The Netherlands has built 800 miles of massive dikes and sea walls to hold back the sea. See more

In fact, Einstein couldn't speak fluently when he was nine. His parents thought he might be retarded. See more

On average people fear spiders more than they do death. See more

The light from your computer screen streams at you at almost 186,000 miles a second. See more

On average, Americans spend about 6 months of their lives waiting in front of traffic lights. See more

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

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

The vocabulary of the average person consists of 5,000 to 6,000 words. See more

The ant can lift 50 times its own weight. See more