Fun Fact of the Day for December 31, 2023: 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 (12/31/2023)
Auld Lang Syne is synonymous with ringing in the New Year in most English-speaking countries, but did you know it's actually a poem written by Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns? At the start of the 19th century, Auld Lang Syne got its own melody and quickly became a staple of Scottish celebrations of the year's last day, called Hogmanay. Then, in 1929, legendary musician Guy Lombardo played it on New Year's Eve over the radio in the US, and the rest is history!
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