Female ticks swell 200 times their initial size after a good meal. Then they lay eggs and die. This and other fun facts (and close-up video) come from zefrank1’s excellent YouTube series “True Facts.” ...

Ze Frank used his mellifluous voice to teach us indisputably true Morgan Freeman facts. Then he relayed more true facts about the seahorse, the tarsier, and the mantis shrimp. Now he’s back after a ...

In the new book "True or Poo: The Definitive Field Guide to Filthy Animal Facts and Falsehoods," authors Dani Rabaiotti and Nick Caruso (the writers behind 2017's literary sensation "Does It Fart?") ...

Where do you go to find surprising true facts from history, backed up by solid sources and told with nuance? You may be shocked to hear the answer is: Reddit. The sub called r/AskHistorians ...

Whether it’s wild facts about animals, incredible human feats, or famous landmarks, the Weird But True! library of titles from National Geographic Kids is all about sharing the wonders of the world ...

Tomatoes may not be vegetables, but did you know that pumpkins are berries? While this sounds like the sort of factoid your older brother would tell you so you’d embarrass yourself at some point down ...

There is a big difference between factual statements and statements that express strong emotions or demands (Messerly, 2016). When you claim that something is a fact (for example, "Trees get their ...

As someone who grew up just south of the Canadian border, I've long considered myself "South Canadian." I spent a lot of time in Canada as a kid (and traveling there as an adult), and I love what a ...