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Daily Trivia

Why do you serve a lemon with fish?

on Mar 22, 2025

The custom of serving a slice of lemon with fish dates back to the Middle Ages. It was believed that if a person accidentally swallowed a fish bone, the lemon juice would dissolve it.

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How long does a mockingbird live?

Daily Trivia / December 26, 2025

The life expectancy of the average mockingbird is 10 years.

Have we been making maps longer than we've been writing?

Daily Trivia / December 26, 2025

The art of mapmaking is older than the art of writing.

How long have kids been playing cats' cradle?

Daily Trivia / December 26, 2025

The game of a cats' cradle - two players alternately strength a looped string over their fingers to produce different designs - has been around since about 1760.

Why are those chickens wearing red sunglasses?

Daily Trivia / December 25, 2025

Animalens, Inc. of Wellesley, Massachusetts, markets red contact lenses for chickens (at 20 cents a pair), pointing to medical studies showing that chickens seeing red during the day are happier and eat less food. A ...Read More

Did George III have a good 1819?

Daily Trivia / December 25, 2025

In 1819, not one of the seven sons and five daughters of England's reigning grandfather, King George III, had a single legitimate child who could inherit the empire's throne.