Encyclopedia of Trivia

The word orange ( meaning the fruit) entered the English language around 1400 — but it wasn’t used as the name of a color until the 1540s. ...

1685 Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach, Saxe-Eisenach, Germany on March 21, 1685, the youngest of eight children...

International Color Day is celebrated each year on March 21 by the International Color Association. Apparently they chose the date to mark t...

I've just completed my Encyclopedia of Trivia blog about the Big Bang. Did you know after the big bang only hydrogen and helium along wi...

12 The Roman emperor Caligula was born Gaius Caesar.in Antium (modern day Anzio) on August 31, 12AD. His Roman general father, Germanicus ...

A zoo, short for zoological gardens is a place where animals are kept in captivity. Modern zoos are not only to be for people's enter...

A zip, also known as a zipper or zip fastener is a device for binding the edges of an opening of fabric or other flexible material. It is ...