1st March 2021: Fun Fact 29

Thomas Young, the first person to decipher the Rosetta Stone, had read the Bible twice by the age of four.

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28th February 2021: Fun Fact 28

Sunscreen was invented for people climbing glaciers.

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27th February 2021: Fun Fact 27

Ferns are older than seeds.

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26th February 2021: Fun Fact 26

The British overcook roast beef by an average of 41 minutes.

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25th February 2021: Fun Fact 25

One-third of the fish caught around the world never gets eaten.

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24th February 2021: Fun Fact 24

In 2004, Somalia issued a set of guitar-shaped coins.

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23rd February 2021: Fun Fact 23

Alumnesia is the failure to remember the name of a former classmate.

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22nd February 2021: Fun Fact 22

Goldman Sachs complain to Microsoft for auto correcting their name to Goddamn Sachs.

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21st February 2021: Fun Fact 21

More than half of all meetings start late.

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20th February 2021: Fun Fact 20

People can overcome phobias if they're given cash every time they think of the thing they’re scared of.

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19th February 2021: Fun Fact 19

King George VI’s wedding was not broadcast on the radio in case people listened without removing their hats.

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18th February 2021: Fun Fact 18

A glass of Calvados contains seven apples.

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17th February 2021: Fun Fact 17

The yellow billed oxpecker bird sleeps in the armpit of a giraffe.

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16th February 2021: Fun Fact 16

The combined area of all the parking spaces in America is larger than Israel, Cyprus or Macedonia.

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15th February 2021: Fun Fact 15

The man who coined the term ‘nostalgia’ thought it could be cured by taking laxatives.

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14th February 2021: Fun Fact 14

Falling in love is like being on drugs.

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13th February 2021: Fun Fact 13

Gaspare Tagliacozzi, the pioneer of the nose job, developed his skills at a clinic called the Hospital of Death.

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12th February 2021: Fun Fact 12

US President William McKinley could shake hands 50 times a minute.

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11th February 2021: Fun Fact 11

Honesty boxes with photos of eyes stuck on the wall next to them produce more money.

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10th February 2021: Fun Fact 10

Turkmenistan has a public holiday to celebrate melons.

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