Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Humans typically produce 0.5 to 1.5 liters of saliva every day. Crocodiles can gallop like horses do. If you're afraid to go into the ocean because of sharks, you might want to avoid hotel hallways and break rooms, because vending machines are twice as likely to kill you. Though dead bones are dry... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, April 13, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
In Thailand, there's an annual Monkey Buffet Festival where residents of Lopburi leave 4.5 tons of fruit, veggies, and other treats to honor the approximately 3,000 monkeys that live near the Phra Prang Sam Yot temple. A buttload is an actual unit of measurement! One buttload is equivalent to 126... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, April 12, 2026
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If you say you're not afraid of anything, I have some news for you: Humans are innately born with the fear of falling and loud noises. Whatever other fears one may have are shaped or learned with experience. Considering gelatin is made up of animal skin and bones, gummy worms technically have more... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
Sloths are slow in everything they do — including digestion. Because they digest foods so slowly, they basically have to breathe out their farts because they can't *actually* fart. If a bunch of gas builds up in a sloth's intestines, it could get sick and potentially even burst. Rather than farting,... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, April 10, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
In the 1960s, the CIA launched "Operation Acoustic Kitty," an effort to train cats to become foreign spies by implanting microphones in their ears and radio transmitters at the base of their skulls. The hope was to train the cats to sit near foreign officials to capture any private conversations.... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
A one-armed player scored the winning goal in the first World Cup Héctor Castro, who accidentally cut off his right forearm while using an electric saw as a teenager, played on the Uruguay soccer team during the first-ever World Cup in 1930. In the last game between Uruguay and Argentina, Castro... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
The color of tennis balls was changed to look better on TV Neon yellow wasn’t always the hue of a tennis ball. Instead, they were either black or white, depending on the background of the tennis court. However, in 1972, the International Tennis Foundation introduced yellow tennis balls because... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, April 6, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
Martin Luther King Jr. got a C in public speaking The world remembers Dr. King as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement, and people often quote his “I Have a Dream” speech, which he delivered in 1963. Yet in one of the most ironic “failures” of wildly successful people, he earned a C in a public... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, April 5, 2026
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Thomas Edison is the reason you love cat videos After inventing the kinetograph with his assistant in 1891, Edison was able to record and watch moving images for the first time. He filmed short clips in his studio, some of which feature famous people like Annie Oakley and Buffalo Bill. But the real... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Sam's Believe It Or Not!
Neil Armstrong’s hair was sold in 2004 for $3,000 The lucky buyer, John Reznikoff, holds the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of hair from historical celebrities, reports NBC. But Armstrong’s lawyer threatened to sue Marx Sizemore, the not-so-lucky barber who cut the former... Sign in to see full entry.