, people of Strasbourg contracted a strange disease and started dancing nonstop for weeks. Reportedly, as many as 400 people danced until falling unconscious from exhaustion
944. Fact about food
Initially, carrots were purple and white. The orange variety that we know now is the result of a genetic mutation that eventually dominated over the original one in the 16th century
945. Historical fact
Japan was closed to the world for 217 years (1635-1852) due to the law known as the Sakoku Edict. The Sakoku Edict banned all traveling from and to Japan, except for a few merchants
946. Fact about flora
The baobab tree common in Africa can store 1,000 to 120,000 liters of water in its trunk. They say, if you pick a flower from this tree, you will be eaten by a lion. But if you drink water with baobab seeds, you will never be attacked by a crocodile
947. Interesting fact
Thailand hosts the Monkey Buffet Festival annually, where they give 4.5 tons of fruits, sweets, and vegetables to the 3,000 monkeys that live around the temple of Phra Prang Sam Yot
948. Fact about sports
A one-armed player scored the winning goal in the first World Cup. Héctor Castro played on the Uruguay soccer team and scored the winning goal during the first-ever World Cup in 1930
949. Fact about economics
The worst case of hyperinflation of all time happened in Hungary in 1946, with monthly inflation rate as high as 41.9 quadrillion percent and all the prices doubling every 15.3 hours
950. Fact about the world
The Yoruba people in the southwest part of Nigeria are known to give birth to more twins, proportionately, than anywhere else in the world. The only explanation is that they regularly eat a type of yam that could have a stimulating effect for ovaries
951. Scientific fact
Time goes faster at the top of the building than at the bottom. According to Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, the farther an object is from the Earth’s surface, the faster time passes
952. Fact about the world
The Eternal Flame Falls in New York hides a flicker of fire, visible throughout most of the year. At the waterfall's base there is a natural gas grotto that perpetually feeds the flame
953. Fact about space
There may be multiple (if nor infinite) universes, as the astonishing expansion after the Big Bang may have led to quantum fluctuations which caused separate bubble universes to appear
954. Fact about food
Wild salmons are pink because they eat a lot of shrimp, but farm-raised salmons, commonly present in our shops, have a different diet and therefore are naturally white. Farmers dye them pink because of our perception of what a salmon should look like
955. Interesting fact
“To Have and Have Not” is the only instance when a Nobel prize-winning author was adapted for the screen by another Nobel-winning author. They were Ernest Hemingway and William Faulkner
956. Fact about arts
Ancient Greek and Roman statues were not white. Recent technologies confirmed that the sculptures were painted with different colors. In time, paint faded and disappeared due to weather
957. Scientific fact
Clouds are not weightless. The average cumulus cloud can weigh up to a million pounds. That’s about as heavy as the world’s largest jet when it’s completely full of cargo and passengers
958. Fact about the world
The enigmatic 2,000-year-old Nazca Lines are located in Peru and remain one of the biggest mysteries of archeology. They represent various animals, plants, and scenes but are only visible from high above, so the scientists still debate the purpose of them
959. Animal fact
Female orcas go through menopause and act as grandmothers for their children's children. It is likely to increase the cubs' life expectancy as they receive more knowledge and experience
960. Fact about space
The temperature of the Universe (the cosmic microwave background) is surprisingly uniform everywhere, which is very strange since some parts of space should never have come into contact
961. Fact about flora
Beautiful orchids sold in shops are actually decades old, since the plants take about five to seven years to bloom once germinated. These plants also have a life span of around 100 years
962. Fact about the world
Ethiopia has a different calendar, which is similar to the Julian calendar people used to follow before the introduction of the Gregorian calendar. It means that the country is almost 8 years behind the Western calendar. They also have 13 months instead of 12
963. Interesting fact
Everyone on Earth is at most fiftieth cousin with everyone else. And people that share the same ethnicity and live in the same country are likely to be related within 10 past generations
964. Fact about sports
Sheep Counting is an official sport in Australia. About 400 sheep make a mad dash past ten competitors, who will try to count them. Whoever makes the most accurate estimate is the winner
