A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
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A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
Sunday, 1 November 2026
Today's random fact
Copy it, share it, or pull it straight from the free API below.
Free Random Facts API
Two free, no-auth JSON endpoints: today's random fact (cached 24 hours, the same for everyone all day) and a random one — up to 50 at a time — for a widget that changes on every page load.
Try it liveGET https://www.drivebird.com/api/random-facts/today
{
"data": {
"id": 319,
"title": "Useless Fact: #26930",
"fact": "..."
},
"meta": { "date": "2026-11-01", "endpoint": "today", "cache": "24h" }
}
GET https://www.drivebird.com/api/random-facts/random?count=5
count is optional (1–50, default 1).
data is always an array here, so you never
have to branch on the shape. No key, no sign-up, and
CORS is open — call it straight from the browser.
Full API reference → — limits, response shape and attribution for all three collections.
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