Your muscles make up about one-half of your body weight. See more

The name for having a fear of long words: Hippopotomonstroses­quippedaliophobia. Ironic, isn't it? See more

The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation. See more

Shakespeare invented the words "assassination" and "bump". See more

25% of all fires of unknown origin are rat-caused. See more

Two-thirds of the world's kidnappings occur in Colombia. See more

There are only four words in the English language which end in "-dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. See more

An octopus in danger can squirt a stream of ink at its attacker. See more

It is impossible for a solar eclipse to last for more than 7 minutes 58 seconds. See more