965. Fact about music
Musicians have shorter lifespans than everyday people. A study on 12,665 pop artists who passed away between 1950 and 2014 found that they tend to die at younger ages than the average man
966. Fact about economics
Around 90% of the most advanced chips are produced in Taiwan. It is also the unmatched leader of the global semiconductor industry, accounting for 50% of the world market, making the country almost indispensable for global economy and technological development
967. Fact about space
Almost all hydrogen atoms were formed during the Big Bang 13,7 billion years ago, and as we carry hydrogen atoms in our bodies, at least some part of us dates back to the beginning of time
968. Fact about food
If an adult human being had an unlimited supply of breast milk, they could live just consuming that. Breast milk contains all the nutrients and vitamins that the human body could ever need
969. Fact about music
Music is physically good for your heart. It promotes a healthy cardiovascular system by triggering physiological changes that modulate blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory functions
970. Fact about economics
Africa has not always been stagnant. Its adverse economic conditions now can and should be traced to the free-market policies imposed on the continent by the developed countries via the so-called Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs) of the World Bank and the IMF
971. Fact about food
Altitude makes some food taste different due to changes it causes in people’s body. According to some studies, our perception of sweetness and saltiness reduces by 30 percent while flying on a plane
972. Historical fact
In 1233, Pope Gregory IX declared that cats were linked to devil worship, and ordered to exterminate them. This so-called "war on cats" probably helped rats to spread the bubonic plague in the 1300s
973. Animal fact
Cheetahs in captivity tend to be very stressed and too shy to mate. That's why many enclosures with cheetahs have dogs in them, assigned by the zoo for emotional support and socialization of cheetahs
974. Fact about food
There is no clear link between the intake of MSG and any of the harmful side effects attributed to it. MSG is basically sodium (regular salt) and glutamate acid (an amino acid, which is naturally present in a lot of products, such as walnuts, tomatoes, and asparagus)
975. Fact about books
The first ebook in the world is The Declaration of Independence, released in 1971. Michael Stern Hart transcribed it and made it available for everyone for free, starting the famous Project Gutenberg
976. Historical fact
The Boston Tea Party did not occur due to a new tax hike on tea, as the Tea Act didn't raise any prices. But many other taxes had been lifted, except for tea, which did not sit well with the colonists
977. Fact about movies
The famous charcoal painting of Kate Winslet you can see in Titanic was drawn by James Cameron, the very same director of the movie. Apparently, movie-making is not the only amazing talent Cameron has
978. Fact about economics
According to some researchers, the established Dollar-Wall Street Regime, based on the US dollar as the international currency and the centrality of international private financial markets, allows the United States to have a decisive say in the international financial affairs
979. Fact about space
Since every star has at least one planet rotating around it, the Milky Way galaxy is believed to contain a minimum of 100 billion planets. As a point of comparison, 1 billion seconds is nearly 32 years
980. Historical fact
The bloodiest siege took place in Leningrad, USSR during the Second World War. Although people were left with barely any resources during 900 days of the siege, they were determined to protect the city
981. Fact about movies
The “digital rain” in The Matrix, the code that creates the fake reality where people live, is actually quite innocuous. The production team simply scanned the characters from a Japanese sushi recipe book
982. Fact about flora
The titan arum is the largest unbranched flower in the world. It is also known as the corpse flower, because it produces a smell like that of rotting meat. The flower developed this smell to be pollinated by flies instead of partaking in the competition for butterflies and bees
983. Fact about food
Although parents like to tell their kids that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, the phrase itself was invented by a food company and was just a marketing slogan to sell more breakfast cereal
984. Scientific fact
Most dinosaurs are known from just a single tooth or bone. Complete fossils are extremely rare. Instead, archaeologists study traces such as loose teeth, bones, or tracks in order to identify the dinosaurs
985. idioms
