Canada has more donut shops per capita than the United States.

The Tonle Sap River in Cambodia flows north for almost half the year and then south for the rest of the year.

The words 'abstemioius,' and 'facetious' both have all the five vowels in them in order.

The human body makes anywhere from 1 to 3 pints of saliva every 24 hours.

Edinburgh has more booksellers per head of population than any other city in Britain.

The first open heart surgery was performed by Dr. Daniel Hall Williams in 1893.

The longest acceptance speech in the history of the Oscars was by Greer Garson in 1942. She received an Oscar for Best Actress for the movie Mrs. Miniver, and her speech was five minutes and 30 seconds long.

The first Internet worm was created by Robert T.Morris, Jr, and attacked more than 6000 Internet hosts.

Crabs have very small hairs on their claws and other parts of their body to help detect water currents and vibrations.

Carbon monoxide can kill a person in less than 15 minutes.