Sunday, March 22, 2026
Theodore Roosevelt had a pet hyena Its name was Bill, and it was a present from the Ethiopian emperor. Roosevelt was famous for his many pets, including a one-legged rooster, a badger, a pony and a small bear. The CIA’s headquarters has its own Starbucks, but baristas don’t write names on the cups... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
Movie trailers originally played after the movie They “trailed,” or appeared at the end of, the feature film—hence, the name. The first trailer appeared in 1913 and was for a Broadway show, not a movie. Mercedes invented a car controlled by a joystick The joystick in the 1996 Mercedes F200 showcase... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, March 20, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
The word fizzle started as a type of fart It’s amazing what interesting dictionary facts you can find in these big books. In the 1400s, fizzle meant to “break wind quietly,” according to the Oxford English Dictionary. No spelled-out number before “one thousand” contains the letter A It’s true: You... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
There were active volcanoes on the moon when dinosaurs were alive This is one of the strangest moon facts ever: There used to be volcanoes on the moon! The dark spots on the moon, which looked like seas to ancient astronomers, are actually craters that were filled in with lava. Most of the moon... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
Thanks to 3D printing, NASA can basically email tools to astronauts Getting new equipment to the Space Station used to take months or years, but the new technology means the tools are ready within hour Only a quarter of the Sahara Desert is san Most of it is covered in gravel, though it also... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, March 16, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
The man with the world’s deepest voice can make sounds humans can’t hear The man, Tim Storms, can sing a note that’s nearly impossible for humans to hear—but elephants can. It’s eight octaves below the lowest G on a piano. Storms holds the Guinness World record for having the widest vocal range: 10... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, March 15, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
Blue whales can eat close to half a million calories in one mouthful. Blue whales can eat up to 457,000 calories in one bite, the amount an average human would need for the span of about 228 days, reports Discover magazine. These whales can consume as much as 10 to 20 tons of krill, or tiny... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
Some octopus species lay 56,000 eggs at a time On average, a giant Pacific octopus will lay 56,000 eggs at the end of a pregnancy, over the course of about a month. At first, these new babies float through the surrounding water unattached to one another or their mother. But then the mother gathers... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
Firefighters use wetting agents to make water wetter The chemicals reduce the surface tension of plain water so it is easier to spread and better soaks into objects, which is why it’s known as “wet water.” The longest English word is 189,819 letters long We won’t spell it out here, but the full name... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
Samsung tested phone durability with a butt-shaped robot People stash their phones in their back pockets all the time, which is why Samsung created a robot shaped like a butt to “sit” on their phones to make sure they can take the pressure. Believe it or not, the robot even wore jeans. The Windy... Sign in to see full entry.