The phrase "when pigs fly" is used to describe something unlikely to happen. It comes from the phrase "pigs fly with their tails forward", used in the 17th century as a reply to overly optimistic statements
986. Fact about flora
The world's largest tree is the Hyperion, which is a coastal redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) and is located somewhere in the heart of Redwood National Park in California. It is a whopping 380 feet (ca. 116 m) tall and its exact location is kept a secret from the public to protect the tree
987. Fact about music
There is a song that is only silence. Composer John Cage released it in 1952. The song lets the audience listen to the silence for four minutes and 33 seconds. The idea is to show that any sound can be music
988. Fact about the world
Yakutsk is the coldest city in the world. It is located in Russian Siberia and has the average winter temperature of around -50° C (-58° F). The lowest temperature ever recorded there was -64.4° C (-83.9° F)
989. Fact about flora
According to certain studies, plants exhibit competitive behavior in terms of access to water and nutrients among strangers of the same species, but they are more accepting and accommodating to their siblings
990. Fact about flora
When French colonists brought vanilla to Europe and Africa, no insect would pollinate the plant, which made it impossible to mass produce it. In 1841, Edmond Albius, a slave, invented a quick way of hand pollination that revolutionized the production of vanilla and that is used to this day
991. Animal fact
Almost all sea snakes are venomous, and some of them are even more toxic than the King Cobra, the deadliest snake in the world. It is linked to their evolution from the extremely poisonous snakes in Australia
992. Scientific fact
Hot water freezes faster than cold water. It's called the Mpemba effect. This is because the velocities of water particles have a specific disposition while they’re hot that allows them to freeze more readily
993. Fact about Hollywood
Muhammad Ali's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is the only star not located on the pavement; instead, it is placed on the wall of the Kodak Theatre as per his request that he “did not want to be walked on”
994. Fact about flora
While it is true that apple seeds do produce apple trees, these trees will not be of the same kind. Seeds from a McIntosh apple will not produce a McIntosh apple tree. The apples we generally eat come from tree grafting, i.e. cutting branches from original trees and sticking them into other trees
995. Animal fact
Panther is not a separate species of big cats. It is a genus comprising the tiger, lion, leopard, jaguar and snow leopard. Any of these big cats with a mutation that causes melanism are called "black panthers"
996. Animal fact
Musth is a natural phenomenon in bull elephants which is characterized by increased reproduction hormones. During this period, elephants are always very aggressive and dangerous, killing up to 500 people a year
997. Fact about flora
The tropical white morning-glory, or moonflower, is a flower that blooms at night and closes during the day. All parts of this plant are incredibly toxic to people and animals alike and should never be ingested
998. Fact about flora
A lot of plants, when attacked by insects, release a distress chemical that might help them get out of this situation by attracting predators, such as birds or wasps. They would eat the insect and save the plant
999. Animal fact
The cuckoos do not only plant their eggs into other birds' nests, but also make sure the egg remains there. If the host bird rejects the cuckoo's egg, the cuckoo returns to destroy the nest and kill all the chicks
1000. Fact about economics
Although developing countries are encouraged to adopt market-oriented policies, state-led development has almost always yielded significantly better results for such countries. And in reality, all developed countries became rich via strong government intervention on the earlier stages of their development
Rare Level. Popular Myth
Eating carrots does not improve your vision
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
In Singapore, it is illegal to sell or own chewing gum
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
The longest time between two twins being born is 87 days
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
In Samoa, it's a crime to forget your own wife's birthday
Rare Level. Popular Myth
Colds are caused by viruses, not exposure to cold temperatures
Rare Level. Fact about jobs
There are individuals who taste-test dog food to ensure its quality
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
In Thailand, it's illegal to leave your house without wearing underwear
Rare Level. Popular Myth
Atlantis is just a myth, but the lessons we learn from it are very real
Rare Level. Fact about jobs
Pet psychologists may use pet horoscopes to understand behavioral traits
