100 fun facts about me examples (and which to keep private)

“Tell us a fun fact about yourself” is one of the most common icebreakers, and one of the most dreaded. Most people have plenty of fun facts; they just cannot think of one on the spot.

Below are 100 examples to spark ideas. Change the details so they are true for you, and keep a few ready for introductions, work events or a chat with someone new.

How to find your own fun fact

• Look for firsts, lasts and onlys: the first time you did something, the only person you know who can do something.
• Think about numbers: how many countries, instruments, languages or pets.
• Remember small surprises: a strange job, an odd habit, a talent nobody expects.
• Pick facts that invite a question. “I have been chased by a goose” always gets a follow-up.

Facts to keep private with strangers

A fun fact should say something about you without identifying you. With people you have just met online, leave out:

• Your full name, town, school or workplace.
• Anything that can be searched to find you, such as a local news story about you or a unique award with your name on it.
• Where you will be at a certain time.
• Photos of documents, your home or your surroundings.

More on this in staying safe when you talk to strangers online.

Talents and skills

1. I can solve a Rubik’s cube.
2. I can type very fast without looking.
3. I can cook a full meal without a recipe.
4. I can say “thank you” in ten languages.
5. I can draw almost any cartoon character from memory.
6. I can touch my nose with my tongue.
7. I can name every capital city in Europe.
8. I can play a song on the piano after hearing it once.
9. I can fall asleep in under five minutes.
10. I can whistle any tune.
11. I can do a cartwheel.
12. I can recite a poem I learned as a child.
13. I can identify most birds by their song.
14. I can fix almost anything with tape and patience.
15. I can guess the time within five minutes without a clock.
16. I can read upside down as fast as normally.
17. I can make a paper plane that flies across a room.
18. I can do basic sign language.
19. I can tell what song is playing within three notes.
20. I can knit a scarf in a weekend.

Food and habits

1. I have never had a cup of coffee.
2. I put hot sauce on almost everything.
3. I eat cereal with water, not milk.
4. I cannot sleep unless my feet are uncovered.
5. I have eaten the same breakfast for years.
6. I drink tea at every time of day, including midnight.
7. I have a collection of hot sauces.
8. I only eat pizza with a knife and fork.
9. I have never liked chocolate.
10. I make my own bread every week.
11. I read the last page of a book first.
12. I name my houseplants.
13. I always sleep with the window open.
14. I have a playlist for every mood.
15. I sort my clothes by colour.
16. I have not missed a morning walk in a year.
17. I can eat a whole lemon without making a face.
18. I always order the strangest thing on the menu.
19. I talk to my pet as if it understands me.
20. I keep every ticket from every concert I have been to.

Travel and experiences

1. I have been to more countries than I am years old.
2. I have never been on a plane.
3. I have seen a total solar eclipse.
4. I once slept in an airport for a whole night.
5. I have swum with dolphins.
6. I have been on a train for more than 24 hours.
7. I have climbed a volcano.
8. I once travelled for a month with only a backpack.
9. I have seen snow only once.
10. I have ridden a camel.
11. I have been to a festival in another country.
12. I have visited the place my grandparents grew up.
13. I once missed a flight and made a friend while waiting for the next one.
14. I have been on a boat far enough out that I could not see land.
15. I have watched the sunrise from a mountain top.
16. I have tasted street food in more than ten cities.
17. I have been in the same photo as a famous landmark in every country I visited.
18. I have taken a road trip across an entire country.
19. I once got lost in a forest for hours.
20. I have been to a wedding in a country where I did not speak the language.

Funny facts about me

1. I have been chased by a goose.
2. I once walked into a glass door in front of a crowd.
3. I laugh at my own jokes before I finish telling them.
4. I have fallen asleep in a cinema during an action film.
5. I once got stuck in a revolving door.
6. I am scared of something tiny, like butterflies.
7. I have waved back at someone who was not waving at me more times than I can count.
8. I once wore two different shoes all day without noticing.
9. I sing to my plants.
10. I have a nickname I have never been able to get rid of.
11. I have sneezed more than ten times in a row.
12. I once accidentally dyed my hair a strange colour.
13. I have been told I laugh like a cartoon character.
14. I once locked myself out wearing only one sock.
15. I cannot say a certain word without laughing.
16. I have a talent for losing sunglasses.
17. I once fell into a pond while taking a photo.
18. I have been mistaken for a celebrity.
19. I have a very specific fear of balloons.
20. I have tripped over absolutely nothing in public, repeatedly.

Interesting facts about me

1. I learned to read before I was four.
2. I have a twin.
3. I have lived in more than three countries.
4. I speak more than two languages.
5. I am left-handed.
6. I was born on a leap day.
7. I have kept a diary every day for years.
8. I have planted more than a hundred trees.
9. I taught myself to code.
10. I have volunteered at an animal shelter.
11. I have run a marathon.
12. I changed careers completely once.
13. I have written a song.
14. I once won a competition I entered as a joke.
15. I have met someone famous in a supermarket.
16. I have never broken a bone.
17. I have read every book in a long series twice.
18. I learned to swim as an adult.
19. I have performed on stage.
20. I have a very good memory for faces but not for names.

Use your fun fact to start a conversation

A good fun fact ends with a question: “I have been chased by a goose. What is the strangest thing that has happened to you outside?” That turns an introduction into a conversation. For more ideas, read 100 icebreaker questions or try two truths and a lie in your next random text chat.