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 aurora australis is the southern version of the aurora borealis. Tasmania, New Zealand, and Antarctica are a few of the best places to scope out the Southern Lights from land.

^ can confirm!

The Jungle Book (1967) was the last film personally overseen by Walt Disney.

Before LeVar Burton signed on, Scott Baio was considered for the hosting role on Reading Rainbow.

Duncan Hines was a real person. He was a popular restaurant critic who also wrote a book of hotel recommendations.

The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.

Hell ya Scotland!

Australia is wider than the moon

Shellfish fall into two different groups: crustaceans (like shrimp, crab, or lobster) and mollusks (like clams, mussels, oysters, scallops, octopus, or squid). Some people with shellfish allergies are allergic to both groups, but some might be allergic only to one.

In Colombia, dried ants replace popcorn as the typical movie theater snack.

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.

Giraffes are 30 times more likely to get hit by lightning than people.

Viking burials included board games.

91% of beef farms and ranches are family owned in the US.

Today, 19/7, is the 55th anniversary of the Moon Landing.

• Buzz Lightyear's original name was Lunar Larry.

It is my friend Tavin's birthday today. 

random but... managers should get more than one day off a week

Also...

• A woman in the United Kingdom once called the police when her ice cream didn't have enough sprinkles.

The NASA Vehicle Assembly Building in Florida is so huge it has its own weather.

US farmers and ranchers produce 18% of the worls beef with only 8% of the worlds cattle

The Easter Island “heads” have bodies.

a mile is 5,280 ft long.