Studies show that Nobel Prize-winning scientists are about 25 times more likely to sing, dance, or act than the average scientist. They're also 12 times more likely to write poetry, and 4 times more likely to play music.

Stomach acid is capable of dissolving materials like metal and bone. However, a thick mucus layer protects the stomach lining, preventing acid damage.

Studies show that a single McDonald's beef patty can contain meat from up to 100 different cows.

Bottled water has an expiry date due to the packaging; plastic bottles eventually start leaking chemicals into the water.

Japanese railway platforms saw an 84% drop in suicides after installing blue lights, which studies show have a calming effect that reduces impulsive actions.

The phrase 'paint the town red' likely comes from an 1837 incident when the Marquis of Waterford and his friends went on a drunken spree, vandalizing and painting parts of the town of Melton Mowbray red.

Food tastes different on a plane than on the ground. This is because low air pressure and humidity at high altitudes dull our senses of taste and smell.