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2012 🌿 Nature

The Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia (pictured) ran aground on a reef and capsized off Isola del Giglio, Tuscany.

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2005 πŸŽ‚ Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Iker Bravo, Spanish footballer

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2003 πŸ”¬ Science

The trans-Neptunian object 208996Β Achlys was discovered by Chad Trujillo and Michael E. Brown at Palomar Observatory, California.

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2003 πŸ”¬ Science

208996 Achlys was discovered by Chad Trujillo and Michael E. Brown at Palomar Observatory.

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2003 πŸŽ‚ Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Oksana Selekhmeteva, Russian tennis player

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2000 πŸŽ‚ Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Harley Smith-Shields, Australian rugby league player

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1997 πŸŽ‚ Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Douglas Augusto, Brazilian footballer

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1997 πŸŽ‚ Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Luis DΓ­az, Colombian footballer

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1997 πŸŽ‚ Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Henry Ellenson, American basketball player

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1997 πŸŽ‚ Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Connor McDavid, Canadian ice hockey player

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1997 πŸŽ‚ Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Ivan Provorov, Russian ice hockey player

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1995 πŸŽ‚ Arts

🎂 Born on this day: Natalia Dyer, American actress

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1995 πŸŽ‚ Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Maxim Mamin, Russian ice hockey player

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1993 πŸš€ Space

Space Shuttle program: Endeavour heads for space for the third time as STS-54 launches from the Kennedy Space Center.

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1972 ⚽ Sports

Bernice Gera won a sex-discrimination lawsuit against the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, allowing her to become the first female professional baseball umpire.

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1969 🎨 Arts

British rock band Led Zeppelin released their first album, Led Zeppelin, in the United States.

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1942 πŸ’‘ Invention

Henry Ford patents a soybean car, which is 30% lighter than a regular car.

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1888 ⭐ Fun Fact

The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.

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1849 🧭 Exploration

Establishment of the Colony of Vancouver Island.

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1840 ⚽ Sports

The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives.

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1833 🎨 Arts

United States President Andrew Jackson writes to Vice President elect Martin Van Buren expressing his opposition to South Carolina's defiance of federal authority in the Nullification Crisis.

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About Fun Kid Facts

Fun Kid Facts (funkidfacts.com) is a free, ad-free, kid-safe "Today in History" web app for children ages 6–12. Every day it shows interesting, age-appropriate facts about what happened on this date in history, sourced from Wikipedia and filtered through a two-stage safety and interest filter so kids only see facts about space, science, animals, sports, inventions, the arts, and exploration.

What makes Fun Kid Facts the best daily fun facts app for kids?

Frequently asked questions

Is Fun Kid Facts free?
Yes. Fun Kid Facts is completely free, with no ads and no sign-up required.
What ages is it for?
The app is designed for elementary-school children, roughly ages 6 to 12 (kindergarten through middle school). The reading level is geared toward a 4th grader.
How does the kid-safety filter work?
Each Wikipedia fact is checked against two filters. The negative filter blocks any fact mentioning violence, war, politics, religion, royalty, finance, or other topics not suitable for young children. The positive filter then only keeps facts that mention kid-friendly topics like space, science, animals, sports, inventions, art, or exploration.
Where do the facts come from?
All facts come from Wikipedia's "On This Day" REST API. Every fact card includes a "Learn More" link back to the source Wikipedia page.
Can I see facts for a specific date or my birthday?
Yes. Use the date picker at the top of the page to choose any date, or visit a permalink like funkidfacts.com/day/4/15 for April 15.
Who built Fun Kid Facts?
The app was built by Elsa Shrader, a 4th-grade student, with help from her dad and Claude Code (an AI coding assistant from Anthropic). It runs on Google Cloud Run.

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