diff --git a/rowbot b/rowbot
index 6e74da5..ebd013f 100755
--- a/rowbot
+++ b/rowbot
@@ -836,6 +836,29 @@ on_after_debugger() {
   fi
 }
 
+# system administration facts
+
+get_sysfact() {
+  local idx
+  (( idx = RANDOM % ${#sysfacts[@]} ))
+  irc_privmsg "${msg[to]}" "sysfact #$(( idx + 1 )): ${sysfacts[$idx]}"
+}
+
+on_init_sysfacts() {
+  sysfacts=(
+    "Use the \`rm\` command to read manuals. Use \`rm -rf\` to read manuals really fast."
+    "When in doubt, use HTTP as a transport layer."
+    "TLS is only needed in the United States, since the NSA doesn't monitor anywhere else."
+    Linux.
+    "Your local computer group can teach you all of the computer tricks you see on TV."
+    "When people talk about headless servers, they mean deleting head(1) from it."
+    "Store your passwords in plaintext, so a user can recover one easily if they forget it."
+    "Cron and screen make the best process manager."
+  )
+
+  plugin_reg sysfacts get_sysfact
+}
+
 ###
 # cleanup
 ###