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In 2007, Mongolia issued a coin featuring JFK that plays a soundbite from his “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech

In 2007, Mongolia issued a coin featuring President John F. Kennedy. The interesting part? This commemorative coin plays a soundbite from his “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech at the push of a button. From The Week: Mongolia’s Kennedy coin takes the adage “money talks” quite literally: Not to be outdone by America’s Kennedy half dollar,…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 1

It’s impossible to whistle on the moon

No matter how hard they try, astronauts can’t whistle while they work. Why? It has to do with the air pressure in their spacesuits. From ABC News: So why can’t people whistle while spacewalking? [Former astronaut Dan] Barry said there is a simple explanation. “You can’t whistle because the air pressure in the suit is…

Space & Spaceflight Matt Novak Jul 1

About 42% of Americans think astrology is scientific. It is not.

Every two years, the National Science Foundation asks Americans their thoughts on astrology. We don’t have the numbers for 2014 yet, but back in 2012, 42 percent of Americans said that astrology was scientific — which is a bit depressing, since astrology is in no way scientific. About 10 percent said they believed astrology was…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 1

The Confederate Army wanted to build this helicopter during the Civil War.

It was an idea so crazy it just might work. Or not. During the Civil War an engineer in Alabama wanted to counter against Union blockades by building helicopters. The idea never got off the ground, as it were, but he did build this incredible model. From the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum: In…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 1

Welcome to Factually

Here at Gizmodo, we love fun facts. But we think they’ve been treated pretty poorly on the internet. Too much of the trivia passing through our Twitter and Facebook streams is filled with lies. So we’re starting a new site that hopes to fix some of that. It’s called Factually. We have two goals: First,…

Tech News Matt Novak Jul 1

That Time a Lying Factbot Accidentally Told The Truth

The internet loves fun facts. But those images and facts we see floating around are often more fun than fact. Sometimes, these incorrect facts are distributed by people who simply haven’t done their homework. Other times, they’re the product of people who just want to throw a wrench in the machinery of social media. UK-based…

Tech News Matt Novak Jun 17

9 Fun Facts That Are Total Lies

Everybody loves fun facts. But sometimes these little nuggets of trivia can be more fun than they are fact. And sometimes, they’re outright lies. Like these! Today we have nine different photos that you’ve probably seen floating around the internet lately. They’re all tied to unbelievable fun facts from history—unbelievable, mostly, because they’re not true.…

Tech News Matt Novak Dec 9

In 2007, Mongolia issued a coin featuring JFK that plays a soundbite from his “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech

It’s impossible to whistle on the moon

About 42% of Americans think astrology is scientific. It is not.

The Confederate Army wanted to build this helicopter during the Civil War.

Welcome to Factually

That Time a Lying Factbot Accidentally Told The Truth

9 Fun Facts That Are Total Lies

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