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
More than 600,000 attempts to break Guinness World Records are made annually
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
The Morells, a unique family, have adopted over 70 children from around the world
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
The longest beard ever recorded measured over 17 feet and belonged to Hans Langseth
Rare Level. Fact about jobs
Storm chasers use specialized vehicles with reinforced armor to get close to tornadoes
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
Aiko Nakagawa ran 105 marathons in a single year, setting a remarkable world record
Rare Level. Fact about jobs
Cuddlers may attend "cuddle parties" where groups gather to share platonic affection
Rare Level. Popular Myth
Muscle doesn't turn into fat when you stop exercising; muscle and fat are different tissues
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
In Switzerland, it is illegal to flush the toilet after 10 pm in an apartment building
Rare Level. Fact about jobs
Underwater welders combat the forces of the sea to repair pipelines, ships, and oil rigs
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
On 'Wet Monday,' a Polish spring tradition, people playfully sprinkle each other with water
Rare Level. Fact about jobs
Some linguistic anthropologists study endangered languages to preserve cultural heritage
Rare Level. Popular Myth
Many believe that vikings wore horned helmets, but there’s no evidence they did in battle
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
Charlotte Lee's rubber duck collection numbered over 8,000, setting a quirky world record
Rare Level. Fact about jobs
Professional Sleeper, wherein individuals are hired to test the comfort of beds and mattresses
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
Donald A. Gorske consumed over 26,000 Big Macs, earning him the record for most Big Macs eaten
Rare Level. Popular Myth
Many people think Napoleon Bonaparte was short, but he was actually average height for his time
Rare Level. World record
The world’s largest pizza had an area of 13,580.28 square feet. It was created in Italy in 2012
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
In Germany, it's customary to wish someone a happy birthday only directly on the day or after it
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
The Toccoa family had quintuplets without fertility treatments, a one in 55 million chance event
Rare Level. Popular Myth
Baldness doesn't come from maternal genes; both maternal and paternal genes contribute to hair loss
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
The world’s tallest man ever recorded was Robert Wadlow, standing at 8 feet 11.1 inches (2.72 meters) tall
Rare Level. Popular Myth
The full moon does not actually lead to more crime or psychological problems, despite popular belief
Rare Level. Fact about Huli Wigmen
Huli Wigmen create elaborate wigs from their own hair and wear them as a symbol of status and identity
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
The Habsburg family's extensive inbreeding led to a distinctive jaw deformity known as the "Habsburg lip"
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
Methuselah, a Great Basin bristlecone pine, holds the record as the oldest living tree at over 4,800 years
Rare Level. Fact about Maasai
Maasai warriors are known for their intricate beadwork and jumping dances, symbolizing strength and agility
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
The Imperial House of Japan, also known as the Yamato dynasty, is the oldest hereditary monarchy in the world
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
In Milan, Italy, it is a legal requirement to smile at all times, except during funerals or hospital visits
Rare Level. Popular Myth
Many popular myths suggest that lightning never strikes the same place twice, but in reality, it often does
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
The highest mountain ever climbed is, of course, MT. Everest, whose peak reaches an elevation of 29,029 feet
Rare Level. Fact about Dani
The Dani people engage in a tradition called "pig festival," where pigs are sacrificed to ensure good fortune
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
The deepest parts of the ocean are less explored than the surface of the moon concealing world within a world
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
The Imperial House of Japan, also known as the Yamato dynasty, is the oldest hereditary monarchy in the world
Rare Level. Fact about the Toda
The Toda people consider their buffaloes to be sacred animals, and much of their daily life revolves around them
Rare Level. Swedish Tradition
In Sweden, a tradition called 'fika' involves taking a pause in the day to enjoy coffee and sweets with friends
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
