Randall Champion accidentally touched a high-voltage line, electrifying himself & stopping his heart. A fellow linemen J.D. Thompson performed CPR until paramedics arrived. Champion survived. This famous photo is known as "The Kiss of Life." (1967). Photo by Rocco Morabito.

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The human brain is not fully developed until about the age of 25. The frontal lobes are last to finish developing. These lobes are responsible for planning and reasoning, so the ability to plan and reason is not fully developed until your mid-20’s.

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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).

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There are more than 200 languages that have been invented just for television or movies.

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A split-brain patient can have two minds in one body.

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“Vaginas” have 6 holes in total. Besides the vaginal canal and uretha, two vestibule called Skene’s glands lay below the uretha to lubricate the uretha.

Another two vestibules called Bartholin’s glands, found below the vagina, lubricates the vagina.

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Lloyd Scott set the record for slowest ever London Marathon time in 2002.

It took him five days, eight hours, 29 minutes & 46 seconds. He wore a 130lb antique deep-sea diving suit while completing the marathon.

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“Umuganda,” a national holiday in Rwanda taking place on the last Saturday of every month for mandatory nationwide community work.

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The Sahara Desert used to be a tropical rainforest.

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It takes a sloth two weeks to digest its food.

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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents great king from history.

Spades - King David
Clubs - Alexander the Great,
Hearts - Charlemagne
Diamonds - Julius Caesar.

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Men with deep voices tend to have lower sperm counts than men with higher-pitched voices.

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In ancient Rome, condemned prisoners would be executed onstage when they needed 'actors' for death scenes in theater performances.

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Jennifer Lawrence has a tattoo that says "H2O" on her hand to remind her to drink water.

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The ages you peak at everything throughout life.

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Bats always turn left when leaving a cave.

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In Hawaii, you can experience sunny beaches and snowy mountains on the same island.

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