| The origin of the term 'Wiki' comes from the Hawaiian word wikiwiki which means quick or informal. |
| In Egypt, actors were not allowed to testify in court because they were seen as professional liars. |
| Only 8% of the world's currency exists as physical cash. |
| In 1811, nearly a quarter of all women in Britain were called Mary. |
| The brain of a person who spends a lot of time over thinking causes the human body to burn over 300 calories in a 24 hour period. |
| Misophonia: a disorder that makes people rage over hearing annoying sounds! |
| The Beatles had to stop touring because their music couldn't be amplified loud enough to play over the screaming fans. |
| There is a secret pack of security cats prowling the attic and basement of the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. The museum administration has been hiring these expert rodent exterminators ever since the museum was founded in 1764. These cats have made it so that rodents cannot damage the museum's artwork. |
| At least four 1,000-foot-plus skyscrapers are set to rise along (or adjacent to) West 57th Street in Manhattan, New York over the next few years, each of the tall enough to change the city's skyline forever. |
| In 1908, the Russian team turned up 12 days late to the Olympics because they had yet to start using the Gregorian calendar. |