30 of the Funniest Shower Thoughts of the Month for Deep Thinkers (May 7, 2024)

They say the heart of the home is the kitchen, or perhaps the television set. But I disagree. I think the heart of the home is the shower. It’s the one place where you can fully let go, alone and unfettered. I suppose you can do that in your bedroom, but where the bedroom celebrates …
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‘You could fit 45 Netherlands inside Indonesia’: Wannabe cartographer ‘tak[es] Indonesia outdonesia’ to reveal wild size comparison

Many maps are lying to us. I don’t mean this in a flat earth kind of way, but rather in the sense that they tend to give certain countries preferential treatment. Much as Americans and many others in this world would like to act as if the United States is the center of the universe, …
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33 Useless Fun Facts That Everyone Needs to Know

Everybody loves a good fun fact, even if it’s useless. Interesting and unique facts can be great conversation starters. Like one of my favorites: Did you know that bananas are actually berries? AND, strawberries are not berries? Fascinating, right? Useful? Not so much. But if you like discovering weird, fun, and random facts like this, …
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30 of the Funniest Shower Thoughts of the Month for Deep Thinkers (March 13, 2024)

The human mind is capable of incredible things. Some of us are out here curing diseases, building rockets, and writing great works of literature. The achievement of humanity is nothing to sneeze at. We’ve mapped the universe, figured out how gravity works, and even gone to the moon. But we are equally capable of being …
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30+ of the Funniest Shower Thoughts of the Month for Deep Thinkers (February 13, 2024)

As Natasha Bedingfield once said, «Feel the rain on your skin, no one else can feel it for you, only you can let it in.» Yes, she said rain, but she could have been talking about the «rain» that emanates from our shower heads. Only we can feel it for us. We have to let …
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25+ Funny Shower Thoughts That Tickle the Brain

I feel like shower thoughts are stoner thoughts that still make sense in the light of day. A stoner thought is all like «Hey man, have you ever wondered how we don’t fall off the surface of the Earth?» Yeah, Jason. It’s called gravity. Now pass the hot Cheetos, you’ve been hogging them. But shower …
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‘Sharks existed before Saturn’s rings did’: 20+ Wild fun facts that sound fake

Like many young city dwellers, I’m a big fan of bar trivia. Probably stemming from my long-held desire to be on Jeopardy (but lack of actual knowledge necessary), I find great pleasure in getting together with a group of friends, having a beer, and trying my darndest to get as many questions right as possible. …
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‘There is a species of turtle that can breathe through its butt’: 30+ Suspicious Random Facts We Don’t Want the Backstory For

A lot of the knowledge the human race has acquired to date has come about by strange and/or unethical means. More often than not it’s probably a good thing that we know it, but it’s also a stark reminder that not all discoveries are going to be as cutesy and elementary textbook ready as Isaac …
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Facts Redditors Were Taught in Grade School That Turned out to Be Utter Phooey

Information is ever-evolving. That’s why there are new editions of textbooks, up-to-date encyclopedias, and good folks working tirelessly to constantly update Wikipedia pages (I’m NOT looking at you, Wiki-vandals). We’re always learning new things, observing new phenomena, and doing new research. They used to teach that Pluto was a planet. I’m still salty about that …
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20 Weird Fun Facts for Inquiring Minds

Have you ever been in a group setting where someone asks everyone to «go around and share a fun fact about themselves?» I have, and every time I hear those words it sends a shiver of panic down my spine. A fun fact? About myself? The pressure to be funny, humble, surprising, but not too …
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