The term 'sneakers' was coined because their rubber soles made them much quieter to walk in than the hard leather soles of traditional dress shoes.

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.

A man named Joel Burger married a woman named Ashley King in 2015. Burger King paid for their wedding.

Hawaiian pizza didn’t come from Hawaii - it was actually invented in Canada by a Greek chef inspired by Chinese flavours.