How bad is Japanese River Fever?

Daily Trivia / April 19, 2026

One of the deadliest diseases in the world is Japanese River Fever, with a mortality rate of more than 50 percent. It is found only near rivers in certain areas of Japan, China, Korea, Burma, and India.

How much web is in a pound?

Daily Trivia / April 19, 2026

It would take 27,000 spiders, each spinning a single web, to produce a pound of web.

What's the difference between and Eagle Scout and a Wolf Scout?

Daily Trivia / April 19, 2026

Scouting's highest award was originally conceived of as the Wolf Scout, as shown in the June 1911 Official Handbook for Boys. The medal illustrated in the handbook was a profile of an eagle in flight, but was changed to ...Read More

Do people on television get away with murder?

Daily Trivia / April 18, 2026

A survey revealed that perpetrators of violent acts on TV dramas go unpunished 73 percent of the time.

Didn't Batman's sidekick, Robin, die a few years ago?

Daily Trivia / April 18, 2026

He did, but it's probably not the Robin you're thinking of. The editors at DC Comics had slowly had Dick Grayson's (the first Robin) character age over the years and the time came when he left Batman's side to become ...Read More

How did soldiers arrive to the Battle of Marne?

Daily Trivia / April 17, 2026

Soldiers arrived to fight the Battle of Marne in World War I -- not on foot or by military airplane or military vehicle -- but by taxi cabs. France took over all the taxi cabs in Paris to get soldiers to the front.