Italian prisoners get three days taken off their time for every book they read in jail.

Waterproof was introduced in 1938, and its main ingredient was turpentine.

After being discovered by Beverley Whipple, the “G-spot” was nearly called the Whipple Tickle.

Mark Twain invented the bra clip.

Houston airport got so many complaints about baggage claim wait time, they simply moved the carousels farther away. It worked.

Casu Marzu is a particular kind sheep's milk cheese containing maggots.

In previous centuries, young women would eat clay or bleed out using leeches to maintain a porcelain complexion.

Your cat will drink more water if you move the water away from the food.

STD rates have doubled among 50 to 90-year-olds over past 10 years. In other words, older folks have been getting busy.

A study at Stanford University demonstrated that multi-tasking doesn’t actually work.

1 in 5.5 million males has two penises, a condition called diphallus.

Alexander Graham Bell was a supporter of eugenics, and had a great aversion to deaf people.

Some octopuses die shortly after mating and parenthood.

If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.

The amount of Nutella produced in a year could wrap around the world 1.4 times.

Pluto was named by an 11-year-old.

Holding the hand of a loved one can actually reduce body pain.

A giraffe's tongue is up 21 inches long. Sometime, they use them to clean their own noses.

In Morrisville, Pennsylvania, an old law states that women should have a permit to wear cosmetics.

"Snoop Dogg" is now a voice option for the TomTom GPS.

Organic wines have no sulfites, which means they are less likely to give you a headache. Drink up!

Falling in love brings about the same feelings of euphoria as using cocaine.

There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the universe.

The tiny dots you sometimes see when you look at the sky are actually your white blood cells.

Research shows that loneliness can affect lifespan just as much as smoking.