A Brazilian spider’s bite can cause more than several hours’ erection in men

The Spanish word for "wife" (esposa) also means handcuffs .

IKEA stores are designed like mazes in order to prevent customers from leaving.

For every human killed by sharks, 2 million sharks have been killed by humans.

The Japanese passenger who survived the titanic crash was marked as a coward by his country for not dying with the other passengers.

Some twins create their own language, known as "cryptophasia," that only they can understand.

Yawning helps to cool down the brain.

The human mind spends most of it's time replaying memories over and over with the desire to relive them.

Today, we walk about 10% faster than we did in the year 1994.

In a group of 57 people, there is a 99% probability that two of them will have the same birthday. This is called the Birthday Paradox.

Elephants have been known to keep standing even after they die.

One in five women have ended a relationship because their significant other was too busy playing video games.

Kim Jong-il only traveled by train because he was afraid of flying -- He died while riding a train on December 17th. 

Middle Eastern cave paintings reveal that men used to have sex with female crocodiles. They believed that it would make them rich.

Teenagers who spend much of their time listening to music are more likely to be depressed!

You are more likely to vote for whatever is at the top of the list due to a psychological condition called "order effect."

Da Vinci spent 12 years alone painting Mona Lisa’s lips.

The creators of Pringles had his ashes stored in a Pringles can after he died.

Good liars are also better at detecting other people’s lies.

Each cigarette smoked takes 5 to 11 minutes off of the smoker's life span.

It took 20 years and 20,000 labourers to build the Taj Mahal.

In order to protect babies from diseases, Malaysians bathe them in beer.

To escape the grip of a crocodile’s jaws, push your thumbs into its eyeballs. It will let you go instantly.

A 16-year-old boy died after masturbating 42 times without stopping.

The shortest war ever fought was of 38 minutes between Zanzibar and England.

Our immune system is always looking for something to fight or else it decreases in strength due to a type of "boredom."

While we sleep, our memories are being restored and transferred to a permanent storage area within the brain.

J.K. Rowling makes about $8 every second.

A man in the UK changed his name to Emperor Spiderman Gandalf Wolverine Skywalker Optimus Prime Goku Sonic Xavier Ryu.

Businesses lose on average $1.5 Billion due to employees playing Angry Bird.

Postal service records show that at least two babies were posted to different areas with stamps pasted on their clothes.

A doctor was sued by a man as he survived cancer longer than they had expected.

In Tulsa, Oklahoma the limit on kisses is three minutes (by law).

If you have a dog accompanying you when meeting a random woman, you're three times more likely to get her phone number.