Fun Fact of the Day for April 15, 2024: Discover surprising trivia!

Do you have a love of funny and unnecessary facts which you enjoy sharing with others? TAG24's Fun Fact of the Day has one gloriously useless piece of information for every day of the year!

The universe is full of pointless but endlessly amusing tidbits about life, nature, and everything in between. What's the deal with cats' aloofness, why do bees die when they sting you, and do gas giants really smell as bad as they sound? Read on to find out!

TAG24's Fun Fact of the Day (04/15/2024)

Oprah Winfrey was not actually called Oprah on purpose. Originally, her first name was meant to be Orpah. In an accident of fate, it was misspelled on her birth certificate. The name stuck, and Oprah never went back to the name her parents meant for her.

Fun Fact of the Day for Monday, April 15, 2024.
Fun Fact of the Day for Monday, April 15, 2024.  © imago/Everett Collection

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