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).

The Batiscan river in the province of Quebec, Canada is 196km (122 mi) long. It was named as such in 1602 by Samuel de Champlain, after the Algonquin chief of the same name. However, this name was in use before the arrival of settlers.

Pink River Dolphins have the largest brains and bodies of all freshwater porpoises.

An average human produces between 1 to 2 liters of saliva each day, which is a maximum of 730 liters per year. The average life expectancy is just over 70 years, which gives a maximum of 51,100 liters of saliva produced in an average lifetime. This is more than enough to fill two swimming pools.

Kind of gross lol

Shinzan was a Thoroughbred who won the Japanese Triple Crown in 1964.

The Belmont was originally run clockwise like European horse races, but switched to run anti-clockwise in 1821.

LOL used to mean "lots of love" before the internet

The symbol "#" is not actually called the "pound sign" or "hashtag" - it's called an octothorpe.

Benitoite is a rare gemstone that was first discovered in 1907 in California.

"@" was chosen for use in email addresses originally due to the simple fact that it wasn't used for much else.

Scotland has 421 words for snow.

The Russian Olympic team arrived 12 days late to the 1908 Games because they were going by the Julian calendar system rather than the Gregorian calendar.

The first computer was built in 1946 and took up 1,500 square feet. 

Clearwater, Florida has the highest rate of lightning strikes per capita in the USA

The Oguni-numa pond is a pond at the western base of Mount Nekomadake in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It is on the remains of a crater and is considered a national monument.

Flamingos bend their legs at the ankle, not the knee.

An average human produces between 1 to 2 liters of saliva each day

The average golf ball has 336 dimples.

It rains diamonds on Jupiter and Saturn

The mineral Albite was first reported in 1815 for an occurrence in Finnbo, Sweden.

Sea lions can dance to a beat!

I wish I was so lucky haha