Random Facts

Get random interesting facts from a curated database covering science, history, technology, nature, space, and food.

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Overview

Use Cases

Daily fact widgets and educational sidebars
Trivia games and quiz apps
Loading screen content and onboarding copy
Educational platforms and learning apps

Features

Curated facts across 6 categories

Optional category filtering

Includes source attribution for each fact

API Endpoints

Get Random Fact

Returns a randomly selected fact, optionally filtered by category.

GET

https://api.requiems.xyz/v1/entertainment/facts

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
category	`string`	Optional	Filter by category. Valid values: science, history, technology, nature, space, food

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Request

category (string)

Filter by category. Valid values: science, history, technology, nature, space, food

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
fact	`string`	The fact text
category	`string`	The category the fact belongs to
source	`string`	The source or publication the fact is attributed to

Code Examples

# Random fact from any category
curl https://api.requiems.xyz/v1/entertainment/facts \
  -H "requiems-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

# Random science fact
curl "https://api.requiems.xyz/v1/entertainment/facts?category=science" \
  -H "requiems-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

url = "https://api.requiems.xyz/v1/entertainment/facts"
headers = {"requiems-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}

# Optional: filter by category
params = {"category": "space"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)
data = response.json()['data']
print(f"[{data['category']}] {data['fact']} — {data['source']}")

const response = await fetch(
  'https://api.requiems.xyz/v1/entertainment/facts?category=history',
  { headers: { 'requiems-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' } }
);
const { data } = await response.json();
console.log(`[${data.category}] ${data.fact} — ${data.source}`);

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.requiems.xyz/v1/entertainment/facts')
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form(category: 'nature')
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
request['requiems-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY'

response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
  http.request(request)
end

data = JSON.parse(response.body)['data']
puts "[#{data['category']}] #{data['fact']} — #{data['source']}"

Error Responses

400

bad_request

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