Category: Weirdass Facts

Did you know…Today in 1839 the first tea shipments arrived from India in Britain. Britain has only had Tea for 172 years. How odd.

Ever get mid-sentence and forget the word your looking for? There’s a name for that; Lethologica Another word for you to forget 😀 [Source]

There are approximately 5,416 species of mammals known on earth In comparison there are 950,000+ species of insect.   Scientists also think there may be 10 – 30 million unknown species of insect. Sweet dreams insect...

A ‘Jiffy’ is an actual unit of time. Unfortunately that unit can change depending on what you’re doing… Originally a ‘Jiffy’ was how long it took light to travel 1cm Now a jiffy is about...

Geese + Group + Ground = Gaggle   Geese + Group + Air = Skein   “Skein: a flock of wildfowl (as geese or ducks) in flight”

The first Diesel engines ran on coal dust.   {Thanks Forza 3}