People who worry excessively about their health tend to die earlier than those who don’t, a recent study from Sweden has found.

Studies have shown that people living within a mile of a golf course are twice as likely to develop Parkinson's, likely due to pesticide use.

Studies have shown that white is the safest car colour, with a 12% lower risk of accidents compared to darker colours, due to its higher visibility in all lighting conditions.

Adidas acquired its signature 3-stripe logo from the Finnish athletic footwear brand Karhu Sports in 1952. It cost them two bottles of whiskey and today's equivalent of $1,805 in cash.

Approximately 1 in 25,000 people possess a genetic trait that allows them to feel fully rested after just 3 hours of sleep, compared to the typical 8 hours most people need.

The word "deadline" comes from 19th-century American Civil War prison camps, where a line marked the boundary prisoners couldn’t cross without being shot. It later came to mean a strict time limit.

If all 8 billion people on Earth joined a rock-paper-scissors tournament, it would be over in just 33 rounds.