While the human brain makes up only 2% of total body weight, it consumes 20% of the oxygen we breathe and 20% of the energy we use.

Around 80% of plane crashes occur during the first three minutes after takeoff or the final eight minutes before landing.

There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.

In Thailand, every day of the week has its own colour—Monday is yellow, Tuesday is pink, and Wednesday is green, among others. People often wear the day's colour to bring luck and positive energy.

The top buyer of glitter each year chooses to remain anonymous — and it's rumoured to be the U.S. military.

Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time. This is known as ambidexterity, and approximately 1% of people are naturally ambidextrous.

China owns nearly all of the pandas in the world, even the ones you see at zoos. They rent them out for about $1 million a year.