PeopleInterestingIf you mouth the word "colorful" to someone, it looks like you are saying "I love you".83011k
PeopleMind-BlowingOutdatedMore than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.3152k
PlacesWeirdIn parts of Albania and Bulgaria, particularly among older generations, a side-to-side head shake means 'yes' while an upward head tilt means 'no' — the opposite of most countries.2372k
TechnologyMind-BlowingOutdatedThere are approximately 1.06 billion instant messaging accounts worldwide.2342k
PeopleMind-BlowingOutdatedApproximately 365 million people in the world have computers while half of the world's 6.5 billion population has never seen or used a telephone.1271k
HistoryWholesomeThomas Edison taught his second wife Morse code so they could communicate in secret by tapping into each other’s hands when her family was around.776k
HistoryInterestingThe first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria in 1937.601k
AnimalsInterestingElephants are terrified of Bees and actually have a special, distinct vocalization for “Run away the Bees are angry”534k
PlacesMind-BlowingOutdatedSomalia boasts the highest percentage growth of Internet users in the world going from a mere 200 in 2000 to 90,000 in 2007491k
PeopleInterestingPeople who have a strong friendship possess the ability to communicate with one another through facial expressions.252k