Time well spent
Fact: #2614
According to MAPS, available through Eighty20’s Data Portal, around 12% of South Africans volunteered their time for community programmes from… Read More
Fact-A-Day Archive
Thyme Heals All Wounds
Fact: #2613
Thyme is a natural antiseptic, known since ancient times, with its essential oil, thymol, still widely used today in mouthwashes… Read More
Tyme is Money
Fact: #2612
Tyme bank, launched in February 2019, is South Africa’s first digital bank. According to MAPS, available through Eighty20’s Data Portal,… Read More
Anti-Aging Orbits
Fact: #2611
Retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly spent a career total of 520 days in space, orbiting Earth at 28,000 km/h. This… Read More
Don’t be a square
Fact: #2610
In Zentsuji, Japan, farmers produce square watermelons—a much more practical shape for storage and slicing. However, these fruits are inedible,… Read More
A Miracle Berry
Fact: #2609
The Miracle Berry (Synsepalum dulcificum), native to West Africa, contains a protein called miraculin that binds to taste buds and… Read More