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