Here’s why plague doctors wore those strange, beak-like masks – it wasn’t to look menacing, but ...
Fun facts
Fun fact: make your jokes funnier – with science!
Did you know there’s a surefire way to make your corny jokes seem funnier than they ...
Fun fact: baby animal names
We all know a baby cat is called a kitten, and a baby dog is a ...
Fun Fact: Green Eggs and Ham
You’ve probably heard about Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss, but did you know it ...
Fun fact: spaghetto
If you like spaghetti, you’re probably also a fan of spaghetto – even if you don’t ...
Unicorns may have once walked among us … but they would’ve looked a little different
If you anyone who loves unicorns, make sure you let them know the good news: once ...
Fun fact: walking on Lego hurts more than walking on hot coals
Did you know it hurts more to walk over Lego bricks than over broken glass, or ...
Fun fact: Can you survive quicksand?
Jonny Phillips from National Geographic explains how to escape quicksand – and demonstrates how a coastguard ...
Fun fact: Why are bananas are curved?
Have you ever wondered what gives bananas their distinctive, curved shape? It’s because of a gravity-defying ...
Fun fact: Life discovered in one of the most inhospitable places on Earth
Scientists have made an exciting discovery in Antartica which has implications for our search for life ...