Fun Fact of the Day for January 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 (1/15/2024)

The inch, along with almost all Imperial measurements, has an absurd origin story. It was invented by the Anglo-Saxons in the 11th Century, and was the approximate length of three barleycorns when laid out in a row.

Fun Fact of the Day for January 15, 2024.
Fun Fact of the Day for January 15, 2024.  © Unsplash/patricia serna

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