AFF | Awesome Fun Facts

Where the ampersand symbol and name came from. The symbol for “&” comes from combination of letters in the Latin for “and”, “et...

For those not familiar with this term (i.e. many people outside of the United States), jaywalking is when, “A pedestrian… crosses a s...

  On November 30, 2012, the Korean Central News Agency, North Korea’s government “news” agency, reported that scientists had “reconfir...

  One such method of self-mummification was practiced by Japanese Shugendō monks as the ultimate act of self denial. Shugendō is a for...

Actually, the Dalai Lama is not technically chosen; rather, he is found. But to understand how it works, you first have to learn the ...

  Myth: Duck’s quacks and wolf’s howls don’t echo. First, it was commonly held that a duck’s quack didn’t echo. The earliest place I...

Some are awarded cash prizes by their respective local Olympic committees or governments.  Also, sometimes private businessmen will ...

Roberto Carlos scored this free kick 17 years ago today. Was it one of the best ever?

  Some Tibetan monks can control the temperature of their skin through meditation.  Specifically, they have been shown to be able to r...

  When Neil Armstrong set his left boot on the surface of the moon on July 21, 1969, becoming the first person to ever walk on the moo...