A hippo’s jaw opens wide enough to fit a sports car inside.
A hippo’s jaw opens wide enough to fit a sports car inside.
Doha, Qatar is the first city to use blue roads to lower asphalt temperatures by up to 20°C.
Ostriches have the largest eyes of any land animal—great for spotting danger on the savanna.
Dr. Dre disliked his voice and was hesitant to rap until N.W.A pushed him into it.
Bolivia’s San Pedro Prison runs without guards inside—prisoners govern, work, and live with their families.
Triton’s backward orbit hints it was captured, not born with Neptune.
A Congolese tradition forbids couples from smiling on their wedding day to show commitment and respect
The arteries of a blue whale are so massive, a human could swim through the largest ones.
A new rubber horseshoe from Australia offers comfort, grip, and flexibility—no nails required
These common veggies don’t grow in the wild—they were bred from wild cabbage.
In 2018, a typo at Samsung Securities triggered a $100B stock error—causing chaos and a sharp price drop.
Innovative Pugedon machines in Istanbul let people recycle bottles and cans to dispense food and water for stray dogs and cats.
Tom Hanks is Abraham Lincoln’s third cousin, four generations removed.
Snow gum trees reveal colorful bark streaks as outer layers peel and oxidize at different stages.
A theory suggests a second moon once orbited Earth—until it crashed into the Moon we know today.
Daisugi is a 14th-century Japanese pruning method that produces straight lumber while keeping the parent tree alive and intact.
Avocados contain persin, which is toxic to many animals.
A massive flamingo sculpture at Tampa Airport creates a surreal underwater illusion.
In Churchill, unlocked cars offer emergency shelter from unexpected polar bear encounters.
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.
Messi sent a signed jersey to a boy who wore one made from a plastic bag.
A Nigerian fisherman unknowingly caught a rare blue marlin—worth millions—but shared it with his village instead.
