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May 4th is celebrated as Star Wars Day, with the popular phrase “May the Fourth be with you” as a pun on the iconic Star Wars line, “May the Force be with you.” The celebration began in 1979 when Margaret Thatcher, the UK's first female Prime Minister, took office on May 4th. Her party placed an ad in a newspaper reading, “May the Fourth Be With You, Maggie. Congratulations.” Over time, fans adopted the phrase to honor the Star Wars saga, making May 4th an annual fan celebration of everything Star Wars. 🌟⚔️👾 [Read more] Things Star Wars related and SFW like memes etc are allowed in the comments of this post. @googlefactss #StarWarsDay#MayTheFourth#StarWars#TheForce#SciFi#Thatcher#FunFact

Fredric Baur invented the Pringles can. He died on May 4, 2008, at age 89. At his request, some of his ashes were buried in an Original flavor Pringles container. 🫙❤️ [Source] @googlefactss #Pringles#Invention#FunFact#FredricBaur If you have ideas or feedback contact us: @Googlefactss_Feedback_bot

World Naked Gardening Day is celebrated on the first Saturday in May. It aims to promote harmony and peace with nature. @googlefactss #nudism#funfact If you have ideas or feedback contact us: @Googlefactss_Feedback_bot

Emoji” is derived from three Japanese words: “e” for picture, “mo” for write, “ji” for character. @googlefactss#funfact

‘Calculate’ comes from the Latin word ‘calculus’ meaning pebble. Ancient people used pebbles to count and do calculations, like on an abacus. The abacus 🧮 itself comes from Latin abacus, meaning “board,” and was used to move beads or pebbles for counting. 🪨➕📊 [Read more 1] [Read more 2] @googlefactss #funfact#etymology#words#history#language#abacus

Paraskavedekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th. 😨 This phobia combines fear of the number 13 (triskaidekaphobia) and fear of Fridays. Superstitions include the Biblical Last Supper, where Judas was the 13th guest 👑, and a Norse myth where Loki was the 13th guest at a dinner party. 🍽️ @googlefactss#phobias#nowyouknow#funfact#FridayThe13th

In 1294, cardinals elected Pietro Angelerio, a hermit, as Pope Celestine V after a two-year deadlock. This was after he warned them of divine vengeance if they failed to elect a pope. Celestine issued decrees on fixing papal elections and allowing resignations. On December 13, 1294, just a week later, he resigned, wanting to return to his humble life. ✝️📜 [Read more] @googlefactss#PopeCelestineV#History#PapalResignation#FunFact

If you Google the word "askew," the entire page will tilt. 💻🤪 @googlefactss #funfact#googlefun

The philtrum is the small groove or dip between your nose and upper lip. It helps shape your face and is found on all humans. 👀 👃 👄 [Read more] @googlefactss #Philtrum#HumanFace#FunFact

New Amsterdam was a Dutch town started in 1624 at Manhattan’s south tip. It was the main city of New Netherland. In 1664, the British took it over and renamed it New York. 🇳🇱➡️🇬🇧➡️🗽 [Read more] @googlefactss #History#NewAmsterdam#NewYork#DidYouKnow#FunFact

The Dutch built a wall in 1653 to protect New Amsterdam. In 1664, the British invaded by sea, tore down the wall, and made it a street. That street became Wall Street. 🏰➡️🛳️➡️🛣️ [Read more] @googlefactss #History#WallStreet#NewYork#FunFact#DidYouKnow#NoWolfsThere

You can’t hum if you hold your nose closed. Humming needs air to pass through your nose to make sound. When your nose is pinched, the air can’t escape, so humming stops or sounds different. Try it yourself! 👃🎶@googlefactss#FunFact#Science#Humming#DidYouKnow