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Jeanine Sugawara was devastated when she cracked open a box of Cap'N'Crunch Crunch Berries cereal to find that there wasn't a single berry in the box. Feeling "tricked" by the cereal company, she sued Quaker Oats, wh

Christopher Columbus first saw pineapples while exploring the island of Guadeloupe in 1493, but the first recorded reference to a fruit of this name wasn't until 1694. Because of its spiky exterior, a different group of Euro

The Northern Lights get a lot of hype, often stealing the spotlight from the Southern Lights, which are visible from New Zealand, Tasmania, and Antarctica. Aurora Australis, like Aurora Borealis, occurs when solar particles collide with gases in Earth's atmosphere. Also like the n

Social media and digital consumption have become so overwhelmingly popular in most parts of the world that it's easy to forget that for some people, reading is still a primary form of entertainment. Accor

During a race, the temperature inside a race car regularly reaches up to 170° due to engine activity and traction. Despite ventilation systems that blow cool air into the seats, the helmet, and near the feet, the heat can still lead drivers to lose between five and 10 pounds in s

Though best known as the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach, the author also put in time as a spy for the British Security Coordination gathering intelligence during World War II. O

Though diaper-changing stations are now a common sight in public places, that was not always the case. When the founder of Koala changing tables first tried selling them to businesses, he was met with total disinterest. But thanks to a marketing push depicting a woman changing a

A Chinese panda named Ai Hin was believed to be pregnant (showing signs like an increased appetite and less movement), and zookeepers ensured she was well taken care of with extra food, a single room with air conditioning, and more. But then they realized she was not pregnant at all.

Considered "the most important single traffic safety device," the painting of lines down the center of roads was devised by Edward Hines in 1911 when he saw the dotted drippings from a leaking milk wagon and struck on the concept

While "ambulance chaser" might be an insult in the United States, Russians take their selfish use of emergency vehicles to a whole other level by hiring "ambulance taxis"—luxuriously appointed ambulances they hire for $200 an hour that will blast their sirens to speed the passenger through traffic.