A family of three generations living nomadically aboard a sailboat, embracing the seas as their global backyard
Rare Level. Fact about Surma
Surma men engage in stick-fighting known as "Donga," a ritual to prove their strength and attract potential brides
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
The vaults beneath the Bank of England are said to house enough gold to create a golden pathway from London to Paris
Rare Level. Fact about the Sentinelese
The Sentinelese are the most isolated tribe in the world, and they have made it clear that they want to be left alone
Rare Level. Fact about jobs
Exotic ice cream flavor tester is a job where you get to travel the world to create the most unique ice cream flavors
Rare Level. English Tradition
In England, it's customary to tell someone 'Mind the gap' when alighting from the tube, a phrase as iconic as Big Ben
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
The Borgia family in Renaissance Italy was infamous for hosting lavish parties where guests were unknowingly poisoned
Rare Level. Canadian law
It is illegal to eat ice cream on Bank street in Ottawa on Sunday. Any other day is good, just keep it indoors on Sunday
Rare Level. Fact about the Himba
The Himba use otjize paste, a mixture of butterfat and ochre pigment, to protect their skin from the harsh desert climate
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
Bruce Lee's family followed an unconventional health regimen, including drinking his own urine for purported health benefits
Rare Level. Fact about the Asaro Mudmen
The Asaro Mudmen from Papua New Guinea wear large clay masks and mud to look like spirits, scaring their enemies in battle
Rare Level. Popular Myth
Eating at night doesn't make you gain more weight; weight gain is determined by overall calorie intake, not the time of day
Rare Level. Italian Tradition
Italians have an evening tradition known as 'la passeggiata,' where locals take a leisurely stroll through the main streets
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
The Jackson 5's debut album was released before Michael Jackson's voice broke, leading many to believe it was a girl singing
Rare Level. Fact about Mursi
Mursi women wear lip plates, a cultural tradition where their lower lips are stretched to accommodate large decorative plates
Rare Level. Popular myth
Chameleons change colors not to camouflage themselves, but to regulate their temperatures or communicate with other chameleons
Rare Level. French Tradition
In France, it's customary to greet people with a cheek kiss, known as 'la bise,' which varies in number depending on the region
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
The oldest person ever whose age has been independently verified is Jeanne Calment (France) who lived to 122 years and 164 days
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
The vaults beneath the Vatican are so secretive that only a select few will ever witness what truly lies within its guarded walls
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
Multiple members of the Hemingway family, including Ernest Hemingway, died by suicide, leading to speculation about a family curse
Rare Level. World record
The world’s longest-lasting kiss took over fifty-eight hours. It took place to mark the sharing of love on Valentine’s Day in 2013
Rare Level. Fact about jobs
The job of an 'odor judge' involves sniffing volunteers' breath, feet, and armpits to evaluate the effectiveness of hygiene products
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
In Argentina, it's considered a gesture of friendship and trust for locals to offer a sip of their yerba mate through a shared straw
Rare Level. Fact about jobs
Iceberg mover is an extraordinary job that became notable after the sinking of the Titanic to prevent such disasters from reoccurring
Rare Level. Popular myth
There is no universal sign language. There are variations depending on the country and region you're in, just like any other language
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
Access to the Lascaux caves, famous for paleolithic cave paintings, is severely restricted to preserve the ancient artwork from damage
Rare Level. Fact about the Mantawai
The Mentawai people sharpen their teeth to points, a tradition believed to enhance one’s beauty and connection with the spiritual world
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
The sealed chamber of the Great Sphinx is rumored to hold secrets of a lost civilization, yet remains untouched by modern archaeologists
Rare Level. Spanish Tradition
In Spain, eating twelve grapes at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve is believed to bring good luck for the upcoming twelve months
Rare Level. Fact about jobs
Golf ball divers retrieve golf balls from bodies of water in or around golf courses. The golf balls are then cleaned up, repackaged, and resold
