Random facts.
March 1, 2025
The New York Yankees will now allow players to have “well-groomed beards” — abandoning a ban on facial hair that had been in place for almost 50 years.
There were 47 unprovoked shark attacks worldwide in 2024, the lowest in almost 20 years.
In Singapore, 47% of the city-state’s land is dedicated to public green space.
“Conclave” won best picture at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Timothée Chalamet won best actor for “A Complete Unknown,” and Demi Moore won best actress for “The Substance.”
Half of 2024’s top 10 highest-grossing films were animated movies.
This short phrase won the title for the most difficult tongue twister in the world: “Pad kid poured curd pulled cod.”
Svalbarði Exclusive Jade Edition bottled water sells for $6,266 per 750ml bottle.
In 2024, U.S. consumption of whole milk rose by 3.2 percent — only the second increase since the 1970s — while consumption of plant milk fell 5.9 percent.
Restricting pupils’ phone use in school didn’t lead to better grades or mental well-being, a UK study found.
A new study suggests afternoon naps boost the brain’s problem-solving skills. Scientists say that the best time to take a nap is between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
To combat knockoffs, Birkenstock claimed its sandals were a copyrighted work of art. A German court disagreed.
Construction work uncovered more than 150 unexploded World War II-era bombs under a children’s playground in northern England.
Young people are reporting epidemic levels of loneliness, and some are falling in love with Chatbots.
The global average lifespan rose to 72 years in 2022, up from 71.3 in 2021, but still short of the 2019 record of 73 years.
According to recent research into the molecular changes associated with aging, humans experience two drastic lurches forward, one at the average age of 44 and the other at the average age of 60.
An unorthodox putting technique called AimPoint is taking over the sport of golf and driving many players crazy.
The top 10% of earners are now responsible for 49.7% of all spending in the U.S., a record.
A streamlined Mercedes raced by Formula 1 greats Stirling Moss and Juan Manuel Fangio in 1955 set a record for a grand prix car, selling at auction for €51.2 million ($53m).
Amazon has surpassed Walmart in revenue for the first time.
Large corporations are shopping for underground bunkers that can survive a nuclear blast to protect their data centers and C-suite employees as geopolitical tensions rise.
Global fertility rates have declined by half since 1965.
Scientists from two universities in China have created an ultra-hard, high-quality “super diamond” in the lab that is many times stronger than naturally occurring diamonds.
Humpback whale songs, among the most complex examples of animal communication, share hallmarks of language once thought unique to humans.
America’s 10th president, John Tyler, had 15 children, the most of any U.S. president.
Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo shattered the world half marathon record, becoming the first person to run the distance in under 57 minutes.His time of 56:42 translates to 4:20 minutes per mile.
Monty, a giant schnauzer, was crowned Best in Show at the 2025 Westminster Kennel Club dog competition—the second-longest continuously held sporting event in the US (behind the Kentucky Derby).
There have been 6,300 successful rocket launches since 1957 that have delivered 14,450 satellites into Earth’s orbit.
A Stradivarius violin sold for $11.25 million at auction.
Amazon has gained creative control over the James Bond movie franchise in a deal with the films’ longtime producers.
More than 1,000 British musicians, including Kate Bush and Cat Stevens, release a silent album to protest proposed changes to UK law that may allow AI models to be trained on copyrighted material.
Engineers have develop a biomedical adhesive that is water- and bacteria-proof by combining proteins extracted from the human body with polymers inspired by mussels.
Jack the Ripper researcher Russell Edwards claims to have identified the killer as Polish barber Aaron Kosminski with a 100% DNA match.
Marriage registrations in China fell to a record low of 6.1 million couples last year, a nearly 21% decrease from 2023 and the lowest number since the government began tracking data in 1986.
The marriage rate in the US has plummeted by almost 60% since the 1970s.
In 2023, the average cost of a U.S. wedding hit $35,000.
YouTube viewership via TV has surpassed phone and desktop viewing for first time.
The FBI investigated the song “Louie Louie” because people thought the lyrics were dirty. After three months, the FBI abandoned the investigation because it couldn’t make out the words.
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