Weird & Fun Knowledge

"He's heating up ... he's on fire!" How could we forget the sounds of our all-time favorite basketball video game? We take you into the creation of...

Imagine arriving at a door the same time as another stranger. You’re both trying to be polite and neither of you wants to enter first, but you c...

This rare marsupial is extremely threatened. It spends most of its days up in the tree canopy and is so rare, it can only be found in the mountainous...

Did you know that Tetris has a Soviet past? The iconic '80s video game is the brainchild of Russian computer programmer, Alexey Pajitnov, who worked...

Before you go out and party this new years, line your stomach with some worldly new years food traditions....

She's been threatened with voodoo and death threats, but U.S. customs supervisor Ellie Scaffa doesn't let that stop her. Scaffa's job is to dispose of...

In recognition of this festive season, we caught up with the real-life Santa Claus. That’s right: Old Man Christmas is a real guy who legally c...

In case you hadn’t noticed, holiday cars almost always come adorned with an iconic big red bow. But where do they come from? We tracked down the o...

What is synesthesia? -- A neurological phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in...

In Reykjavik you can visit the Icelandic Phallus Museum. You read correctly — the Phallus Museum — a collection dedicated entirely to penises. Hjo...

Dogs might have a shot at outliving us all, according to Natural History Museum scientist Dr. Jack Tseng. Humans have been around and evolving for...

Emmanuel Heilbronner, a.k.a. “Dr. Bronner” invented the magic soaps we’ve come to know and love. Originally from Germany, the idiosyncratic soap maker...