Animals Gone Wild
This is the only mammal capable of sustained flight.
What is a bat?
In Singapore, the sale of this chewy candy-like product is generally banned, with limited exceptions.
What is chewing gum?
This basketball legend earned the nickname "Air Jordan" and won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls.
Who is Michael Jordan?
In 1919, a giant storage tank burst in Boston, flooding the streets with more than two million gallons of this sticky, sweet substance.
What is molasses?
This planet is so large that more than 1,300 Earths could fit inside it by volume.
What is Jupiter?
This sea creature has three hearts and blue blood.
What is an octopus?
In Venice, Italy, tourists can be fined for feeding these birds in St. Mark's Square.
What are pigeons?
This baseball legend broke Babe Ruth's career home run record in 1974 while playing for the Atlanta Braves.
Who was Hank Aaron?
In 1932, Australia sent soldiers armed with machine guns to control a population of these large, flightless birds in an event nicknamed the "Great War."
What are emus?
This part of the human body contains no blood vessels and receives oxygen directly from the air.
What is the cornea?
This unusual Australian mammal lays eggs, has a duck-like bill, and produces venom.
What is a platypus?
In Switzerland, animal welfare rules prohibit keeping just one of these small, squeaky pets because they are highly social animals.
What is a guinea pig?
This American swimmer won a record eight gold medals at a single Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008.
Who is Michael Phelps?
In 1945, five U.S. Navy planes disappeared during a training mission near Florida, helping fuel legends about this mysterious region of the Atlantic Ocean.
What is the Bermuda Triangle?
This natural phenomenon can make a person's hair stand on end just before a lightning strike.
What is a buildup of static electricity?
This animal has fingerprints so similar to humans that they can be difficult to distinguish.
What is a koala?
In parts of Australia, keeping this long-eared animal as a pet is illegal because of the damage it can cause to the environment.
What is a rabbit?
This baseball player became the first person to have his number retired across all Major League Baseball teams.
Who was Jackie Robinson?
In 1911, this world-famous painting was stolen from the Louvre Museum and remained missing for more than two years.
What is the Mona Lisa?
This common fruit is technically classified as a berry, while strawberries are not.
What is a banana?
This bird is the fastest animal in the world when diving.
What is the peregrine falcon?
In the United Kingdom, a centuries-old law makes it an offense to handle this fish under certain suspicious circumstances.
What is salmon?
This baseball pitcher threw the only perfect game in World Series history in 1956.
Who was Don Larsen?
In 1952, London was covered in a deadly cloud of pollution so thick that people could barely see in front of them. This event became known by this name.
What was the Great Smog of London?
This element is the only metal that is liquid at normal room temperature.
What is mercury?