A world of meaningless facts

Welcome to meaninglessfacts.com, where we collect meaningless facts about everything from people and animals to crazy rules and laws.

What is Camembert?

Camembert is a soft white mold cheese. It was invented by Marie Harel in 1791 and named after a town in Normandy.

How fast is an escalator?

A European escalator moves at 0.5 meters per second. The world’s fastest elevator is found in the Yokohama Landmark Tower, rising 296 meters in 40 seconds, if you used an escalator instead, the trip would take almost 20 minutes.