In 2011, two men paraglided from the summit of Mt. Everest, arriving at a village in 42 minutes and avoiding the dangerous conventional 3 day descent.
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The Simpsons are responsible for popularizing the word 'meh'.
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In 1943, a Pan Am Airline chef snuck whiskey into passengers' coffee to warm them up on a winter flight. When asked what kind of coffee they were being served, he improvised "Irish Coffee," creating the now-famous cocktail.
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In Mexico, artists can pay their taxes using artwork that they create.
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In China, teachers allow children to sleep in class for around 20 minutes to help improve their learning.
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If you arrange the first letters of the names of the main characters in Inception, you would get DREAMS.
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Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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