How did an obituary cause the invention of Nobel's Prize?

Daily Trivia / April 16, 2025

The erroneous publication in 1888 of a premature obituary of Nobel by a French newspaper, condemning his invention of dynamite, is said to have made him decide to leave a better legacy to the world after his death. The ...Read More

What is nyctitropism?

Daily Trivia / April 15, 2025

Nyctitropism is the tendency of the leaves or petals of certain plants to assume a different position at night.

How long will the sun burn?

Daily Trivia / April 15, 2025

The sun burns 9 million tons of gas a second. At this rate, it has been estimated it will burn out in another 10 billion years.

How much energy do Americans use?

Daily Trivia / April 15, 2025

The average American uses eight times as much fuel energy as an average person anywhere else in the world.

What do Warren Beatty and Orson Welles have in common?

Daily Trivia / April 15, 2025

After Orson Welles for Citizen Kane (1941), Warren Beatty was the next person to be nominated for four Oscars for one film: Heaven Can Wait (1978). Beatty received nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Director, ...Read More

What was Santa's first activity?

Daily Trivia / April 14, 2025

In the Thomas Nast cartoon that first depicted Santa Claus with a sleigh and reindeer, he was delivering Christmas gifts to soldiers fighting in the U.S. Civil War. The cartoon, entitled "Santa Claus in Camp," appeared in ...Read More