Static shocks often exceed 20,000 volts – over 100 times the voltage of a typical power outlet. They don’t harm […]
If you removed all the empty space from the atoms in every human, the entire population of Earth could fit
New Zealand leads the world in per capita ice cream consumption, with each person consuming an average of 28.4 liters
For the 36 years leading up to 1916, Ireland had its own time zone, known as Dublin Mean Time (DMT),
Wasps are the unsung heroes of global agriculture. They help protect $417 billion worth of crops from pests each year,
Saturday became part of the weekend in the early 19th century, when British factory owners gave workers Saturday afternoons off
There’s a species of jellyfish that can technically live forever. Turritopsis dohrnii can revert its cells to an earlier stage
Belly buttons can harbour thousands of bacterial species. In one study, a participant’s belly button contained bacteria found only in
The average person in the world is a 28-year-old right-handed Chinese male who speaks Mandarin, according to statistics released by
The most expensive cheese in the world is Pule cheese. It’s made in Serbia from donkey milk and priced at
