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).

Dressage rider Lisa Wilcox worked at Gestüt Vorwerk (one of Germany's top Oldenburg stud farms) for seven years.

Hot water will turn into ice faster than cold water.

Harry Potter was first released 20 years ago

A lion's roar can be heard from more than five miles away.

The Statue of Liberty is associated with New York City, but it is actually physically located in New Jersey. 

Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!

Americans eat about 100 acres of pizza each day

Colgate's first toothpaste came in a jar.

Alaska is the state where the highest percentage of people walk to work. 

There was no punctuation until the 15th century.

The thoroughbred named "Pot8Os"

The origin of his name has several different versions. According to one, Abingdon intended to call the young colt "Potato" and instructed the stable boy to write the name on a feed bin. The stable boy facetiously spelled the name as "Potoooooooo" (Pot followed by 8 "o"s), which so amused Abingdon that he adopted the spelling.^[3] Subsequent writers have used a variety of spellings that reflect the intended pronunciation, "Potatoes".^[1] In The Jockey Club's online database equineline.com, the name is spelled as Pot8O's.^[4] The General Stud Book uses Potoooooooo

The tallest mountain in the world is actually located in the United States. Mauna Kea is actually more than twice Mt. Everest’s base-to-peak height when measured from the seafloor. While it is only 13,796 feet in altitude above sea level, when measured from the seafloor it is over 32,000 feet high, while Mount Everest is 29,028 feet high.

Half of all Americans over the age of 55 have no teeth.

Almost every modern piano has 52 white keys and 36 black keys for a total of 88 keys (seven octaves plus a minor third, from A0 to C8).

A jellyfish is 95 percent water

Cookie Monster's actual name is Sid.

Kilts are not native to Scotland. They originated in France.

The game "Chinese Checkers" was actually invented in Germany.

One out of 20 people have an extra rib.

If Pinocchio says 'my nose will grown now', it would cause a paradox