Robbie Williams’ 2006 album Rudebox underperformed so badly that one million unsold copies were sold to a Chinese company to […]
In the US, there is a 1 in 93 chance of dying in a motor vehicle crash during your lifetime.
South Korea’s birth rate is so low that the government is offering couples up to 51 million won (approximately $38,600)
People tend to overindulge when given a free pass, a behaviour known as the SnackWell Effect, named after low-fat cookies
There are more ethnic Norwegians living in the USA than in Norway.
Egg yolk colour preferences vary regionally. For example, Germans generally prefer darker yolks than UK consumers. Large-scale producers adjust yolk
Purple has long been linked to royalty because, in Ancient Rome, it was made by fermenting snail secretions, requiring 12,000
A 4-day workweek trial in the UK was so successful that 54 of the 61 companies adopted it permanently. Productivity
French toast originated in ancient Rome. The French called it ‘Roman bread’ for centuries before Americans coined the name ‘French
Erik the Red, exiled from Iceland, named Greenland in 982 to make it sound more appealing and attract settlers to
