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2007 πŸŽ‚ Arts

🎂 Born on this day: Roman Griffin Davis, English actor

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2000 πŸŽ‚ Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Doug Edert, American basketball player

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1999 πŸŽ‚ Arts

🎂 Born on this day: Madison Beer, American singer-songwriter

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1999 πŸŽ‚ Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Justin Fields, American football player

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1999 πŸŽ‚ Arts

🎂 Born on this day: Yeri, South Korean singer and actress

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1998 πŸŽ‚ Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Bo Bichette, American baseball player

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1996 πŸŽ‚ Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Emmanuel Mudiay, Congolese-American basketball player

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1994 πŸŽ‚ Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Daria Saville, Russian-Australian tennis player

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1994 πŸŽ‚ Arts

🎂 Born on this day: MJ, South Korean singer and actor

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1993 πŸŽ‚ Sports

🎂 Born on this day: El Hadji Ba, French footballer

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1981 πŸ”¬ Science

The ZX81, a pioneering British home computer, was launched by Sinclair Research, and went on to sell more than 1.5Β million units around the world.

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1979 πŸš€ Space

Soviet probes Venera 11, Venera 12 and the German-American solar satellite Helios II all are hit by "off the scale" gamma rays leading to the discovery of soft gamma repeaters.

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1978 ⭐ Fun Fact

The Landsat 3 is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

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1872 πŸ’‘ Invention

George Westinghouse patents the air brake.

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1868 🎨 Arts

Mefistofele, an opera by Arrigo Boito, receives its premiere performance at La Scala.

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1850 🧭 Exploration

The Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales is opened.

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1836 πŸ’‘ Invention

Samuel Colt establishes his first factory to produce the recently patented production-model revolver, the .34-caliber "Paterson".

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1825 🎨 Arts

Roberto CofresΓ­, one of the last Caribbean pirates, was apprehended after his flagship sloop Anne was captured by authorities.

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1616 🎨 Arts

Nicolaus Copernicus's book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres is added to the Index of Forbidden Books 73 years after it was first published.

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1496 🎨 Arts

King Henry VII of England issues letters patent to John Cabot and his sons, authorising them to explore unknown lands.

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1046 🎨 Arts

Nasir Khusraw begins the seven-year Middle Eastern journey which he will later describe in his book Safarnama.

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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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