diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index 61477d6..ecfd596 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 	"TwitterUserKey": "<User Key>",
 	"TwitterUserSecret": "<User Secret>",
 
+	"StartupFact": "speed test",
+
 	"WelcomeMsgs": [
 			"Real men use screen, %s.",
 			"Joins upset the hivemind's OCD, %s.",
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 477795d..338016e 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	TwitterConsumerSecret string
 	TwitterUserKey        string
 	TwitterUserSecret     string
+	StartupFact           string
 	BadMsgs               []string
 	Bad                   struct {
 		Msgs  []string
diff --git a/plugins/factoid.go b/plugins/factoid.go
index 648c2bb..d079184 100644
--- a/plugins/factoid.go
+++ b/plugins/factoid.go
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ type FactoidPlugin struct {
 }
 
 // NewFactoidPlugin creates a new FactoidPlugin with the Plugin interface
-func NewFactoidPlugin(bot *bot.Bot) *FactoidPlugin {
+func NewFactoidPlugin(botInst *bot.Bot) *FactoidPlugin {
 	p := &FactoidPlugin{
-		Bot:  bot,
+		Bot:  botInst,
 		Coll: nil,
 		NotFound: []string{
 			"I don't know.",
@@ -55,9 +55,23 @@ func NewFactoidPlugin(bot *bot.Bot) *FactoidPlugin {
 		},
 	}
 	p.LoadData()
-	for _, channel := range bot.Config.Channels {
+	for _, channel := range botInst.Config.Channels {
 		go p.factTimer(channel)
+
+		go func() {
+			// Some random time to start up
+			time.Sleep(time.Duration(10) * time.Second)
+			if ok, fact := p.findTrigger(p.Bot.Config.StartupFact); ok {
+				p.sayFact(bot.Message{
+					Channel: channel,
+					Body:    "speed test",
+					Command: true,
+					Action:  false,
+				}, *fact)
+			}
+		}()
 	}
+
 	return p
 }
 
@@ -113,7 +127,7 @@ func (p *FactoidPlugin) findTrigger(message string) (bool, *Factoid) {
 	iter := p.Coll.Find(bson.M{"trigger": strings.ToLower(message)}).Iter()
 	err := iter.All(&results)
 	if err != nil {
-                return false, nil
+		return false, nil
 	}
 
 	nfacts := len(results)