In Italy, it’s considered bad luck to lay bread upside down—either on a table or in a basket.

Dan Brown, author of "The Da Vinci Code" started his career as a pop singer and songwriter.

Whole, unopened coconuts can be stored at room temperature for up to six months, depending on the age of the nut.

The yo-yo was invented in Ancient Greece, but these days it's most popular in Japan. In fact, Japan has won the World Yo-Yo Contest more than 70 times.
The fast food chain McDonald's is the largest toy distributor in the world by far.
The ocean doesn't reflect the blue sky. It actually absorbs it. Blue light goes deeper, so that's why the ocean appears blue.

Sharks are some of the most ancient animals on earth. The oldest known sharks date back about 420 million years.

Air potatoes can grow rougly 8 inches per day and eventually be over 60 feet long. That's as long as the ancient megalodon shark.

Making noise is a major part of New Yeas's Eve celebrations across the world. Italian church bells, Swiss drums, and American party horns bid the old year farewell.

Sea cucumbers eat with their feet.

Einstein’s brain went missing when he died in 1955 and was lost for 23 years. The doctor who worked on his autopsy stole it and kept in a hidden cider box.

The largest pumpkin pie ever baked was in 2005, and weighed 2,020 pounds, or just over 916kg.