A man named Heraclitus had an illness that made his body swell up with water. To try to sweat it off, he buried himself in a steaming pile of animal poo, but then overheated and died of dehydration.
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Chainsaws were derived from a tool originally intended to help deliver babies
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The elephant shrew’s closest relative isn’t a shrew — it’s actually an elephant
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When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, they do the same when you are looking at someone you hate.
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The 'Bicycle Tree', found near Brig o' Turk in Scotland, has consumed an entire bike that now hangs out of its bark.
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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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Jason Earles played as a teenager in Hannah Montana, but he was actually born in 1977.
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