Some Eskimos have been known to use refrigerators to keep their food from freezing. See more

Long ago, clans would burn down your house to get rid of you without killin you. The phrase "your fired!" came from this. See more

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

The Chinese ideogram for 'trouble' depicts two women living under one roof'. I wonder why ;-). See more

It is illegal to be a prostitute in Siena, Italy, if your name is Mary. See more

If a surgeon in Ancient Egypt lost a patient while performing an operation, his hands were cut off. See more

Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly overhead. See more

Snails can sleep for 3 years without eating. See more

Every Swiss citizen is required by law to have a bomb shelter or access to a bomb shelter. See more

The screwdriver was invented before the screw. See more

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

Crocodiles swallow stones to help them dive deeper. See more

There are more nutrients in the cornflake package itself than there are in the actual cornflakes. See more

Until the 1960's men with long hair were not allowed to enter Disneyland. See more

In Tibet it is considered good manners to stick out your tongue at someone. See more

Albert Einstein's parents were worried he was mentally slow, because it took him a long time to learn how to speak. See more