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Understanding the Different Types of Queens

By Commonplace Fun Facts on March 18, 2022 • ( 3 Comments )
#queens #royalty #queenregnant #QueenMother #QueenConsort #QueenDowager #QueenRegent

When it comes to queens, there are all sorts. There are bees, playing cards, rock-and-roll bands, and men who wear women’s clothing. And, of course, there is “The Queen,” the one person […]

A Limerick for Mathematicians

By Commonplace Fun Facts on March 17, 2022 • ( 4 Comments )
#Limericks #Math

For those of us who have yet to memorize our multiplication tables, the concept of someone doing math for fun is as paradoxical as putting pineapple on pizza. Even so, Leigh Mercer […]

The Nazi Invasion of Winnipeg

By Commonplace Fun Facts on March 16, 2022 • ( 2 Comments )

If you have spent any amount of time learning about World War II, you were probably taught that the lands of North America were blessedly exempt from combat. If so, you may […]

Luxembourg Cars Must Have Windshield Wipers But Windshields Are Optional

By Commonplace Fun Facts on March 15, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )
#stupidLaws #DumbLaws #Luxembourg #automobiles

Governments can be famous for making regulations that put more emphasis on form than substance. No better example can be found than the highly-bureaucratic Vogons in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: […]

Happy Pi Day!

By Commonplace Fun Facts on March 14, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

Happy #PiDay

How To See Impossible Colors

By Commonplace Fun Facts on March 14, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

This is an article about colors, written by a person who is colorblind. Impossible, you say? So did this writer. In the course of protesting this assignment, however, it was pointed out […]

Did a Monkey Get Hanged For Being a French Spy?

By Commonplace Fun Facts on March 13, 2022 • ( 5 Comments )
#Hartlepool #monkeys

Just when we thought we had thoroughly combed the historical record and reported all interesting tidbits on a subject, we are reminded that there is no limit to strange stories from the […]

How Do Barcodes Work?

By Commonplace Fun Facts on March 12, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

If you were born before 1970 or so, you undoubtedly remember that the responsibilities of the clerk at a grocery store were different than they are today. Back in the murky past, […]

The Chaos — The Aptly-Named Poem About the Insanity of the English Language

By Commonplace Fun Facts on March 11, 2022 • ( 2 Comments )
#TheChaos #English #Poems

Those of us who love the English language have to admit to a bit of schizophrenia about the love affair. On the one hand, English is an utterly-flexible and ever-changing language, allowing […]

Commending Your Brand of Craziness

By Commonplace Fun Facts on March 10, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )
#quotes #Crazy #craziness #insanity #funnyquotes

Author Lani Lynn Vale offers wonderful words for the people in your life who seem to have waded a bit too far into the deep end of insanity: “I don’t understand your […]

Why Are There No Rats in Alberta, Canada?

By Commonplace Fun Facts on March 10, 2022 • ( 3 Comments )
#Rats #Canada #Alberta

The official editorial position of Commonplace Fun Facts takes a skeptical view toward government programs. We adhere to Ronald Reagan’s warning, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m […]

Dormie — The Dog That Went on Trial for Murder

By Commonplace Fun Facts on March 9, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )
#Dogs #Trials #courtCases #Murder

The charges against the defendant were almost unimaginable. Prosecutors accused him of leaving a trail of twelve corpses. A dozen lives were tragically and unjustifiably cut short by an inexplicable killing spree. […]

Deliver Us From Weevils — The Time a Town Put a Bunch of Insects on Trial

By Commonplace Fun Facts on March 8, 2022 • ( 1 Comment )
#Weevils #insects #trials #history

Something was bugging the people of St. Julien. The “something” was a bug. A bunch of them, actually. Weevils were threatening the peace and prosperity of the French town. Criminal trespass to […]

The Prime Minister Who Got Eaten By His People

By Commonplace Fun Facts on March 7, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )
#JohanDeWitt #cannibalism #Netherlands

You know what they say about pursuing a career in politics. It is a vocation fraught with hazards. The public is so fickle and can love you one day, only to chew […]

From Baseball to Fire and Brimstone — How Billy Sunday Transformed American Evangelism

By Commonplace Fun Facts on March 6, 2022 • ( Leave a comment )

He seemed to be born for baseball. William Ashley “Billy” Sunday was born on November 19, 1862. Seven years later, the first professional baseball team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, was founded. Billy […]

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