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.
A massive flamingo sculpture at Tampa Airport creates a surreal underwater illusion.
Innovative Pugedon machines in Istanbul let people recycle bottles and cans to dispense food and water for stray dogs and cats.
Inspired by trampolines, Moon Shoes let kids bounce—but led to twisted ankles and safety recalls.
Built in 312 BC, this Roman road has stood the test of time.
Triton’s backward orbit hints it was captured, not born with Neptune.
In 2018, a typo at Samsung Securities triggered a $100B stock error—causing chaos and a sharp price drop.
Erika Eiffel symbolically married the Eiffel Tower, highlighting objectophilia and challenging norms about love and identity.
A Nigerian fisherman unknowingly caught a rare blue marlin—worth millions—but shared it with his village instead.
In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented riveted jeans to reinforce stress points for hard-working miners.
Avocados contain persin, which is toxic to many animals.
Bolivia’s San Pedro Prison runs without guards inside—prisoners govern, work, and live with their families.
Geta sandals elevate feet from mud and once let geishas announce their presence through distinct, echoing clicks
Doha, Qatar is the first city to use blue roads to lower asphalt temperatures by up to 20°C.
Tom Hanks is Abraham Lincoln’s third cousin, four generations removed.
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.
Jupiter’s moon Ganymede may have more water than Earth—beneath its frozen surface.
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.
Ostriches have the largest eyes of any land animal—great for spotting danger on the savanna.
The arteries of a blue whale are so massive, a human could swim through the largest ones.
During WWII, British women carried gas mask handbags—blending fashion with survival; today, they’re rare, clever collectibles.
Legend says the Chesterfield was designed to keep coats crisp and catch cigar ash in its folds.
Messi sent a signed jersey to a boy who wore one made from a plastic bag.
