Where would you find a sailor's sheets?

Daily Trivia / March 28, 2026

When sailors speak of sheets (as in "four sheets to the wind"), they are not talking about sails. A sheet in nautical terminology is a rope or chain.

How often does lightning strike the Empire State Building?

Daily Trivia / March 28, 2026

Lightning has hit the Empire State Building in New York as frequently as 12 times in 20 minutes. The building is hit by lightning about 500 times a year.

Why are Venezuelan cleaners so piney?

Daily Trivia / March 27, 2026

Floor cleaning products in Venezuela have ten times the pine fragrance of U.S. floor cleaners. Venezuelan women won't buy a weaker fragrance. These fastidious homemakers may wet-mop their tile floors twice a day, leaving ...Read More

Would you want box jelly with your peanut butter?

Daily Trivia / March 27, 2026

Australia's box jelly is the world's most dangerous jellyfish. Its toxin is more potent than cobra venom and can kill a person in minutes

How small can sunspots be?

Daily Trivia / March 27, 2026

The smallest visible sunspots have an area of 500 million square miles, about fifty times the size of Africa. The largest sunspots have an area of about 7,000 million square miles.

Which animal has the biggest brain?

Daily Trivia / March 27, 2026

The squirrel monkey's brain accounts for roughly 5 percent of its body weight — the largest percentage of any other animal. The human brain, by comparison, makes up about 2.3 percent of body weight.