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2023 πŸ”¬ Science

Ohio train derailment: A freight train containing vinyl chloride and other hazardous materials derails and burns in East Palestine, Ohio, United States, releasing hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the air and contaminating the Ohio River.

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2010 πŸš€ Space

An edition of L'Homme qui marcheΒ I, a bronze sculpture by Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti, was sold for Β£65Β million, setting the record for the most expensive sculpture sold at auction.

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2004 πŸŽ‚ Arts

🎂 Born on this day: Rei, Japanese rapper and singer

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2004 πŸŽ‚ Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Scoot Henderson, American basketball player

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2001 πŸŽ‚ Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Tre Mann, American basketball player

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2001 πŸŽ‚ Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Rhys Williams, English footballer

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1999 πŸŽ‚ Arts

🎂 Born on this day: Kanna Hashimoto, Japanese actress

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1998 πŸŽ‚ Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Tyler Huntley, American football player

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1998 πŸŽ‚ Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Isaiah Roby, American basketball player

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1995 πŸš€ Space

In mission STS-63, astronaut Eileen Collins (pictured) became the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle.

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1995 πŸš€ Space

Astronaut Eileen Collins becomes the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle as mission STS-63 gets underway from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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1995 πŸŽ‚ Arts

🎂 Born on this day: Tao Tsuchiya, Japanese actress

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1994 πŸš€ Space

Space Shuttle program: STS-60 is launched, carrying Sergei Krikalev, the first Russian cosmonaut to fly aboard the Shuttle.

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1994 πŸŽ‚ Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Rougned Odor, Venezuelan baseball player

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1993 πŸŽ‚ Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Adam Reach, English footballer

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1986 🎨 Arts

Steve Jobs purchased Pixar from Lucasfilm and launched it as an independent computer-animation studio.

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1984 πŸ”¬ Science

Doctor John Buster and a research team at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in the United States announce history's first embryo transfer, from one woman to another resulting in a live birth.

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1984 πŸš€ Space

Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B is launched using Space Shuttle Challenger.

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1966 πŸš€ Space

The Soviet Union's Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon, and the first spacecraft to take pictures from the surface of the Moon.

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1918 🌿 Nature

The Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco, California begins service as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at 11,920 feet (3,630 meters) long.

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1783 ⭐ Fun Fact

Spain–United States relations are first established.

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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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