Science, Daily Facts, Interesting, Random FactsCuriousOneApril 09, 2019Other, Verified, Imperial, Metric, Facts, NASA, Because, Project, Orbiter, Dollar, Lost, Mars, 1999, Measurements, staycurious, Used, Half, Fact, MillionComment In 1999, NASA lost a $125 million Mars orbiter because half the project staff used imperial measurements and the other half used metric. Science, Daily Facts, Interesting, Random FactsCuriousOneApril 09, 2019Other, Verified, Imperial, Metric, Facts, NASA, Because, Project, Orbiter, Dollar, Lost, Mars, 1999, Measurements, staycurious, Used, Half, Fact, MillionComment
Interesting, Daily Facts, Random FactsCuriousOneApril 08, 2019Freddie, Same, Piano, Hey, Verified, Mercury, Rhapsody, Bohemian, Fact, Used, Facts, McCartney, Paul, Record, Jude, staycuriousComment The piano Freddie Mercury used to record "Bohemian Rhapsody" is the same one Paul McCartney used on "Hey Jude" Interesting, Daily Facts, Random FactsCuriousOneApril 08, 2019Freddie, Same, Piano, Hey, Verified, Mercury, Rhapsody, Bohemian, Fact, Used, Facts, McCartney, Paul, Record, Jude, staycuriousComment
Random Facts, Interesting, Daily FactsCuriousOneSeptember 01, 2018Water, Rains, Explode, After, Helicopters, Cherry, They, Much, Facts, Farming, Fact, Used, Soak, staycurious, Don’t, Cherries, VerifiedComment Helicopters are used in cherry farming to dry cherries after it rains so they don’t soak in too much water and explode Random Facts, Interesting, Daily FactsCuriousOneSeptember 01, 2018Water, Rains, Explode, After, Helicopters, Cherry, They, Much, Facts, Farming, Fact, Used, Soak, staycurious, Don’t, Cherries, VerifiedComment
Random Facts, Interesting, Daily FactsCuriousOneAugust 31, 2018Odor, Troops, Used, staycurious, Military, Fart, Liquid, Battlefield, Spray, Train, Verified, Fact, FactsComment The fart spray "Liquid Ass" is used by the U.S. Military to train troops for the odor of the battlefield. Random Facts, Interesting, Daily FactsCuriousOneAugust 31, 2018Odor, Troops, Used, staycurious, Military, Fart, Liquid, Battlefield, Spray, Train, Verified, Fact, FactsComment
Daily Facts, Inventions, Random Facts, InterestingCuriousOneAugust 26, 2018staycurious, 1858, Between, Durand, Ezra, Chisels, Patented, 1810, People, Opener, Hammers, Peter, Used, Facts, Fact, Verified, WarnerComment Peter Durand patented the tin can in 1810. Ezra Warner patented a can opener in 1858. In between, people used chisels and hammers. Daily Facts, Inventions, Random Facts, InterestingCuriousOneAugust 26, 2018staycurious, 1858, Between, Durand, Ezra, Chisels, Patented, 1810, People, Opener, Hammers, Peter, Used, Facts, Fact, Verified, WarnerComment
Interesting, Daily FactsCuriousOneNovember 16, 2017Ethanol, Fuel, Used, Other, Fact, Feed, Livestock, Corn, Facts, StaycuriousComment 40% of corn is used for ethanol to add to fuel; another 40% is used for livestock feed Interesting, Daily FactsCuriousOneNovember 16, 2017Ethanol, Fuel, Used, Other, Fact, Feed, Livestock, Corn, Facts, StaycuriousComment
Random FactsCuriousOneJanuary 28, 2017country, current, denmarks, Design, espionage, fact, facts, first, flag, Long, Modern, other, staycurious, UsedComment Denmark's current flag design was first used in 1219. No other modern country has used its flag for so long. Random FactsCuriousOneJanuary 28, 2017country, current, denmarks, Design, espionage, fact, facts, first, flag, Long, Modern, other, staycurious, UsedComment
Random FactsCuriousOneOctober 21, 2016acclamation, fact, facts, loudest, Meaning, opinions, side, spartans, staycurious, there, they, Used, Vote, voting, yelledComment Spartans used Voting by Acclamation, meaning they yelled their opinions, and the side that yelled the loudest won the vote Random FactsCuriousOneOctober 21, 2016acclamation, fact, facts, loudest, Meaning, opinions, side, spartans, staycurious, there, they, Used, Vote, voting, yelledComment
Random FactsCuriousOneSeptember 20, 2016bears, case, cosmonauts, fend, landed, off, pack, russian, shotgun, siberia, they, UsedComment Russian cosmonauts used to pack a shotgun in case they landed in Siberia and had to fend off bears. Random FactsCuriousOneSeptember 20, 2016bears, case, cosmonauts, fend, landed, off, pack, russian, shotgun, siberia, they, UsedComment
Random FactsCuriousOneSeptember 11, 2016because, bombs, corn, discovered, exposed, Film, fogging, husks, kodak, material, niclear, packing, radiation, States, testing, united, Used, wereComment Kodak discovered the US was testing atomic bombs because the corn husks used for packing material were fogging film because they had been exposed to radiation. Random FactsCuriousOneSeptember 11, 2016because, bombs, corn, discovered, exposed, Film, fogging, husks, kodak, material, niclear, packing, radiation, States, testing, united, Used, wereComment
