https://github.com/albandewilde/random_useless_facts

Discord bot which send random useless facts using https://uselessfacts.jsph.pl/
https://github.com/albandewilde/random_useless_facts

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Discord bot which send random useless facts using https://uselessfacts.jsph.pl/

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/albandewilde/random_useless_facts
• Owner: albandewilde
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-03-25T11:46:29.000Z (about 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-07-18T20:06:37.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-22T11:48:05.868Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: discord, discord-bot, discord-go, discordgo
• Language: Go
• Homepage:
• Size: 62.5 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Random Useless Facts (RUF)

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Discord bot which send random useless facts using https://uselessfacts.jsph.pl/

## Usage

Invite the bot by clicking on [this link](https://discordapp.com/oauth2/authorize?client_id=692343582727602197&permissions=0&scope=bot "Invire RUF")

On your discord server you'll be able to use the three commands `°help`, `°random` and `°today`

- `°help` → Get a help message from the bot

- `°random` or `°fact` → Get a random useless fact (A new one each request)

- `°today` → Get useless fact of today (Updates every 24 hours)

## Implementation

The bot use [Random Useless Facts](https://uselessfacts.jsph.pl/ "Random Useless Facts API") API.

The bot have two commands:

- `°random` or `°fact` → call the url [https://uselessfacts.jsph.pl/random.json?language=en](https://uselessfacts.jsph.pl/random.json?language=en)

- `°today` → call the url [https://uselessfacts.jsph.pl/today.json?language=en](https://uselessfacts.jsph.pl/today.json?language=en)

In the documentation of the api you can choose the language.  

Here, the bot make all his requests with the `language=en` query parameter.