The word "politics" describes the process so well: "Poli" in Latin meaning "many" and "tics" meaning "bloodsucking creatures." See more

The thumbnail grows the slowest; the middle nail grows the fastest. See more

The original name for the butterfly was flutterby! See more

Those stars and colours you see when you rub your eyes are called phosphenes. See more

It is estimated that millions of trees in the world are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them! See more

In ancient Egypt, killing a cat was a crime punishable by death. See more

In Chinese the words for crisis and opportunity are the same. See more

A rat can fall from a five story building without injury. 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