The coins thrown into the Trevi fountain are given to charity named Caritas which helps the needy shop for their grocery

Bugs often end up on their backs when they die because blood flow decreases and their legs deflate making them top heavy

Aside from the 3 monkeys that depict see no evil hear no evil speak no evil there s also a 4th that symbolizes do no evil

The word electrocute is only accurate if the person dies (electro + execute) If the person survive he wasn t electrocuted

A 5 minute cold shower can shock your body awake The change in temperature relieves fatigue and increases mental alertness

An Interpol red notice is an alert to all 190 members - something Interpol calls a global tripwire to track down fugitives

When ocean tides are at their highest they are called spring tides When they are at their lowest they are called neep tides

There was a real team of Jewish assassins called `The Avengers who tracked down and executed Nazi war criminals after WW II

Algebra trigonometry and calculus came from India Quadratic equations were propounded by Sridharacharya in the 11th century

Algebra trigonometry and calculus came from India Quadratic equations were propounded by Sridharacharya in the 11th century

Canadian is a restaurant slang term in US for a presumably bad tipper i e Smith just sat six Canadians in your section dude

Hangover Heaven is a company in Las Vegas Nevada (USA) that will come to you and cure your hangover with fluids and vitamins

An idiot is technically an adult with a mental age below 3 years while a moron is a person with a mental age of 7 to 12 years

Rule of thumb comes from an old English law which stated that you couldn t beat your wife with anything wider than your thum

The original meaning of the word clue was a ball of thread or yarn Like its modern namesake it often took some time to unravel