Japanese people consider sleeping at work to be honorable, as it shows dedication to hard work. They call it 'inemuri' which means 'being present while sleeping.'
The character Mario from the video game Mario Bros is best known as a plumber. But he originally debuted as a carpenter in the game Donkey Kong.

"Silent Night" is the most popular Christmas carol with 733 copyrighted recordings.

One quarter of the human brain is used to control the eyes.

The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the ocean. If Mount Everest were placed inside the trench, the peak of the mountain would still be more than one mile underwater.

Helmets weren't mandatory for football players until 1939.

A jellyfish is 95 percent water.

Snakes can help predict earthquakes. They can sense a coming earthquake from 75 miles away, up to five days before it happens.

During Christmas, people in Caracas, Venezuela, roller blade to church beacause roads are closed.

Buckingham Palace in London, England, has 775 rooms, including 78 bathrooms.
IKEA consumes about 1 percent of the world's lumber.

Ironically, the only member of ZZ Top without a beard has the last name Beard.