Fun Fact of the Day for August 6, 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 (8/06/2024)

The hashtag is actually called an octothorpe, referring to the eight points of the symbol. In fact, the term "hashtag" is mostly an American thing – in many areas of the world it goes by a different name, such as "pound sign" in Britain.

Fun Fact of the Day for Tuesday, August 6, 2024.
Fun Fact of the Day for Tuesday, August 6, 2024.  © Unsplash/Jan Baborák

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