Fun Fact of the Day for August 16, 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 (8/16/2024)

The Earth's rotation has been steadily and imperceptibly slowing down, to the point that some believe the length of a day decreases by about 1.8 seconds every century.

Fun Fact of the Day for Friday, August 16, 2024.
Fun Fact of the Day for Friday, August 16, 2024.  © Unsplash/NASA

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