The Mini Cooper was originally designed as a fuel-efficient car for the working class.

Octopuses have three hearts.

Big Ben's clock stopped at 10:07 pm on 27 May 2005

The Chevrolet Volt was the first plug-in hybrid to be mass-produced.

Wally Amos is responsible for making more than just cookies famous

Maine is the closest U.S. state to Africa.

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class was the first car to have airbags as standard equipment.

The fingerprints of a koala are so similar to humans' that they've been mistaken at crime scenes.

H&M actually stands for something

Mercedes invented a car controlled by a joystick

The largest piece of fossilised dinosaur poo discovered is over 30cm long and over two litres in volume.

The world?s oldest cat lived to 38 years and three days old.

The word "aquarium" means "watering place for cattle" in Latin

The Ford Thunderbird was named after a Native American mythological creature.

Maine is the only state that has a one-syllable name.

Blue Whale's Heart is Huge

The Eiffel Tower Grows Taller

The world's largest diamond is the Cullinan Diamond. It weighs over 3,100 carats and is cut into 105 smaller diamonds.

The World's Quietest Room

The name for the shape of a Pringles chip is called a "hyperbolic paraboloid."