The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life". See more

The Slave-Maker ant is so named because it raids the nest of other ants and steals their pupae. Once the pupae hatch, they are made to work as slaves. See more

Mexican women spend 15.3% of their life in ill health. See more

It is the female lion who does more than 90 percent of the hunting, while the male is afraid to risk his life, or simply prefers to rest. See more

When swans go on a date, they'll put their heads together. Then they stick together for life. See more

The average person spends 2 weeks of it's life waiting for a traffic light to change. See more

The average person spends 2 weeks of its life kissing. See more

The Ramses brand condom is named after the great phaoroh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children. See more

The turkey was wrongly named after what was thought to be it's country of origin. See more

An average woman consumes approximately 20 kg of lipstick in her life. See more

The average life expectancy of a toilet is 50 years. See more

There are more than 40,000 characters in Chinese script. See more

Leather has enough nutritional value to sustain life for a short time. See more