The Great Fire of London in 1666 destroyed 13,200 houses but killed fewer than 10 people.

Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team as a sophomore before becoming the greatest player ever.

People are more creative when they are tired.

The ancient Romans used fermented fish sauce called garum as their primary condiment, similar to how salt is used today.

Worcestershire sauce contains fermented anchovies — many people who eat it vegetarianly don't realize this.

Sea cucumbers expel their internal organs when threatened and later regenerate them.

The Tibetan Plateau, sometimes called the 'Roof of the World,' averages an elevation of over 4,500 meters.

P vs NP is one of the greatest unsolved problems in mathematics — no one has proved whether hard problems have shortcuts.

Chocolate was consumed as a bitter beverage by the Aztecs long before it was made into solid bars.