Fact World

09/23/2023

09/23/2023

This mountain in the Bernese Alps is one of the more treacherous climbs in the world. Its north face alone has claimed over 60 lives in the past 70 years.

09/23/2023

In 1916, a silent comedy film named “The Mystery of the Leaping Fish” was made featuring a detective named “Coke Ennyday,” who had a fondness for co***ne. It was made as a parody of Sherlock Holmes. He wore a bandolier carrying syringes filled with the drug and frequently injected himself with massive amounts of co***ne to solve crimes.

09/21/2023

Bruce Lee was a national dance champion, winning the 1958 Cha Cha Championship in Hong Kong.

09/19/2023

Yakuzas amputated pinkies for transgressions. There is a woman in Japan that handcrafts new pinkies for former members. They help reformed criminals regain a normal life. The fake tip, which lasts 5-10 years slides on to the existing stub like a lid on to a pen.

09/16/2023

Tsutomu Yamaguchi was in Hiroshima for work when the first A-bomb hit, made it home to Nagasaki for the second, and lived to be 93.

09/16/2023

Blue whales may weigh up to twice as much as the largest dinosaur.

09/14/2023

As comedian Bob Hope lay on his deathbed in 2003, his wife Dolores asked where he’d like to be buried. His reply: “Surprise me.”

09/14/2023

Sea cucumbers eat with their feet.

09/14/2023

Future Martians might marvel at the Valles Marineris (a.k.a. Mariner Valley) the same way Earthlings marvel at the Grand Canyon. The huge rift is more than eight times the length of the Grand Canyon, and four times as deep.