Geography
"The biggest pyramid in the world is in Egypt."
B L U F F
"The biggest pyramid in the world is in Mexico. It is called Cholula and is currently covered in grass."
"Harry Styles has four nipples."
F A C T
"The One Direction singer confirmed a rumor that he had four nipples in an interview with Chelsea Handler. The condition of having additional nipples is called polythelia."
"There were 10,391 balloons in Up."
B L U F F
"There were 10,297 balloons in Up."
"Olympic Gold Medals are actually made from Gold."
B L U F F
"Olympic Gold Medals are Predominantly Made from Sterling Silver."
"In 2016, Beyoncé sold More CDs than Mozart."
B L U F F
"In fact, Mozart sold the most CDs in 2016, beating out Adele, Drake, and Beyoncé, even though all of those artists had Grammy-winning hits that year."
"California is bigger than Canada (By population)."
F A C T
"Canada's population as of 2019 is 37.5 million while California's population in 2019 is 39.75 million."
"Based on Forbes Magazine, Nicole Kidman is the highest paid actress in 2019."
B L U F F
"Scarlet Johansson is the highest paid actress in 2019 with earnings of $56 million."
"The Hulk is green because of a printer glitch."
F A C T
"Few people can imagine this monster in a different color, but initially, Stan Lee saw Hulk as a gray monster (in order to exclude all ethnic groups). But the printer made a mistake and printed The Hulk green which Stan Lee really loved."
"Los Angeles Lakers have won the most NBA championships (17)."
B L U F F
"The Boston Celtics have won the most NBA championships (17), including seven straight from 1960 to 1966."
"'Wanna Be' by The Spice Girls is the Catchiest Song of All Time as of 2014."
F A C T
" "Wannabe" by The Spice Girls was the catchiest song: people were able to recognize it in about 2.3 seconds, which was way below the 5-second average of identifying other popular songs based on the research conducted by The Museum researchers."
"Mauna Kea is Taller Than Everest"
F A C T
"Mount Everest may be the tallest mountain above sea level, but when it comes to the tallest mountain on earth, that honor goes to Mauna Kea in Hawaii."
"Barack Obama, Martin Luther King and Hillary Clinton have all won more Grammys than Katy Perry."
F A C T
"All three of them won Grammys in the Spoken Word category. Despite being nominated for a Grammy 13 times, Katy Perry has never actually won."
"The code in The Matrix comes from sushi recipes."
F A C T
"Those green symbols trailing down in The Matrix aren’t complicated algorithms. A production designer scanned symbols from his wife’s sushi cookbooks, then manipulated them to create the iconic code."
"Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz holds the record for the most free throws at 9,787 in his career."
F A C T
"Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz holds the record for the most free throws at 9,787 in his career. Followed by Moses Malone and Kobe Bryant."
"California has the most Metal Bands Per Capita."
B L U F F
"Finland Has the Most Metal Bands Per Capita. According to a Reddit user who created a map using data from Encyclopedia Metallum's archive of metal bands, Finland is home to the most bands of this genre, with 53.5 metal bands per 100,000 people."
"The Largest Rock on the Planet is in Thailand."
B L U F F
"Mount Augustus in Australia is not a mountain, but one very large rock. Located in the Australian Outback, the rock stands more than 2,300 feet tall and can be seen from nearly 100 miles."
"Ariana Grande always wears her hair in a ponytail because it's her favorite hairstyle since she was kid."
B L U F F
"Ariana Grande always wears her hair in a ponytail because it's permanently damaged from the years of dyeing required for her roles on Nickelodeon."
"Michael Jackson tried to buy Marvel so he could star in Spider-Man movies."
F A C T
"Michael Jackson tried to buy Marvel so he could star in Spider-Man movies."
"Basketball is the most popular sports in the world with 2.3 billions fans."
B L U F F
"Soccer is the most popular sports in the world with 3.5 billions fans."
"Only one of The Beatles members could actually read or write music."
B L U F F
"None of The Beatles could read or write music. There had been some speculation for decades, but Paul McCartney finally admitted during a 2018 60 Minutes interview that neither he nor any of his Beatles bandmates were able to read or write music, and they never understood music theory."
"A Good Morning is a Good Night in some parts of Russia."
F A C T
"Russia has 11 times zones. So when a Russian on one side of the country is awaking at 7 a.m., another on the other side may be sitting down to dinner."
"Ellen DeGeneres was offered the role of Phoebe in Friends, but she turned it down."
F A C T
"Ellen DeGeneres was offered the role of Phoebe in Friends, but she turned it down."
"Hollywood is the largest film industry in the world."
B L U F F
"Bollywood (Indian movie industry) is the largest film industry in the world. It produces over 800 movies a year, almost twice as many as Hollywood."
"The man on the NBA logo was a former football player."
B L U F F
"The logo is a silhouette of Jerry West. He is one of many players that are featured in the NBA hall of fame. Jerry West was previously known to play for the Lakers."
"Janet Jackson's Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction inspired the idea for YouTube."
F A C T
"Jawed Karim was one of the three founders of YouTube, even though he later assumed an advisory role after leaving the company in 2005 to study at Stanford University. He has said that his idea for what became YouTube was inspired by two very different events that happened in 2004. One was Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction during her Super Bowl performance that year. The other was the devastating 2004 Indian earthquake and tsunami, which caused an estimated 227,000 deaths."