Stars on Brazil flag are arranged as they were on November, 15th. 1889 at 8:30 AM, proclamation of the Republic of Brazil.

The Alfa Romeo logo pictures a giant snake eating a kid.

Rasputin, Russian mystic healer, was killed by cyanide poisoning, beating, execution blank range, and finally thrown into an icy river. His autopsy revealed that it was the river that killed him.

Frank Epperson invented the popsicle in 1905, at the age of 11.

Kinder Surprises are banned in the USA.

In 1958, a five-year-old female rhinoceros named Cacareco won Sao Paulo’s council elections.

Earth's rotation speed, for something located on the equator, is 1,040 mph.

Baruya people venerate sperm, so much that women have as much intercourse (marital or extramarital) as possible when they're pregnant, in order to give birth to a strong baby.

The first music video ever broadcast on MTV was the Buggles' “Video Killed The Radio Star”.

The construction of a shadow Paris intended to lure the Germans had been initiated during WWI.

Mill Ends Park (Portland, US-OR) is the world-smallest park and covers a total area of 452 sq in (0.292 m2).

A bite from the banana spider results in hours-long erections.

The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris Montmartre has been the host of a continuous prayer since 1885.

Qwerty keyboards were created to slow down the typing (and to split apart the letters often used consecutively).

A decrease in atmospheric pressure increases flatulences.

In the 19th century, Dr. Faustroll calculated the surface of God!

A municipal decree forbids flying saucers to fly over and to park in Chateauneuf-du-Pape (France).

Almost a thousand horses died in the Lake Ladoga when the water suddenly froze.

There is a shellfish which does not only parasite a fish but literally replace its tongue. This is the only known case of complete replacement of an organ.

Elvis Presley's first guitar cost 12.95 $.