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9,500+ Cool Facts | | Last changed: Nov 12, 2009 |
 | Category: Entertainment | | Rating:  (75082) | Version: 2.0 | Size: 1.1 MB | Price: Free  |

Description:
What's a better way to waste your time than learning 9,584 new cool facts? Simply SHAKE the iPhone/iPod to move to the next fact. OR, Swipe left, swipe down, or tap the iPhone/iPod to move to the next fact. Swipe right, or swipe up to move to the previous fact. Did you know that a group of geese on the ground is a "gaggle", and a group of geese in the air is a "skein"? Did you know that like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different? Did you know that a cup of gasoline, when ignited, has the same explosive power as 5 dynamite sticks? ***Note from Developer*** A NEW version has been posted to the AppStore. Version 2.0.1 ============= * Updated: Loading of the cool facts database is now much faster after an application launch, about 2X faster. As a result, you can now jump into the facts after about 1.5 seconds, instead of around 3 seconds. * Updated: Added performance tweaks for faster page swiping. * Fix: Users have reported that there was a minor issue in ad display that prevented them from sometimes seeing the full screen landing pages correctly. This issue should now be fixed. Thanks for your support!


Reviews:
Come on people!  By: ZZ10101ZZ - Jul 16, 2009 Version: 1.1.1 It's a free app first off so don't freak out cuz it isn't perfect
Second off quit crying cuz there is some facts out if 6500 that aren't true
Third off this app taught me tons of stuff I would have never guessed was right so that's a big bonus
Fourth to the lawyer who said that ur gunna file a lawsuit for "misrepresentation" or whatever get a life u must be a pretty bad lawyer if the only cases u get are ones for apps on a phone lying
Fifth great app keep up the good job j love it!
Love it  By: little_rebel_ - 15-Oct-2009 Version: 1.3 It's great It's free so you can expect a view errors like one fact is just: and the viewers were never told.But it's still great, and tbh I don't really care about mistakes or that some of them are probably wrongAlso for all you idiots going 'it told me lightning goes up' it does, because technically it goes both ways and stop Moaning it's free so shut up! Me and my brother have both dowloaded it, and when were bored we just sit there and spit facts, it's quite funny and wastes time of you need to
a useful and interesting app  By: legamer - Jun 11, 2009 Version: 1.0 This app is simple, yet it's simplicity is what helps make it great. The facts are random, but there are things that make you say, "Huh, I didn't know that, that's pretty cool", "Dude, that's wierd", "Really, is that true?." I personally love this app and even though there are things that are kind of creepy, I still love looking at this app when I want to killl time and I learn a lot from using it that I would not have learned otherwise. My friends and I like to look at the facts when we're waiting for something, we just sit there and read about 30-40 facts every time and we're mind blown by what facts are true.
Review  By: falksdjf;alsdkfja;sldkfjldk - May 26, 2009 Version: 1.0 -firstly you can fold a single paper more than seven time if you don't fold it in HALF each time. And yes i know that somebody folded a piece of paper more than seven times but it was bigger than a football field, they had like 15 people, plus they had a steamroller to help out so...yeah... -also it's free so don't complain that you got ripped off or anything...it's not like you lost money -facts get mixed up sometimes so if you checked one of the facts (if you did then you need to get a life) you may have seen someone who got a different result
Meh  By: Kennnnny mccormickkk - Sep 14, 2009 Version: 1.1.1 Repeats too much. Some facts are fake. Please add favoriting option. Oterwise great app.
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Nice little app  By: iShoot_fan - 21-Jul-2009 Version: 1.1.1 Nice little app. Has some funny and unique facts, but also has many, many misspelt or grammatically wrong facts as well as the odd false fact. There's also a couple of contradicting facts; i.e. The time it took to build the taj mahal and the amount of people; one says 22 yrs with 20k people and another states 20 years with 20,000 people. Would really like to offer my professional QA services and proof read the text file for the developer.
It has it's pros and cons...  By: Gymgirl978 - May 18, 2009 Version: 1.0 Generally speaking, it's a nice app. Definately don't spend $1+ on other versions. But I do have some complaints;
1. How many of these are true? I know a lot of them already, so some of them ARE accurate, but the one about every American Republican president having a beard is completely inaccurate. What about Ronald Reagan?
2. It's definately not an app you can hand to your 8-year-old in the back seat. Some..."innapropriate" facts are in it. It might be questionable.
Otherwise, I like it. :)
From awesome to good  By: Epanuel - Jun 16, 2009 Version: 1.1 This app was amazing but the recent update to make it "better" made it even worse. Sometimes when I want to show my family or friends something but the facts change because I'm moving the iPod to show them. Before the update, I culd always just make it go bak agin by swiping up with my thumb. Now, after the update, I can't do that anymore and interisting facts can't b shared.
I still think that u shuld make it so that we can email the fact rite from that page.
Cool, but not all Facts  By: E. Fleming - May 30, 2009 Version: 1.0 This is entertaining but they are not all true. example: The Queen Elizabeth II uses 1 gallon of diesel to move 6 inches. This is False. 1 gallon of diesel at a top speed of 32.5 knots will move the QE2 between 40 to 50 feet depending on conditions. This is only a fuel difference from 10,560 gal. of fuel per mile down to somewhere between 105 to 132 gallons of fuel per mile. A cost difference of roughly of $23,700 per mile. Just a tad off for a fact. Fun none the less, but don't bet the farm on any of them...
Sweet app  By: mclogan20 - Nov 13, 2009 Version: 2.0 A lot of cool facts but some are a little weird like: president coolidge liked eating breakfast while getting his head rubbed with vasoline????? WTF?? Check your resources.Would be cool if it had a search just in case you wanted to show a friend a cool fact and all you had to do was type a keyword or something.Also make it where it doesn't show the same facts over and over again.Otherwise this is a really cool app.

