The hole in the soda can tab is actually used to hold a straw in place and stop it from rising.
27
Some nursing homes in Germany have fake bus stops to keep Alzheimer's patients from wandering away.
14
Not swinging your arms when you walk increases the effort of walking by 12%, the equivalent of walking 20% faster or carrying a 10 kg backpack.
12
Real diamonds do not show up on x-ray.
36
The original game of "Monopoly" was circular.
230
We forget why we have entered a room because passing through doors creates an ‘event boundary’ causing the brain to file away what we were just thinking about.
26
A jiffy is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. Thus the saying, I will be there in a jiffy.
57
Caffeine boosts memory.
405