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

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.

America has been at war for 93% of its history - 222 out of 239 years since 1776. That means the U.S. has known less than 20 years of peace in over 200 years since the nation was founded.