THE TERM "ASTRONAUT" COMES FROM GREEK WORDS THAT MEAN "STAR" AND "SAILOR."

The tropical fungus Ophiocordyceps infects ants’ central nervous systems. By the time the fungi been in the insect bodies for nine days, they have complete control over the host’s movements. They force the ants to climb trees, then convulse and fall into the cool, moist soil below, where fungi...

This interesting fact will have your taste buds crawling. Unsurprisingly, the attempt to get kids to eat healthier didn’t go over well with the child testers, who were “confused by the taste.”

While you sleep you can’t smell anything – even really, really bad or potent smells.

Slugs have not one, not two, not three... but four noses.

The Moonbow is, as the name suggests, caused by the moon. It is less bright than a regular rainbow and it appears to be white to the human eye even though it’s capable of capturing the colors of a long-exposure photo. The Moonbow can be seen in places near waterfalls or when there are rains in...

EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS A UNIQUE TONGUE PRINT. LIKE FINGERPRINTS, YOUR TONGUE PRINT CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY YOU.

It’s impossible to burp in space.

“Happy Birthday” was the first song ever played on Mars. Mars Rover Curiosity played the song to itself on its first anniversary on the planet.

Almost 10% of Croatia is made up of 11 nature parks, eight national parks and two nature reserves.

Croatia invented the necktie.

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We do not think of broccoli as a flower nor do most florists display broccoli in their floral cooler. However, broccoli, in fact, is a flower. Broccoli is harvested before the flower buds fully open and eaten as a vegetable. Maybe it’s time we start incorporating broccoli in floral arrangements

We all love our flowers because they emit a pleasant scent, right? Well, the Sumatran Titan Arum will change everything you think about flowers. Called the corpse flower, when in bloom this bud smells similar to a dead body. While they may look interesting, it’s safe to say these nine-foot tall...

The Rogers Centre is the first stadium in the world to have a fully retractable roof. Anyone knows if it still works?

Over 180 languages and dialects are spoken in the city

When Star Wars' special effects artists Stuart Freeborn considered what kind of appearance he wanted to give his sage Jedi mentor, he got inspiration from a guy generally associated with smarts: Albert Einstein. A photo of the theoretical physicist hung on his office wall, and his eyes and...

According to a 2014 survey by a Christian retailer LifeWay in Nashville, 7 percent of Christian Americans pray for a parking spot!