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A Fact is a thing that is indisputably the case and is typically proven through evidence. If science, logic, and citation can prove something is true, then it gets labeled fact. If one or more parts of a statement are false, then it should be categorized a myth (all half-truths are myths). Some truth has grey areas, others like “Lincoln was a Republican” are a matter of record. You’ll find both types below, and when we use philosophical arguments that employ logic and reason, it will be noted.

Below is a list of factoids we have rated as “facts”. If you think you can prove any of the facts below to not be true, please let us know in the comments. All input will be considered. See our list of myths here. Learn more about what is a fact?

Can Computers Generate True Random Numbers?

Computers Can Generate True Random Numbers fact

Computers can't generate truly random numbers in the purest sense with software alone. However, computers can generate truly random numbers with the help of natural random events.

Self-Driving Cars are Real fact

Google has been road testing self-driving cars since 2012. Prototypes were tested in 2015, and public release is planned by Google, and others, in and around 2020.

Is Oxford Oxford University Older Than Aztec Civilization?

Oxford University Is Older Than Aztec Civilization fact

Teaching had begun at Oxford University by 1096 while the founding of Tenochtitlán in 1325 marked the start of the Aztec civilization.

Coca-Cola Used to Have Cocaine in It fact

Coca-Cola (Coke) had cocaine in it, in varying amounts, from 1886 - 1929. At the time cocaine was legal and treated as a medicine.

All Cells In a Human Start as One Cell fact

All the cells in a human body start as one cell, a fertilized egg containing 1/2 the mothers DNA and 1/2 the fathers. That cell divides many times creating a unique human being.

All Cells in a Human Body Have the Same DNA fact

With few exceptions, all cells in a person's body have the same DNA and genes. As cells divide and grow different genes are expressed, resulting in different cell types.

Humans Have Many Different Types of Cells fact

The human body has about 37 trillion cells, comprising 200 different types. Each cell has structures responsible for making hundreds of thousands of different proteins from 20 types of amino acids.

U.S. Spends More on Military Than Any Country fact

The US spends far more on its military than any other country (but not when compared to GDP). In 2015 America spent about $600 billion on U.S. defense spending.

You Can Catch up on Sleep fact

Studies show you can semi-effectively catch up on short-term sleep debt over a few nights, but not long-term sleep debt accumulated over time.

We Know How Complex Cells Evolved fact

Complex cells (eukaryotes) likely evolved from single-celled organisms (prokaryotes) absorbing other prokaryotes, becoming single complex cells over time (endosymbiosis).