The word 'ketchup' likely comes from a Chinese fish sauce called 'ke-chiap'.

The pistol shrimp creates a cavitation bubble when snapping its claw, briefly reaching 8,000°F.

You are more likely to choke on food than win the lottery.

Repeated exposure increases perceived significance.

Tomatoes were once thought to be poisonous in Europe because they're part of the nightshade family.

Coffee is the world's second-most traded commodity after crude oil.

The microwave oven was invented accidentally when Percy Spencer noticed a radar magnetron melted a chocolate bar in his pocket.

Tensegrity structures, using compression and tension, can support loads far greater than their weight suggests.

King Tut’s tomb curse legend began after mysterious deaths of excavators.