The world (indeed, the cosmos) is a strange, bizarre, and intriguing place. We've got interesting facts galore, about cuisine, animals, geography, famous people and inventions, and everything in between. And, while these facts are unique and cool, if they aren't strange enough for you, we have many more unusual facts. If you're searching for a few (or more) nuggets of odd information to share with your pals or improve your own armory of knowledge.

mcdonalds hot dog

Did you Know? McDonalds Started with Hot Dogs not Burgers

In Search of Lost Time, longest novel

"In Search of Lost Time" is the Longest Novel ever Created

pangrams

Pangrams are sentences that contain every Alphabet

largest parrot, largest bird

Did you Know? The Largest Parrot of the World Can’t Fly.

solar power, solar powered snakes

They are "solar-powered," meaning they are entirely dependent on external heat or sources of light.

elephants, elephant facts, elephant trunks

Trunks of Elephant have mad skills.

english language, shashi tharoor, english facts

English is spoken as a second language by four times as many individuals as its first language.

snake eyes, snake eye lids, snake vision

Did you Know? Snakes have no eyelids.

chef hat, long chef hat, chef hat folds

A chef's hat with 100 folds represents 100 different methods to prepare an egg.

cats, cats allergy, allergic cat, smelly cat,

Many cats are allergic to humans.

unicorn, Scotland national animal, scotland,

The Unicorn is Scotland's National Animal.

largest creature, largest animal, aspen grove

An aspen grove is the biggest known living creature.

lyrebird, lyre birds, sound imitation

The lyrebird can imitate nearly any sound, even chainsaws.

first rollercoaster, rollercoaster

Roller coasters were developed to divert Americans' attention away from sin.

wine major, course about wines, wines, cornell university

Cornell University offers a wine major.

baby otter, baby otters, otters swimming, baby otters swimming

Baby sea otters cannot swim straight away.

oreos, oreos psychology, way to eat oreo

The way you eat Oreos reveals a lot about your personality.

longest word, longest word in english

The longest word in English may make Shashi Tharoor sweat

first digital computer, digital computer

The first digital computer was programmed by a group of six women.

tongue, taste buds, tongue taste buds

A Tongue has between 2,000 and 4,000 taste buds.

american novel, novel without letter e, language facts, facts about books, novel facts

The novel Gadsby, published in 1939, is the longest book ever published that does not include the letter 'e.'

ninja, japan ninja, japanese ninja, ninja, ninja hattori

Japan is experiencing a ninja shortage.

bubble wrap, bubble wrap facts

Bubble wrap was first used as wallpaper.

Shakespeare, Shakespeare words,

Shakespeare coined almost 1,700 words.

santa claus, santa clause license, pilot license

In 1927, Santa Claus was granted an official pilot's license.

einstein, einstein brain, einstein death

When Einstein died, his brain was stolen.

white chocolate, chocolate facts,

White chocolate is not real chocolate.