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).

• • In an average lifetime, a person walks the equivalent of 5x around the Earth.

The ford crown Victoria was the last car to have a cassette tape player

In Queensland, Australia, it's illegal to own a pet rabbit unless you're a magician.

Each Year There Are Over 1,500 Earthquakes In Japan.

In curling, good sportsmanship and politeness are essential. Congratulating opponents on plays and abstaining from trash talk are part of what’s known as the “Spirit of Curling.”

Water is called the "universal solvent" because it dissolves more substances than any other liquid.

A double rainbow occurs when sunlight is reflected twice inside a raindrop. If you look closely, you can see that the colors of the secondary rainbow appear in reverse order.

After the age of 26, your cell's half-life starts to decline. Therefore, at age 26, you are now dying.

One potato bug can drop a full grown horse if ingested. 

Sleeping through summer is called estivation.

Except for the tiny muscles around hair follicles, you actually have no muscles in your fingers. The muscles that control your fingers are in your palm and forearm.

• The first educational video game was called Logo programming, and was released in 1967.

Japan is home to about a dozen "cat islands"—places where cats significantly outnumber people.

China produces 45 billion pairs of chopsticks each year.

The Palais Idéal in France is built entirely of stones a postman named Ferdinand Cheval picked up on his mail route.

Although they are still susceptible to death by disease or attacks, lobsters can theoretically live forever because getting older does not raise their chance of dying. An enzyme known as telomerase prevents the DNA in lobsters' cells from being damaged as they are replicated.

Did you know Polar Bear skin is black?

Rudolph the Reindeer is female.

This can be observed through their antlers. Female deer shed their antlers in the spring and grow them back into full size by winter. The male reindeer stops its growth during the winter.

At one time, George Washington was the nation's largest whiskey producer. He made 11,000 gallons in 1799.

Hot Spots on dogs can be a dietary issue - simple change their diet!