28 'Fun Facts About Me' to Use When Introducing Yourself

Here are 28 ideas you can steal the next time you're asked to give 'fun facts about me' to a new employer, school, or group. Intelligencer TheCut Vulture TheStrategist Curbed GrubStreet Magazine SubscribetotheMagazine GiveaGiftSubscription BuyBackIssues CurrentIssueContents Subscribe SignIn Account Profile SignOut ThingsyoubuythroughourlinksmayearnNewYorkacommission Photo:artisteer/GettyImages/iStockphoto Asifstartinganewjob(orjoininganewgroup)wasn’tscaryenough,sooftenyou’llbeaskedtointroduceyourselfbywayofa“funfact.”Inevitably,atthismoment,youwillforgeteverythingyou’veeverdone,everyplaceyou’veeverbeen,everyoneofyouraccomplishments.Therewillbenothingtosay,andyou’llendupblurtingoutyourdog’sbreed,orthesportyouusedtoplayinhighschool,orsomethingequallyuninteresting,andun-fun.It’snotyourfault.Thisisabadpractice,adamningprompt.Employers,especially,shouldnotasktheiremployeestoproducefunfacts.It’senoughtobetheretodothejobforwhichyouwerehired. Butifyouonceagainfindyourselfinasituationinwhichyoumustproduceafunfact—andyouwill—youmightaswellbeprepared.Theidealfunfactistwothings:(1)interestingenoughtoensurenobodymakesyoudoitover,and(2)notsointerestingthateveryonehaslotsoffollow-upquestions.Itdoesn’thavetobefun.Itwillrarelybefun.Youjustneedsomethingtosay.Hereare25ideasandpromptsyoucankeepinyourbackpocketforthenexttimeyou’reasked. 1.Yourproudestatypicalaccomplishment.TheyearyoumadeeveryrecipeinDebPerelman’scookbook;thetimeyoubuiltanIKEAdresserinanhourflat;yourJengatitle;yourfamousSuperBowldip. 2.Yourmostprizedcollection.Whetherit’soldcoins,stamps,orsomethingless-grandfatherly,thisisaperfect“fun”fact. 3.Yourbiggest(non-seriousfear).Youdon’twanttogetTOOvulnerablehere(“Mybiggestfearisdeath”mightchilltheroomabit),butifyou’vegotaveryspecific,less-commonfear,likechipmunksorsomething,gowiththat. 4.Thefirstjobyouwantedwhenyouwerealittlekid. 5.Yourhigh-schoolsuperlative.*(*UNLESSyouwon,like,“MostPopular”or“MostLikelytoSucceed.”Nothanks!Keepittoyourself!) 6.Yourgo-tocomfort-bingeTVshow.SaysomethinglikeTheOffice,Friends,Fresh-PrinceofBel-Air,andpeoplewillbelike“ha,same!”andneverthinkofitagain.(Ideal.) 7.Somethingyouwereembarrassinglylatetorealize.Likefindingoutnarwhalsarearealanimal,orfindingthearrowintheFedExlogo. 8.Yourcelebritycrush.ThebestoptionsherefitintheTotallyKindofHotcategory—notuniversal,butniche-relatable. 9.Yourbestcelebritysighting.Personally,IoncesawLindsayLohansmokingacigaretteonastoopindowntownSt.Paul! 10.Howmanytattoos/piercingsyouhave.IMO,thisonecouldbeconsideredalittlerisqué(like…wherearethey?),soyou’vegottofeelouttheofficevibefirst. 11.WhatyourlastmealonEarthwouldbe. 12.Thetripyoumostwanttotake,buthaven’tyet.(Forme,Roswell,NewMexico,foralienreasons.) 13.AnembarrassingpieceoftriviafromyourSpotifyorothermusic-streamingaccount.Someappsorganizeyourdataforyou,soyoumightaswelluseit. 14.Yourfavoriteword.(Probablydon’tpickonethat’sNSFW.) 15.Asuperstitionyouhave. 16.Themostunusual/severeillnessyou’veeverhad. 17.Theweirdest(nonsexual!!)thingyoucandowithyourbody.Thedownsidehere:Bepreparedforpeopletoaskyoutodoit.You’vebeenwarned! 18.Yourmostunusualpet. 19.Thelongesttraveldelayyou’veeverexperienced.Peoplelovetocommiserateabouttraveldelays. 20.Acontestyouoncewon.Like,say,youandyourfrienddressedup,stoodinline,andwererewardedwithfreeBlackEyedPeasticketsfromalocalradiostation. 21.Apoemorsongorscenefromamoviethatyou’vememorized.Thetrickhereistopickonethat’slongenoughtobenotable,butnotsolongyou’llbeaskedtodemonstrate. 22.Theamountofpreppingyou’vedonefortheendoftheworld/yourstrategyinthezombieapocalpyse. 23.Theanimalyou’dbeifyouknewyou’dbereincarnatedasananimal. 24.Thefirstconcertyouattendedasateenager(generallygetsatleastafewnostalgialaughs). 25.Whatyoudidonyourlast‘normalday’pre-Covid. 26.TheONEfeatureyou’daddtoInstagram,ifyouwereputinchargeofthat. 27.Theeeriestpredictionyoumadethatlatercametrue(oratleastpartlytrue). 28.Insistthere’snothinginterestingaboutyouatall.Funnyandtheonlytrulyrespectableoption. 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