diff --git a/rowbot b/rowbot
index e1d8dbb..77055c1 100755
--- a/rowbot
+++ b/rowbot
@@ -924,6 +924,45 @@ on_late_msg_NICK_alternick() {
   fi
 }
 
+# factoids
+
+factoids_cmd_is() {
+  local fact_name=${action_line%% *}
+
+  if [[ $fact_name = "$action_line" || $fact_name = "$action_line " ]]; then
+    irc_privmsg "${msg[to]}" "Can you repeat that?"
+    return 0
+  fi
+
+  local fact_value=${action_line#"$fact_name"}
+  fact_value=${fact_value# }
+  irc_privmsg "${msg[to]}" "I'm sure I'll remember that."
+  mkdir -p "${config[fact-root]}"/"${msg[to]}"
+  printf %s "$fact_value" > "${config[fact-root]}"/"${msg[to]}"/"$fact_name"
+}
+
+factoids_cmd_isnt() {
+  true
+}
+
+factoids_cmd_ls() {
+  true
+}
+
+plugin_not_found_factoids() {
+  true
+}
+
+on_init_factoids() {
+  get_option fact-root ""
+
+  if [[ ${config[fact-root]} && -d ${config[fact-root]} ]]; then
+    plugin_reg is factoids_cmd_is
+    plugin_reg isnt factoids_cmd_isnt
+    plugin_reg ls factoids_cmd_ls
+  fi
+}
+
 ###
 # cleanup
 ###