Every breath you take almost certainly contains molecules from Julius Caesar’s last breath: it held ~10²² molecules, and after 2,000 years of mixing, the odds you inhale at least one are over 99%.

A recent survey of 1,300 parents found that 7 in 10 lose an average of three hours of sleep each night during their baby's first year, amounting to 133 nights of lost sleep by the first birthday.

Ever obtained a new possession, only for it to trigger a spiral of consumption, leading you to acquire even more things to 'go with it'? This is known as the Diderot Effect.

Frequent fizzy drinks double stroke risk, while over 4 cups of coffee a day raises it by a third. However, drinking water and tea may reduce stroke risk, according to a study of nearly 27,000 people across 27 countries.

The founders of Ben & Jerry’s learned to make ice cream from a $5 Penn State correspondence course after one couldn’t get into medical school and the other couldn’t sell enough pottery.

Nutella was invented during World War II by an Italian pastry maker named Pietro Ferrero, who mixed hazelnuts into chocolate to stretch his limited chocolate supply.

People with fewer, less-diverse gut microbes are more prone to cognitive impairment, including dementia. Fresh fruit and regular exercise promote gut microbiota growth, potentially protecting against these conditions.