Random FactsCuriousOneAugust 19, 2016after, blood, cancel, Disney, episodes, matter, ratings, shows, television, UsedComment Disney used to cancel TV shows after 65 episodes, no matter the ratings. Random FactsCuriousOneAugust 19, 2016after, blood, cancel, Disney, episodes, matter, ratings, shows, television, UsedComment
Random FactsCuriousOneJuly 10, 2016advertising, Butts, campaign, Cigarette, construct, digital, dna, found, litterbugs, portraits, publicly, shame, UsedComment An ad campaign used DNA found on discarded cigarette butts to construct digital portraits to publicly shame litterbugs Random FactsCuriousOneJuly 10, 2016advertising, Butts, campaign, Cigarette, construct, digital, dna, found, litterbugs, portraits, publicly, shame, UsedComment
Random FactsCuriousOneMay 24, 2016been, California, clear, fire, goats, grass, have, hazards, reduce, tall, Used, yearsComment Goats have been used in California for years to clear tall dry grass and reduce fire hazards. Random FactsCuriousOneMay 24, 2016been, California, clear, fire, goats, grass, have, hazards, reduce, tall, Used, yearsComment
Random FactsCuriousOneMay 23, 2016advertising, appeal, executive, fenal, first, movement, part, Sex, suffrage, UsedComment The advertising executive that first used sex appeal in ads was a female, and a member of the suffragette movement. Random FactsCuriousOneMay 23, 2016advertising, appeal, executive, fenal, first, movement, part, Sex, suffrage, UsedComment
Random FactsCuriousOneApril 17, 2016ancient, aquaduct, Cold, conditioning, early, pipes, romans, Used, waterComment Ancient Romans used cold water in aqueduct pipes running through their walls for early A/C Random FactsCuriousOneApril 17, 2016ancient, aquaduct, Cold, conditioning, early, pipes, romans, Used, waterComment
Random FactsCuriousOneApril 09, 2016avenue, cowboys, manhattan, patrol, tenth, to, UsedComment COWBOYS USED TO PATROL 10TH AVENUE IN MANHATTAN. Random FactsCuriousOneApril 09, 2016avenue, cowboys, manhattan, patrol, tenth, to, UsedComment
Random FactsCuriousOneMarch 02, 2016cheek, dualing, during, fashionable, germany, left, scar, UsedComment It used to be "fashionable" to have a "Dueling Scar" on your left cheek during Pre-War Germany Random FactsCuriousOneMarch 02, 2016cheek, dualing, during, fashionable, germany, left, scar, UsedComment
Random FactsCuriousOneJanuary 24, 2016backpack, Nuclear, nuke, Used, W54, warheadComment The "W54" nuclear warhead was used in the weapon known as the "Backpack Nuke" Random FactsCuriousOneJanuary 24, 2016backpack, Nuclear, nuke, Used, W54, warheadComment
Random FactsCuriousOneJanuary 05, 2016ancient, believed, contraceptive, Extinct, plant, silphium, Species, UsedComment "Silphium" is an extinct plant species, suspected to be used as an Ancient Roman contraceptive Random FactsCuriousOneJanuary 05, 2016ancient, believed, contraceptive, Extinct, plant, silphium, Species, UsedComment
Random FactsCuriousOneDecember 25, 2015asia, since, term, Used, XmasComment The term "Xmas" has been in use since the 1500's Random FactsCuriousOneDecember 25, 2015asia, since, term, Used, XmasComment
Random FactsCuriousOneDecember 22, 2015base-8, between, count, fact, facts, fingers, indigenous, instead, number, People, spaces, staycurious, system, UsedComment Base-8 number system is used by indigenous people that count the spaces between fingers instead of fingers themselves Random FactsCuriousOneDecember 22, 2015base-8, between, count, fact, facts, fingers, indigenous, instead, number, People, spaces, staycurious, system, UsedComment
Random FactsCuriousOneDecember 17, 2015aged, caesium-137, Date, radioactive, Used, WineComment Radioactive Caesiun-137 is used to date aged wine Random FactsCuriousOneDecember 17, 2015aged, caesium-137, Date, radioactive, Used, WineComment
Random FactsCuriousOneDecember 08, 2015defense, digital, legal, matrix, some, Used, worldComment "The Matrix Defense" is a legal defense used by some to say they were in a digital world Random FactsCuriousOneDecember 08, 2015defense, digital, legal, matrix, some, Used, worldComment
Random FactsCuriousOneNovember 09, 2015desk, office, oval, president, resolute, UsedComment The Resolute Desk is used by the president in the Oval Office Random FactsCuriousOneNovember 09, 2015desk, office, oval, president, resolute, UsedComment