AMAZES us!

There's a difference between trivia and amazement. this AMAZES us! collects the second kind: facts so strange they rearrange your sense of how the world works.

A peregrine falcon dives at 242 mph. Hedy Lamarr, the 1940s movie star, co-invented the technology behind Wi-Fi. Axolotls regrow severed limbs without a scar. Every story names its source and is written to surface the specific number, name or moment that makes the fact unforgettable.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• Stories across 8 categories: Science, Nature, Technology, Space, People, Animals, Art and Records.
• A personalized top story that learns what you like, entirely on your device.
• Listen mode: tap the headphones and hear the full article read aloud. Perfect for commutes, walks or doing the dishes.
• Cosmic Radio: pick a genre and let the queue run, story after story.
• Amaze Me: one tap pulls a random fact from the entire archive. Try to put your phone down.
• Lock Screen and Home Screen widget with a new fact every day.
• Daily Amaze: one notification a day at the time you choose, with per-category opt-outs.

WHY YOU'LL KEEP COMING BACK

• No clickbait. Every headline contains the actual fact.
• Substantial articles: long enough to matter, short enough to finish on the bus.
• A source on every article, so you never have to wonder if it's real.
• Save what you love, share it as a story image, and read what other readers think.
• Reading streaks for the curious completionist.

PRIVACY

• Zero ads.
• Zero third-party trackers.
• No account needed. The whole app works without signing in.
• Personalization happens on your device; your reading history never leaves it.
• Optional anonymous analytics and Apple MetricKit diagnostics, each with its own switch in Settings.

It's the app for people who would rather know what makes a hummingbird's wings beat 80 times a second than which celebrity wore which dress to which premiere. Welcome. We think you'll fit right in.

Questions, ideas, or a fact we should write up? Email hello@amazes.us. A real person reads everything.