The Brazilian wandering spider is one of the most venomous in the world. They can inject potent neurotoxins that cause burning pain, blurred vision, vertigo, hypothermia, convulsions and a painful 4-hour erection in males. They are nicknamed ‘banana spiders’ as they’ve been known to hide inside bunches of bananas.

You can subconsciously take on attributes of your favorite fictional characters. It’s called ‘experience taking’, and it sometimes leads to temporary or even permanent changes in your real life.

The game Monopoly was first patented as the ‘Landlord’s Game’ in 1904 by Elizabeth Maggie who sold the game rights for $500 in the 1930’s.

The blue Twitter logo is named Larry the Bird after Larry Bird the Hall of Fame basketball player

An infinity sign is called a lemniscate

If you cut off a flatworm’s head it will grow back and regain all of its old memories

Some Converse sneakers have a thin layer of felt on the bottom. Its only purpose is to save the company money, because shoes with fuzzy soles technically qualify as slippers, which have import taxes up to 30% lower than regular shoes.

There’s a giant network of honey mushrooms in Oregon spread across 2,200 acres that’s been known to strangle trees from underground by cutting off their nutrient and water supply. This 1500+ year old fungus is considered to be one of the largest organisms on earth and is referred to as ‘The Humongous Fungus.’

Marshmallows originated from the mallow plant that grows in marshes. Ancient Egyptians combined the sap with a honey-based candy recipe to create a confection so delightful that it was reserved only for the pharaohs and the gods. Candy makers in France then combined the marshmallow sap with egg whites and sugar whipped by hand to […]

Mr. Clean’s first name is Veritably.