Lighters were invented before matches.

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Carrots were originally purple in color. The first orange-colored carrot was grown in the 17th century by Dutch farmers in honor of King William.

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Mark Zuckerberg has a virtual assistant in his home named Jarvis which is voiced by Morgan Freeman.

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Pandas don't have specific sleeping spots. They just sleep wherever they happen to be whenever they get tired.

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Hummingbirds are only found in the Americas today

However, the oldest hummingbird fossil ever collected was found in Germany.

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20 minutes - that's how long the first cell phones held a charge.

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The heart of men beats slower than that of women.

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In Russia, if you accidentally step on somebody’s foot, it's good manners to put out your own foot so you can get stepped on back.

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Lightning is hotter than the surface of the sun

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The 1st mobile phone call was made by the inventor Martin Cooper on April 3, 1973 to troll his competitor at AT&T. His message was "Joel, this is Marty. I'm calling you from a cellphone, a real, handheld, portable cellphone,"

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Of the current 200 nations in the world, Britain has invaded all but 22.

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On Marajo Island in Brazil, police officers patrol the streets on buffalos instead of horses.

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Ants get their sleep through power naps, with the average worker ant taking 250 one-minute naps in a day.

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Empty nose syndrome (ENS), a disorder that sometimes occurs after corrective surgery for a deviated septum that makes its sufferers feel like they are constantly drowning and can often drive them to suicide.

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A quirkyalone is someone who enjoys being single (but is not opposed to being in a relationship) and generally prefers to be alone rather than dating for the sake of being in a couple.

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The teeth are the only part of the skeleton that we clean.

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Goldfish will turn white if left in the dark.

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The human body produces 17 million red blood cells every second

When stressed, your body can produce up to seven times that amount — 119 million red blood cells per second.

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If a Lion takes over the pride, he kills all the offspring of the previous head of the pack.

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Playing video games can help train your brain to make faster real-life decisions with equal accuracy.

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Lenticular clouds
This is a rare natural phenomenon. Their peculiarity is that they do not move, no matter how strong the wind is.

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