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

A chicken who just lost its head can run the length of a football field before dropping dead. See more

Icthyomaniacs are people who are crazy about fish. See more

Women blink nearly twice as much as men. See more

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

To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles. See more

Humans, bonobo monkeys, and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure. See more

Two-thirds of the world's executions occur in China. See more

All the chemicals in the human body have a combined value of approximately £4.00. See more