Throughout most of history the Italians used olive oil instead of soap to clean themselves

Dalhousie University in Canada offers a room full of puppies to help stressed-out students

The word denim comes from de Nimes Nimes being the town the fabric was originally produced

In Switzerland one can rent fake police cars to park near your house so burglars stay away

Blue whales are so big that a human being can swim through their largest veins and arteries

Shooting a gun causes the same startled chemical reaction in the brain as a passionate kiss

The sentence: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog uses every letter of the alphabet

The original use of tablecloths was as a towel to wipe one s fingers and hands after eating

Albert Einstein had his trash searched mail opened and phone tapped for 22 years by the FBI

The world s rarest coffee cost 300 a pound It is called Kopi Luwak and comes from Indonesia

The world s rarest coffee cost 300 a pound It is called Kopi Luwak and comes from Indonesia

The British Army issues antimicrobial underwear that can be worn for three months at a time

Power naps make people smarter and helps one in remembering all the things one just learned

Japan s Tokyo Zoo closes for two months each year to give the animals a break from visitors

The pupil of the eye expands as much as 45 percent when a person looks at something pleasing