The first owner of the Marlboro Company died of lung cancer. See more

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

Dolphins sleep with one eye open. See more

The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is decapitation. See more

Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt. See more

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

About 70 percent of your body weight is water. See more

Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance. See more

The typical laboratory mouse runs 2.5 miles per night on its treadmill. See more

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

Koala bears have finger prints that are almost identical to ours. See more

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

Baby elephants can drink over 80 litres of milk a day. See more

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

Scorpions can be killed by pouring vinegar over them. See more