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.
Snow gum trees reveal colorful bark streaks as outer layers peel and oxidize at different stages.
In Churchill, unlocked cars offer emergency shelter from unexpected polar bear encounters.
A Congolese tradition forbids couples from smiling on their wedding day to show commitment and respect
These common veggies don’t grow in the wild—they were bred from wild cabbage.
Ostriches have the largest eyes of any land animal—great for spotting danger on the savanna.
In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented riveted jeans to reinforce stress points for hard-working miners.
Built in 312 BC, this Roman road has stood the test of time.
A new rubber horseshoe from Australia offers comfort, grip, and flexibility—no nails required
Erika Eiffel symbolically married the Eiffel Tower, highlighting objectophilia and challenging norms about love and identity.
Geta sandals elevate feet from mud and once let geishas announce their presence through distinct, echoing clicks
A massive flamingo sculpture at Tampa Airport creates a surreal underwater illusion.
Superstition leads many skyscrapers to skip labeling the 13th floor—though it still exists physically.
Messi sent a signed jersey to a boy who wore one made from a plastic bag.
The arteries of a blue whale are so massive, a human could swim through the largest ones.
A theory suggests a second moon once orbited Earth—until it crashed into the Moon we know today.
A Nigerian fisherman unknowingly caught a rare blue marlin—worth millions—but shared it with his village instead.
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.
Triton’s backward orbit hints it was captured, not born with Neptune.
Doha, Qatar is the first city to use blue roads to lower asphalt temperatures by up to 20°C.
Jupiter’s moon Ganymede may have more water than Earth—beneath its frozen surface.
