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Corals are small marine animals found in dense colonies under the ocean. They are made up of tiny, fragile animals called coral polyps and their skeletons. Corals secrete calcium carbonate and can be either hard or soft. Corals are generally found in... Read More

An average home creates more pollution than does the average car. Four out of five brides in the U.S. have a job. 75-90% of primary physician visits are due to stress. The reason why the Canadian Arctic is called the "Land of the Midnight Sun" is... Read More

Turtles have no teeth. Prehistoric turtles may have weighed as much as 5,000 pounds. Only one out of a thousand baby sea turtles survives after hatching. Sea turtles absorb a lot of salt from the sea water in which they live. They excrete... Read More

In 2002, the most popular boat name in the U.S. was Liberty. One out of 20 people have an extra rib. 44% of kids watch television before they go to sleep. In 1865, the U.S. Secret Service was first established for the specific purpose to... Read More

Chess is believed to have originated in the Gupta Empire in Eastern India. 1700-1873 is known as 'the Romantic Era in Chess', as players played more for art than for any kind of expression of logic. Don't try and tip at a restaurant in Japan &ndash... Read More

Border collies are the most intelligent breed of dog. Tug of War was an Olympic event between 1900 and 1920. There are 293 ways to make the change for a dollar. Coca-Cola used to contain cocaine when it was initially introduced. All the Krispy Kreme... Read More

Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning. The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean. The first song played on Virgin Radio was Born to be wild by INXS. ... Read More

Isn't it strange how a 10 dollar bill seems like such a large amount when you donate it to a temple/church, but such a small amount when you go shopping? Isn't it strange how 2 hours seem so long when you're at a temple/church, and how short... Read More

Our heart beats around 100,000 times every day. Our blood is on a 60,000-mile journey. Our eyes can distinguish up to one million color surfaces and take in more information than the largest telescope known to man. Our lungs inhale over two... Read More

1. Coca-Cola was originally green. 2. The most common name in the world is Mohammed. 3. The name of all the continents ends with the same letter that they start with. 4. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue. 5. There are two credit cards... Read More