Ironically, we tend to want what we can't have. Then once we get it, we don't want it anymore.

Our bodies contain about 0.2 milligrams of gold, most of it in our blood.

Foreign Accent Syndrome: A brain disorder that causes the sufferer to speak in a foreign accent, involuntarily.

Get a small pan and fill with water. Add some vanilla extract and cinnamon and put on the stove. Your house will smell like a bakery.

A group of wild cats is called a "destruction."

If you stay up all night, your body will burn an extra 161 calories.

According to research, siblings may be more influential shapers of who we become than parents.

John Cena, WWE superstar, has granted more than 400 Make-a-Wish requests—more than anyone in the charity's history.

Ironically, the person you'd take a bullet for sometimes ends up being the one behind the gun.

The unhappiest people in this world are the people who care the most about what everyone else thinks.

Pancakes or waffles?

People spend more on things that are “cute.”

The older you get, the fewer people you trust.

Not everyone is meant to be in your future. Some people are just passing through to teach you lessons in life.

In 2010, there was a major traffic jam in China that lasted 12 days.

You can hear a blue whale's heartbeat from over 2 miles away. Blue whales weigh an average of between 130,000 and 150,000kg, with their hearts weighing roughly 180kg.

The Canary Islands are named after dogs, not birds

Instead of "Once upon a time..." many Korean folktales begin with "Back when tigers used to smoke..."

Intelligent people are more forgetful than those with average intelligence.

The structure of your brain changes every time you learn something new.