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).

One foot is 12 inches 

Before earning a living as a writer, Octavia E. Butler once worked as a potato chip inspector.

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