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
In some parts of Italy, throwing old dishes out of the window on New Year's Eve is a tradition to let go of past troubles and start afresh
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
The Fugates, a family with a rare genetic condition causing blue skin, lived in the hills of Kentucky and were known as the 'Blue Fugates'
Rare Level. Fact about jobs
Odor judges or paper towel sniffers are hired by paper towel manufacturers. You’d be sniff testing products to check if they smell good or not
Rare Level. Interesting Fact
In Mexico it is customary to celebrate day of the dead, where families create altars to honor and remember their deceased loved ones
Rare Level. World record
The youngest person to climb Mount Everest is Jordan Romero. The American teen was 13 years old when he reached the summit, accompanied by his father
Rare Level. South Korean custom
Avoid using red ink for writing names of your friends in South Korea. In the past, red ink was used to write the names of the deceased on the family register
Rare Level. Popular myth
Not all deserts are hot. Deserts are not defined by their temperatures, but by their lack of precipitation. There are some deserts that experience brutal cold
Rare Level. Fact about inventions
The Japanese created a bitescan — a special device that measures your chewing strokes. It helps to analyze your eating habits, from how much you eat to how quickly
Rare Level. Interesting fact
Snowfall in a hot desert may seem a contradiction, but snow has been recorded several times in the Sahara Desert over the last decades, most recently in January 2022
Rare Level. Fact about the Yanomami
There are about 35,000 Yanomami Indians living today in South American jungles. They refrain from killing exotic birds for fear that they contain a family member's soul
Rare Level. Egyptian custom
Don’t ask for salt when dining in Egypt. It is taken as an insult to the host, as Egyptians take it to mean that you are repulsed by the taste of the meal served to you
Rare Level. Fact about inventions
Japanese scientists designed a robotic girlfriend’s hand. A humanlike motorized hand is made for people who just want a hand to hold. It is able to heat up and even sweat
Rare Level. World record
A man held his breath underwater for twenty-four minutes and thirty-seven seconds. Budimir Sobat, a resident of Croatia, set this record in 2021. The man was 56 years old
Rare Level. Interesting fact
A man in India claimed to have lived without eating or drinking for seventy years. Prahlad Jani was an Indian breatharian monk. He said that the goddess Amba sustained him
Rare Level. Fact about inventions
If work is driving you to the bottle, a flask hidden in your tie can be useful. The Flask Tie has a hidden fluid bladder and straw to make your shift go down a little easier
Rare Level. British law
Pigeon poop is the property of the British Crown. In the 18th century, it was used to make gunpowder, so King George I confirmed the droppings to be the property of the Crown
Rare Level. Interesting fact
Linda Wolfe (Essex) is an American woman who holds the Guinness Record as the World's most married woman. She tied the knot 23 times. Nevertheless, she had only seven children
Rare Level. Fact about the Maasai
Money isn’t the key to happiness. A group of Maasai people from East Africa were found to have a similar life satisfaction rating to those on the Forbes 400 richest Americans list
Rare Level. Interesting fact
Snake island in Brazil is packed with thousands of golden lanceheads, the most poisonous serpents on Earth. The island is so deadly that the government prohibited ever visiting it
Rare Level. Fact about jobs
Water slide testers check to see if the water slides in resorts, theme parks and hotels are both fun and safe. Imagine how fantastic it would be turning up to work every single day
Rare Level. Venezuelan custom
In Venezuela, it is actually a norm to arrive about 10 to 15 minutes late for a dinner invitation. Being early for the Venezuelans means the person is either overly eager or greedy
Rare Level. Interesting fact
Ziona Chana from India is known as the head of the largest family in the world. He had 39 wives, 94 children, 14 daughters in-law, and 33 grandchildren — 180 family members in total
Rare Level. German law
It's illegal to run out of gas on the German autobahn. You could face a big fine. Walking along the highway is unsafe, as is having your vehicle stalled on or on the side of the road
Rare Level. Interesing fact
The North Sentinel Island in the Andaman chain is one of the forbidden islands in the world. The Sentinelese tribe inhabiting the island often get violent to safeguard their isolation
Rare Level. Russian custom
If you have Russian business associates or friends, be careful of the flowers you give them. Avoid flowers with yellow colors, as they represent a break-up of a relationship or deceit
