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.

Where does the word baby come from?

The word baby comes from the word baban which was first used in 1393 for a newborn child, however, in many languages the word Baban also means “old woman”.

How long does it take to count?

If you need to count to a million it takes about 2-3 days, if you need to count to a billion and it takes on average 5.2142857 sec to say each number, it will take 5,214,285,700 sec, or 86,904,761,666 min, or 1,448,412,694 hours, or 60,350 days, or 165,343 years.

What is Lego?

LEGO is a large Danish family-owned toy company with its headquarters in Billund, Denmark. The name is a contraction of “LEg GOdt”

How many bacteria are there on earth?

There are approximately 500 million bacteria per gram of soil regardless of pH conditions. In addition, there are approximately 500,000 fungi per gram of soil in ordinary Danish soil.

How did the word tourist come about?

The word tourist was used in Danish before 1850 (e.g. by Heiberg and Henrik Hertz). It was first used officially by the League of Nations (forerunner of the UN) in 1937. Here the word was defined as a term for people who travel outside the country’s borders for a period of more than 24 hours.