Dr. Dre disliked his voice and was hesitant to rap until N.W.A pushed him into it.

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

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

Avocados contain persin, which is toxic to many animals.

Snow gum trees reveal colorful bark streaks as outer layers peel and oxidize at different stages.

Bolivia’s San Pedro Prison runs without guards inside—prisoners govern, work, and live with their families.

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

A Congolese tradition forbids couples from smiling on their wedding day to show commitment and respect

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

The arteries of a blue whale are so massive, a human could swim through the largest ones.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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