Intresting  By: Dvs sk8er 3 - May 30, 2009 Version: 1.0 The facts are totally usless in everyday life but I still get a kick out of it. Some of the facts seem very far fetched and unbeliveable. But I guess if they say it's true it must be eh? Set aside the noticable spelling errors within and the inconsistancy while giving you the facts (you could get the same fact 4 times out of 10) but it doesn't bother me.
What I'd like to see-
-A generator that knows recent facts you've viewed, so it won't show up as often
-A way to post facts you know (after being reviewed for corectness)
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We had some trivia game in school today for extra points on our grade and some of the facts were questions; so this really helped lmao :)
good app  By: Imghfhk - Aug 9, 2009 Version: 1.1.1 i absolutely despise it when people say that a fact is bs but only cause it sounds odd
y dont u just accept it???
a fact i
havent seen in the app yet
the world is mistaken for a perfect sphere shape while it is actually pear shape
this is true and proved by nasa but everyone i tell denies it
mostly because they refuse to change what they think is right. i say just accept it and move on
but some of the facts sound absolute and uder BS but i take it in for a good laugh and guess its true
because if im ever asked anything related to those facts, if i say wat it said and wat the app said was wrong
i will just be corrected and my life will move
in order for a female praying mantis to initiate šëx it has to first rip off the males head.
This app is........ Good  By: Jimmoon - Jun 14, 2009 Version: 1.1 I the facts app on the . I like how the update includes new facts , it's just that it skips a fact which is getting really un no offense.
Here are ideas for next update
.Have original speed for swiping to next fact please
.be able to send fact ideas to you guys so more the facts, more the fun!
.have different categories for facts like:
International
Disgusting
Animals
and other categories pls
Well thanks for reading
Entertaining enough  By: Yayay. - 23-Jul-2009 Version: 1.1.1 I just wanted to write this review to reply to the person claiming glass isn't a liquid. It IS a technically a liquid as, albeit extremely slowly, it is changing to fit it's surroundings. Maybe don't criticises these facts when you don't have the knowledge to do so.
Otherwise, fun app. Not entirely gramatically correct and not entirely accurate, and I get the feelig these facts have been copied and pasted from various websites but it is a good way to fill in spare time.
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Pros & cons  By: Bluemidnightcat - Jun 14, 2009 Version: 1.1 Pros: kills time
Interesting
Fun to look at at any random time
Great conversation starter
Cons: grammer errors and typos
Untrue facts
Same facts but worded differently
The new update is a thumbs down: you say more responsive motion like to get to the next fact but really it is like skipping two facts ir something. It just got worse.
I recommend u get it bc despite the downsides it pretty good. U still need to fix things up tho
My thoughts...  By: deeveeoh - May 29, 2009 Version: 1.0 Any fact i suspected as potentially untrue or suspect was easily validated and expanded upon by a quick google search - users complaining that some are false or made up need to do some research! Thats what i like about the app, it gets me researching and learning new interesting things.
SUGGESTIONS
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1) I would suggest custom font size options - the longer facts get covered by the advertising at the bottom and aren'tscrollable either.
2) Having categories would be REALLY nice (ie - the human body, nature, politics, history, etc) so you could narrow to the facts you're most intetrested in. If i were at the doctor's office i could spout off a bunch of human body facts as a trivia test to him! Fun!
3) Fact bookmarking / favoriting
4) I don't see apostrophes displaying in conjunction words like "don't" - displaying as "don t"
It's great, but...  By: A.D. BABEH - 12-Nov-2009 Version: 1.3 In a future update, I would be happy if you include:-More facts-ability to scroll down to veiw the longer facts, or make the font smaller in those-remembers previously viewed facts, either so you don't repeat them again until you have seen all the others, or show them less often-Ability to favourite facts-Spelling and grammar fixedThat's all I can think of right now. Please try to make these happen, it would be great.
Interesting  By: Dxipride - May 27, 2009 Version: 1.0 If you like random facts this is for you! I love random info that's useless! And you have to take into account some "laws" are real simply because they havnt been amended....just because not enforeced doesn't mean not true!
In Alabama it's illegal to open an umbrella in the streets of Montgomery because you will scare the horses!
True....silly but true! Also laws about ice cream Sundays in your pack pocket and dominoes on Sunday...just out of date laws
Lots of Potential  By: Anon6264848 - Jun 23, 2009 Version: 1.1 Coming this July I will be taking a road trip with my family to the coast (dog counts as family) and shat am I to do for 6 hours?
After finding this app in the featured section, I decided to get it since it was free. I quickly figured out that , with a little rewording, this app is a great trivia game!
The reason this app lost a star is because some of the facts are quite obviously wrong. But the family doesn't know that, right?
Why bash it?  By: nanomug - May 21, 2009 Version: 1.0 I don't see why so many people are bashing this app. Its a good app, has some cool facts, and even if it has some typos, who really cares? It has a few facts that aren't 100% true, but the rest are good. And degrading it for it's colors? That sounds like something a 4 year old would do. Grow up! It has lots of trivia, and you can impress people by knowing so much. I should know! Also, why are so many people bashing it, comparing it to 3000 facts? It has more facts, and its bound to have SOME of the same ones! Plus, you don't pay for this one! Why don't all of you grow up and give it the rating it deserves? All in all, its a good app, but i also agree that it would be nice to have a favorites section, and possibly a search function.
Its a good app, keep up the good work!

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