Rare Level. Fact about the Cuiva
Hunter-gatherer tribes spend far less time working than we do. The Cuiva people of Colombia and Venezuela work for only 15-20 hours a week and spend many hours each day in their hammocks
Rare Level. Fact about inventions
When your little one is exploring the world on all fours, why not have them do a little cleaning? The Baby Mop is a onesie with soft mop heads for scrubbing action. Your floors will shine
Rare Level. Greek custom
For many cultures, children are told to keep their baby teeth under their pillow and the Tooth Fairy will give them money. But Greek children are told to toss their tooth onto their roofs
Rare Level. Japanese law
In an effort to prevent obesity in its citizens, Japan created the Metabo Law. This requires people between the ages of 40 to 74 to have an annual waist measurement performed at the doctor
Rare Level. Interesting fact
Bobbie the Wonder Dog was a dog who covered 2,551 miles (4,105 km) on his own to return home to Silverton, Oregon, after he was lost while his owners were visiting family in Wolcott, Indiana
Rare Level. World record
The skinniest waist ever was awarded to Cathie Jung in 1999. An American had a 15-inch (38-cm) waist. The woman had never had surgery to define it. She had been wearing a corset for 16 years
Rare Level. Fact about jobs
Face feelers are also known as “sensory scientists”. In this job you’d be using your hands to feel the difference in product testers’ skin both before and after they’ve used lotions and creams
Rare Level. Fact about the Yanomami
Yanomami hunters never eat their own catch. They give it away to others before they even bring it home. Everyone eats something provided by someone else, fostering community spirit and cohesion
Rare Level. Popular myth
Touching a toad won't give you warts. This rumor probably originated from the fact that toads themselves have wart-like bumps on their skin, but they don't secrete anything that can cause warts
Rare Level. Fact about jobs
As long as there are queues in the world, professional stand-in-liners will never be out of fashion. These freelancers will happily wait in long queues for you as long as you pay them some money
Rare Level. Interesting fact
Some people marry themselves. For instance, 30-year-old Chen Wei Yih from Taiwan. She was receiving social pressure to get married, but had found no suitable partner. So the woman married herself
Rare Level. Australian law
You can be fined thousands of dollars for possessing more than 50 kg of potatoes in Western Australia. The law was introduced in 1946, when post-war food security was quite pressing political issue
Rare Level. Fact about the Soliga
When they harvest honey from high in the trees, the Soliga people leave some near the ground for tigers, who they consider family, because tigers cannot climb the trees and harvest honey for themselves
Rare Level. Interesting fact
Surtsey in Iceland is one of the world’s youngest islands. No visitors are allowed to visit this spot, because human intrusion will upset the ecological sequence that is currently ongoing on the island
Rare Level. Fact about inventions
The urban window baby cage was used in the 1930s to give infants plenty of fresh air. However, the health benefits may have been nullified by the obvious risk of dangling a baby high above a city street
Rare Level. Interesting fact
Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway stores 100 million seeds from across the world to restore the plant kingdom in case anything bad happens to our planet's vegetation. The vault is closed to the public
Rare Level. Popular myth
The odds are not always fifty-fifty in a coin toss. In fact, a coin is more likely to land on the face that it started on. So pay attention to which side of the coin faces the sky when you make your choice
Rare Level. Interesting fact
Peruvian actor Richard Torres married a tree in Santo Domingo. Despite being absolutely bizarre, this marriage actually intended to draw attention to the problem of illegal logging in the Dominican Republic
Rare Level. Interesting fact
Not every living thing dies. There is one species of jellyfish that doesn't technically perish. The immortal sea creature reverts back into a juvenile state after adulthood — so it can live out yet another life
Rare Level. Interesting fact
Families with two daughters are the happiest. Researchers concluded that two girls are unlikely to fight and rarely annoy their parents. But oddly enough, families with four girls were found to be the unhappiest
Rare Level. Interesting fact
Fort Knox is home to the bigger half of the US gold reserves, and is often referred to as the world’s most heavily guarded place. To gain access, one needs to know several combinations, whereas each staff member knows just one of them