A new rubber horseshoe from Australia offers comfort, grip, and flexibility—no nails required

Geta sandals elevate feet from mud and once let geishas announce their presence through distinct, echoing clicks

In 2018, a typo at Samsung Securities triggered a $100B stock error—causing chaos and a sharp price drop.

Daisugi is a 14th-century Japanese pruning method that produces straight lumber while keeping the parent tree alive and intact.

Legend says the Chesterfield was designed to keep coats crisp and catch cigar ash in its folds.

Tom Hanks is Abraham Lincoln’s third cousin, four generations removed.

Jupiter’s moon Ganymede may have more water than Earth—beneath its frozen surface.

Superstition leads many skyscrapers to skip labeling the 13th floor—though it still exists physically.

The packaging problems of round fruit can be solved by making them square. In Korea, some apples are grown in plastic moulds so they take on a square shape.

Innovative Pugedon machines in Istanbul let people recycle bottles and cans to dispense food and water for stray dogs and cats.

Ostriches have the largest eyes of any land animal—great for spotting danger on the savanna.

Erika Eiffel symbolically married the Eiffel Tower, highlighting objectophilia and challenging norms about love and identity.

In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented riveted jeans to reinforce stress points for hard-working miners.

Doha, Qatar is the first city to use blue roads to lower asphalt temperatures by up to 20°C.

Messi sent a signed jersey to a boy who wore one made from a plastic bag.

Inspired by trampolines, Moon Shoes let kids bounce—but led to twisted ankles and safety recalls.

These common veggies don’t grow in the wild—they were bred from wild cabbage.

In Churchill, unlocked cars offer emergency shelter from unexpected polar bear encounters.

A theory suggests a second moon once orbited Earth—until it crashed into the Moon we know today.

A massive flamingo sculpture at Tampa Airport creates a surreal underwater illusion.

Triton’s backward orbit hints it was captured, not born with Neptune.

Built in 312 BC, this Roman road has stood the test of time.