1. Bees can sting other bees — usually if they feel threatened or are protecting their territory. In other words, you're not the only one who's scared of getting stung.
2. Whether you've seen a tiger in real life or in a photo, you know that they have striped fur. But they actually have striped skin, as well.
3. Not only are sea lions totally adorable, but they're also very musical. They are the only animal that can clap to a beat.
4.The most expensive film ever made was Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, which cost 378 million dollars to create. For reference, the average budget for a big studio movie is around $65 million.
5. It took Leo Tolstoy six years to finish his novel War and Peace. Hopefully it doesn't take you that long to read it.
6. Australia is wider than the moon — 600km wider, to be exact.
7. The heart of a shrimp is located in its head. Weird, yet kind of cool.
Yet kind of cool- все ж таки круто!
8. It takes a sloth two to four weeks to digest food. They actually have the slowest metabolic system of any mammal.
9. Ready to have your mind blown? A blind chameleon can still adjust to the colors of its environment. The way it changes colors is because of its special cells, not eyesight.
10. Freddie Mercury has a pretty memorable smile. But did you know it's because he had four extra teeth in his upper jaw? Yup. That's why Rami Malek had to wear prosthetic teeth while working on Bohemian Rhapsody
11. The world's longest concert lasted 453 hours.
12. It takes 70 different pieces of wood to make up a violin, explaining why some of them are so expensive (one even sold for $16 million). Talk about a potentially very expensive hobby.
13. Volleyball and basketball were both invented in Massachusetts.
14. We're not suggesting you try this at home, but just so you know, glass balls can actually bounce higher than rubber balls.
15. Ketchup was once sold as medicine to treat diarrhea and indigestion. The treatment did not, in fact, work.
