Science & Nature

The idea that elephants are afraid of mice existed long before it became a popular trope in cartoons.

Glen Bell is the founder of Taco Bell. But did you know that his first business was a burger restaurant called "Bell's Burgers?"

Did you know that Thomas Edison invented the first long-lasting incandescent light bulb?

Because our months are based on the lunar cycles, calendars would be completely different without the moon.

Did you know that doctors perform about 530,000 tonsil removal procedures on kids in the US each year?

Did you know that Chick-fil-A is the largest purchaser of Sunkist lemons worldwide?

In 1957 Laika the dog became the first animal to orbit the Earth aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft.

Astronauts can see the sunrise and sunset sixteen times in 24 hours aboard the International Space Station.

Did you know that the bobcat's fifth toe is raised on its front feet, so there is no fifth impression when it walks?

Did you know that different breeds of foxes have different pitched screams? The red fox has the highest pitch.

The wings of a dragonfly are so powerful that they're able to fly at speeds of up to 22 - 34 miles per hour.

Did you know that people are thirty times more likely to laugh at something if they are with somebody else?

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