diff --git a/rowbot b/rowbot
index 60413b8..3f2ab10 100755
--- a/rowbot
+++ b/rowbot
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ trigger=${opts[trigger]:-\`}
 fact_root=${opts[fact-root]:-.}
 reload=${opts[reload]:-no}
 dev=${opts[dev]:-no}
+sysfacts_file=${opts[sysfacts]:-./sysfacts.txt}
 
 if [[ -v USER ]]; then
   owner=${opts[owner]:-"$USER"}
@@ -712,6 +713,29 @@ hook_post_PRIVMSG_control_panel() {
   fi
 }
 
+sysfacts=( )
+
+if [[ -f $sysfacts_file ]]; then
+  mapfile -t sysfacts < "$sysfacts_file"
+fi
+
+hook_post_PRIVMSG_sysfacts() {
+  local to=${params[0]} idx
+
+  if [[ ${params[0]:0:1} != \# ]]; then
+    to=$from
+  fi
+
+  if [[ ${words[0]} = "$trigger"sysfact ]]; then
+    if (( ${#sysfacts[@]} == 0 )); then
+      privmsg "$to" "sysfacts are not loaded :("
+    else
+      (( idx = RANDOM % ${#sysfacts[@]} ))
+      privmsg "$to" "sysfact #$(( idx + 1 )): ${sysfacts[$idx]}"
+    fi
+  fi
+}
+
 hook_post_433_alternick() {
   if [[ -z $desired_nick && $registered = no ]]; then
     desired_nick=${params[1]}