Most wild figs contain the digested remains of a wasp, an essential partner in their pollination. While the fig’s enzymes usually break the wasp down completely, partial remains can occasionally be found.

Only 46% of the world's cultures kiss romantically, according to a 2015 study.

Sweden is so efficient at waste management that only 1% of its garbage ends up in a landfill, with another 52% converted into energy and the remaining 47% recycled.

The prototype for the first-ever pair of Nike running shoes was made using a waffle iron.

In the 17th century, pineapples were so rare that they were seen as a status symbol. They cost $8,000 in today's money, and people would even rent them for parties.

Static shocks often exceed 20,000 volts - over 100 times the voltage of a typical power outlet. They don’t harm you as they last only millionths of a second.

If you removed all the empty space from the atoms in every human, the entire population of Earth could fit into the volume of a sugar cube.