Home »
Did You Know

Facts

One of the most rewarding aspects of mastering a new skill is sharing that knowledge with others. While some facts are strange and beautiful, while others are completely worthless. There is a whole category of trivia that is so fantastic that you can't help but ask everyone you encounter, 'Did you know this?!' These are the facts that will amaze you and your friends, ranging from why grapes catch fire in the microwave to how long it takes the typical animal to urinate.

harrypotter, azkaban, doloresumbridge, orderofthephoenix, pottermore, hanniballecter, wizard, witche

Hermione Has Become The Minister Of Magic

harrypotter, azkaban, doloresumbridge, orderofthephoenix, pottermore, hanniballecter, wizard, witche

Dolores Umbridge Finally Went To Azkaban

carlemildoepler, wagnerderringdes, nibelungen, helemts, viking, headgear, metal

Vikings did not wear horned helmets.

klecksography, inkblots, children game, nineteenth, century, rorschach, swissasylum, abstract, symme

There Is Still Disagreement About Whether The Test Works.

klecksography, inkblots, children game, nineteenth, century, rorschach, swissasylum, abstract, symme

Rorschach Believed The Test Worked For Everyone Except Teenagers.

klecksography, inkblots, children game, nineteenth, century, rorschach, swissasylum, abstract, symme

The Rorschach Test There Are Three Reactions To Subjects.

klecksography, inkblots, children game, nineteenth, century, rorschach, swissasylum, abstract, symme

We Know Very Little About How The Rorschach Test Cards Were Created.

klecksography, inkblots, children game, nineteenth, century, rorschach, swissasylum, abstract, symme

A Children's Game Inspired The Rorschach Test.

sherlockholmes, enolaholmes, henrycavill, robertdowneyjr, detective, september, conandoyle

After surviving the Reichenbach Falls, Holmes refused to perish beside his creator.

london, bakerstreet, 221B, abbeynationalsociety, sherlockholmes, cityofwestminster, museum

221B Baker Street is a fictitious address.

sherlockholmes, enolaholmes, henrycavill, robertdowneyjr, detective, september

The Royal Society of Chemistry bestowed an honorary fellowship to Sherlock Holmes.

sherlockholmes, enolaholmes, henrycavill, robertdowneyjr, detective, september

Sherlock Holmes has appeared in most films of any fictional figure.

sherlockholmes, benedict, cumberbatch, sherlock, detective

Unlike common perception, Sherlock Holmes does not employ deductive reasoning.

guardian, teletubbies, cocreator, annewood, fluffy, rabbit, petbunnies

Teletubbyland's Rabbits Were Also Large.

minchyoda, starwars, yoda, theempirestrikes, buffy, vampireslayer

Buffy was Yoda's original name.

obiwankenobi, siralecguinness, shakespeare, mashable, pinkpaper

Empire Strikes Back revealed Boba Fett's face.

obiwankenobi, siralecguinness, shakespeare, mashable, pinkpaper

The communicator used by Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan is actually a lady's razor.

obiwankenobi, siralecguinness, shakespeare, mashable, pinkpaper

The actor who played Obi-Wan Kenobi, Sir Alec Guinness, despised Star Wars.

matthewwood, riseskywalker, adamdriver, kyloren, triology, cruciallines, podcast

In his own closet, Adam Driver recorded his final words as Kylo Ren.

bbc, thegrahamnortonshow, samuleljacson, purplelightsaber, macewindu, starwars, hitman

Samuel L. Jackson had a curse etched on his lightsaber.

jedi, poedameron, oscarissac, generalleiaorgana, carriefisher, stephencolbert, leia, thelastjedi

On the first day of filming, Carrie Fisher smacked Oscar Isaac more than 40 times.

muppeteer, frankoz, animatronics, puppetry, yoda, monkey, starwars, empirestrikesback

Yoda almost was gonna look like a monkey.

r2d2, mechanical, language, english, jerk, beeps, whistles

R2-D2 used to speak English and was a jerk.

ladakh, fakeglaciers, glacier, chewing, norphel, civilengineer, brook

Ladakh is the glacier man's homeland.

panggonglake, abovesealevel, saltwater, lake, india, china, winter, October, lehladakh, srinagar, ma

Ladakh boasts the highest saltwater lake in the world that freezes.

norwegian, officer, zoo, edinburgh, sirnilsolav, rose, corporal, 1982, knighted, 2008, brigadier, 20

A King Penguin Was Knighted In Norway.

norway, summer, sun, extradaylight, outdoor, troms, may , july, solstice

Norway's In the summer, the sun never sets.