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Daily Trivia

How did James' boat operate?

on Jun 28, 2025

James Ramsey invented a steam-driven motorboat in 1784. He ran it on the Potomac River, and the event was witnessed by George Washington.

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Where is the foggiest place in America?

Daily Trivia / June 28, 2025

Cape Disappointment, a nob of land on Washington state's coast at the mouth of the Columbia River, lives up to its name. It was named by a British captain who, thanks to fog, couldn't find the mouth of the river said to ...Read More

How verbose are the Taki?

Daily Trivia / June 28, 2025

The language of Taki, spoken in parts of French Guinea, consists of only 340 words.

How did Grasshopper Glacier get its name?

Daily Trivia / June 28, 2025

Grasshopper Glacier in Montana was named for the grasshoppers that can still be seen frozen in the ice.

How much capacity does silicon have?

Daily Trivia / June 27, 2025

A chip of silicon a quarter-inch square has the capacity of the original 1949 ENIAC computer, which occupied a full city block.

What was Issac's unique achievement?

Daily Trivia / June 27, 2025

Isaac Asimov wrote more than 500 books during his lifetime (1920-1992). He has the honor of being the only person who has authored a book in each of the Dewey Decimal System classifications.

Do kids have more or fewer cavities today?

Daily Trivia / June 27, 2025

More than half of school-age children in the U.S. have no cavities in their permanent teeth, compared with only 26 percent who were cavity-free in the early '70s, the American Dental Association has reported.