Curiosity of the Day
Learning and science
daily fun facts
SHOW HN2023
26points
32comments
#1,490of 3,109 in 2023
Top 48%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
4 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 8 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.
Idea: 3 for, 4 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Simple, nice site that could work as a new tab page
From 2 comments
My thoughts after visiting the site, in order: 1. Cool, I didn't know that fact 2. This is a nice, simple site 3. Maybe I should make it my New Tab page... 4. Where are the other…
panphora on HNNice and succinct. It has "new tab" vibes about it and might be something you could offer as an extension. I am subscribed to a newsletter that does a similar thing in longer…
petercooper on HN
Fun, short-form facts are engaging
From 2 comments
Cool concept - maybe make it a little more different than the Numbers API. Actually see a lot of potential based on how interested people are in short-form fun facts and…
warrendlee1 on HNLove these little fun facts! Will be making an effort to drop them into my team slack every day. In fact, any plans for a zapier/slack connect?
BrainPlsWrk on HN
Objections
Source data was not attributed and the page carried a hidden ad for a dev studio
From 3 comments
My thoughts after visiting the site, in order: 1. Cool, I didn't know that fact 2. This is a nice, simple site 3. Maybe I should make it my New Tab page... 4. Where are the other…
panphora on HNThis is great! Until you realize that it's a cheap rip-off of http://numbersapi.com/ without giving credit. Shame on you, ae.studio. If that's how you work, you failed with this…
pl90087 on HNIt's not the footer that is the problem. It's not telling anybody that you're recycling other people's work. I explicitly pointed out that the footer is fine. I generally like…
pl90087 on HN
Historical events are grim and feel noisy rather than curious
From 2 comments
Ow cute, curiosity of the day! "April 6th is the day in 1994 that the Rwandan Genocide begins when the aircraft carrying Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian…
laserbeam on HNThis is what hit me as well. To me, “a curiosity” is not just some fact about a historical event. And when many of the events are grim moments in history, the site quickly strays…
haswell on HN
Date formatting mixes French day/month names with English
From 1 comment
From a french speaker perspective: the date was written like this: jeudi avril 6, 2023. This is the US date format, but with the day and month translated in French, while the…
Epervier on HN
Requests
Filter facts by interests or categories
From 3 comments
This is what hit me as well. To me, “a curiosity” is not just some fact about a historical event. And when many of the events are grim moments in history, the site quickly strays…
haswell on HNThanks for the feedback. I'll definitely make another version of this site using AI to get the data (or maybe add this option to this site). It's easy to filter and get…
jeanmayer on HNYeah, I'm adding a feature so you can filter by interests, using AI. Thanks!
jeanmayer on HN
Browse past or other facts
From 2 comments
My thoughts after visiting the site, in order: 1. Cool, I didn't know that fact 2. This is a nice, simple site 3. Maybe I should make it my New Tab page... 4. Where are the other…
panphora on HNOne year for now, would I be able to see the curiosity from today as well?
MadameBanaan on HN
Slack or Zapier integration
From 1 comment
Love these little fun facts! Will be making an effort to drop them into my team slack every day. In fact, any plans for a zapier/slack connect?
BrainPlsWrk on HN
Browser extension
From 1 comment
Nice and succinct. It has "new tab" vibes about it and might be something you could offer as an extension. I am subscribed to a newsletter that does a similar thing in longer…
petercooper on HN
Questions
Can you see today's fact again later?
From 1 comment
One year for now, would I be able to see the curiosity from today as well?
MadameBanaan on HN
Alternatives named
Numbers API
From 2 comments
This is great! Until you realize that it's a cheap rip-off of http://numbersapi.com/ without giving credit. Shame on you, ae.studio. If that's how you work, you failed with this…
pl90087 on HNYeah, the actual work seems to have been done by the people running the underlying http://numbersapi.com/4/6/date
raketenolli on HN
Knappily On This Day articles
From 1 comment
This is awesome! A few years ago, I used to be a frequent reader of Knappily, a free news application that divided each article using the 5W1H method. They used to write an "On…
pncnmnp on HN
nowiknow.com newsletter
From 1 comment
Nice and succinct. It has "new tab" vibes about it and might be something you could offer as an extension. I am subscribed to a newsletter that does a similar thing in longer…
petercooper on HN