In Brazil, prison inmates can reduce their sentence by 4 days (up to 48 days a year) for every book they read and write a report on.
32
Fingers prune underwater not because of them absorbing the water or washing away the oil, but because of an evolutionary trait caused by the brain to enhance the grip of your fingers underwater.
24
In Dubai, there’s a fridge magnet that orders a pizza delivered to your door.
12
There's a woman named Veronica Seider who had vision 20x better than average. She could identify people more than a mile (1.6km) away.
22
There’s an internet-enabled jacket which gives you a “hug” every time a Facebook friend likes your status.
12