Although cruising seems to be a very much "in" vacation, only about 10 percent of Americans have ever taken a cruise.

A male emperor moth can detect and find a female of his species a mile away.

In Saudi Arabia, a woman reportedly may divorce her husband if he does not keep her supplied with coffee.

Lies are usually manifested by these signs: a sudden increase in the number of "ums" and "ahs," being overly defensive, and no eye contact. Since lying is stressful, they will try to be sarcastic, turning their body away from you, talking fast, making statements that contradict each other, unusual body language or a hand reaching to cover the ...Read more

A car uses 1.6 ounces of gas idling for one minute. Half an ounce is used to start the average automobile.

When British film companies buy a product called "Kensington Gore," they are purchasing artificial blood, used for special effects.

In ancient Athens, the olive tree was considered sacred. With all of its fruit belonging to the state, the death penalty was imposed on anyone caught cutting one down.

The monkey wrench is named after its inventor, a London blacksmith named Charles Moncke.

According to a pet owner survey, 79 percent of Americans give their dogs holiday and/or birthday presents.

To save money on your food bill, look down. Less costly items are often on bottom shelves, whereas more expensive ones are placed at eye level. Since kids tend to be shorter, purchase what they can see!

In 1647, the English parliament passed a law that made Christmas illegal. Festivities were banned by Puritan leader, Oliver Cromwell, who considered feasting and revelry, on what was supposed to be a holy day, to be immoral. The ban was lifted only when the Puritans lost power in 1660.

Dr. Maulana Karenga introduced Kwanzaa in 1966 to the United States as a ritual to welcome the first harvests to the home. Dr. Karenga created this festival for Afro-Americans as a response to the commercialism of Christmas. In fact one might say that Kwanzaa has similarities with Thanksgiving in the United States or the Yam Festival in Ghana ...Read more

Overcome with grief over the death of his wife, Dante Gabriel Rossetti placed the only copy of his poems in her coffin when she was buried. Seven years later, however, he claimed her spirit had come to him and told him to reclaim the poems--so he had her dug up.c

The Tarantula nebula is thought to contain a huge star of over 1,000 times the mass of the Sun, ten times more massive than any star in the Milky Way.

New Zealand was the first country to give woman the vote, in 1893.

The tax imposed on tea that triggered the infamous Boston Tea Party in 1773 was 3 cents per pound.

There are 110 calories per hour consumed during an hour of typing -- only 30 more than those used while sleeping.

According to the Hostess website, Christopher Sell invented the "fried twinkie" at the ChipShop, his restaurant in Brooklyn, New York. It was described by the New York Times in this way: "Something magical occurs when the pastry hits the hot oil. The creamy white vegetable shortening filling liquefies, impregnating the sponge cake with its ...Read more

Cats see in color, so your new paisley frock in orange, purple, and yellow won’t be lost on them. They also have fantastic night vision, and only need one-sixth of the light humans require to see. So don’t go getting your cat night-vision goggles.

The term “Sword and Sandal Epic” is a film industry colloquialism for an epic film with biblical or fantasy elements. The term was named for the weapons and costumes that the characters typically wear.