I thought it would be fun for everyone to post any random facts they know (or something you Googled or whatever). It can be about anything as long as it's HP-appropriate. One player posts one fact. I'll start:

The Icelandic word for computer is tölva. It was coined in the '60s and is a combination of the words tala (to count) and völva (prophetess).

The tallest wave in history was the 1958 Lituya Bay megatsunami, reaching a height of 1,720 feet.

It is a common misconception that bears hibernate during the winter. While bears tend to slow down during the winter, they are not true hibernators. Black bears, Grizzly bears and Brown bears do go into a deep sleep during the winter months, known as torpor. Hibernation is when animals “sleep” through the winter.

Giraffes and humans have the same number of vertebrae in their necks - giraffes' are just longer.

There are approximately 3 chickens for every 1 human on earth.

Giraffe's tongues are purplish-blue and approximately 19" long.

More than a dozen men have stood on the surface of the moon, but only three have been to Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, the deepest known spot in the ocean.

It is estimated that 1 in 25 people are sociopaths.

Bubble tea, also known as pearl milk tea or boba milk tea, is a Taiwanese tea-based drink invented in Taichung, Taiwan, during the 1980s.

The Atlantic Ocean is saltier than the Pacific Ocean.

For more than a half century Montana would be known as the Treasure State because of its status as the country's foremost producer of metallic treasure--gold, silver, and, most importantly, copper. 

There are currently five living former presidents.

KISS has sold over 100 million albums worldwide and has been awarded 45 gold albums to date, and has certified sales of 19 million records in the U.S.

Wallabies have rear-facing pouches for their young so that dirt doesn't get kicked into the pouch while they burrow. (So the baby basically looks like it's sticking out of it's mom's butt :Y)

Carambola, also known as starfruit, is the fruit of Averrhoa carambola, a species of tree native to the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

A large part of Louisiana is below sea level, which makes flooding frequent and severe.

12 hours of music are uploaded to SoundCloud every minute.

The original Superman couldn't fly - he could leap tremendous heights, like a chicken, but couldn't stay airborne indefinitely. His flight power was added in the 1940s when animators on the Superman cartoon decided it was too troublesome to constantly be animating his knees bending to jump/land, and so a smooth takeoff was added to simplify things.

Turkey can be stored in the freezer (unopened and uninterrupted) for up to 2-3 years and still be safe to cook.

The largest natural bridge on Earth, the 'Fairy Bridge', was virtually unknown to the rest of the world until it was observed on Google Earth.

Yay, technology xD

Cats make over 100 different vocal sounds; dogs can make about ten.