The human condition
The tiny piece at the end of a shoelace, whose name most people have probably forgotten.
An incident in 1919 where a 15-foot-high wave of sweet, sticky molasses flooded the streets of Boston.
Thanks to the Mpemba effect, this liquid freezes faster when it is hot.
A group of pandas is collectively known as this.
According to Heinz, the "57" on their ketchup bottles refers to this.
The name for the tiny dot above a lowercase "i" or "j".
For a long time, this fruit was a symbol of extreme wealth in 18th-century England, with the rich showing them off at parties.
Before it was known as Google, this popular search engine was called this.
Despite their large size, these animals cannot swim and instead "walk" along the riverbed.
To prevent the stomach from eating itself, a new layer of this mucus is created every two weeks.
It's the technical term for the feeling of being nostalgic for a place you have never been.
The name of the war between the Dutch and the Scilly Isles that lasted 335 years without any battles.
The name given to the phenomenon of a chicken surviving for 18 months without a head.
In Norse mythology, this mythical serpent encircles the world and bites its own tail.
The word for this snack, which is a combination of a vegetable and a fruit, means "love apple" in Italian.
A person who spent their career waking people up for work by tapping on their windows with a long stick.
When Pope Gregory IV tried to eliminate these animals from Europe, believing they were tools of the devil, the black plague ended up sweeping through the continent.
These marine animals are the only ones known to possess three hearts and blue blood.
Wombats have cubical droppings, which serves this purpose.
This brand of chocolate, which has been used in recipes since 1780, is also a type of chocolate.
This type of phobia is the intense fear of long words, and ironically, it has a very long name itself.
A dentist, Alfred P. Southwick, invented this execution device in the 19th century.
The last country in the Western Hemisphere to legalize divorce was this country in 2004.
When faced with a perceived threat, this animal will play dead by flopping on the ground and emitting a foul smell.
The primary ingredient in this classic Italian dessert that features coffee-soaked ladyfingers.