The cockroach has a high resistance to radiation and is the creature most likely to survive a nuclear war. See more

Snakes have two sex organs. See more

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. See more

"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. See more

Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them. See more

Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards. See more

It is a criminal offence to drive around in a dirty car in Russia. See more

The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want. See more

In rural areas, there are more insects in 1 square mile than there are humans on earth. See more

The telescope on Mount Palomar, California, can see a distance of 7,038,835,200,000,000 million miles. See more

Every 23 seconds a Tupperware party starts somewhere in the world. See more

A bird "chews" with its stomach. See more

10% of human dry weight comes from bacteria. See more

No word in the English language rhymes with "month", "orange", "silver" or "purple". See more

The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation. See more

One quarter of all creatures on the planet are beetles. See more