In Sweden, it’s illegal to leave a dog alone for more than six hours at a time under animal welfare rules.

Research has found that putting a smiley face emoji on a bill can bolster the average restaurant server’s tip by 11%.

In 2022, the California Supreme Court ruled that bumble bees could be classified as a protected species because they met the state’s legal definition of 'fish.'

In captivity, ravens can learn to talk better than some parrots. They also mimic a variety of sounds, like car engines, toilets flushing, and other animal and bird calls.

About 1 in 10,000 people (0.01%) are born with situs inversus, a rare condition where internal organs are arranged in a mirror-image reversal, with the heart and stomach on the right and the liver on the left.

Flowers communicate with bumblebees using electricity. If a flower hasn’t been visited recently, it emits static that tugs at tiny hairs on a bee’s back, signaling available nectar.

The loudest shout ever recorded was by a primary school teacher who yelled, 'Quiet!' at 121.7 decibels - loud enough to cause hearing damage. This record has held strong for 30 years.