It took more than 1,000 elephants to carry the materials used to build the Taj Mahal.

“Paper Towns” were fake places added to maps by early mapmakers to prevent forgeries of their work.

In the Yucatan region of Mexico, living beetles are encrusted with jewels and worn as jewelry.

Ants have a better sense of smell than dogs.

Joseph Pujol, a professional farter, was the highest paid performer in France in the late 1800s.

Sticking out your tongue really does help your brain concentrate.

The duck-billed platypus has no stomach.

African colobus monkeys burp at each other as a sign of friendship!

Dragonflies have six legs but cannot walk.

Sneezing isn’t possible when you’re asleep!