On July 21, 1899, Ernest Miller Hemingway, author of such novels as “For Whom the Bell Tolls” and “The Old Man and the Sea,” is born in Oak Park, Illinois.

Possums don't actually play dead. They merely pass out from fear of their predators.

As we all know, a cognate is a word that is related in origin to another word, such as "cancer" in English being "cáncer" in Spanish.

Australia has over 10,000 beaches. You could visit a different beach every day for 27 years and you still would not have seen them all!

TELEVISION: What was the name of the planet that Mork called home on “Mork & Mindy”?

On July 11, 1922, the Hollywood Bowl, one of the world's largest natural amphitheaters, opens. Its stage was a wooden platform with a canvas top…

The first person in the U.S. to use the "temporary insanity" defense was Daniel Sickles -a Union general, senator and congressman…

We all knew mustard was the top dog, right?

FOOD & DRINK: Which fruit is used to make the cocktail mixer grenadine?

On July 7, 1852, according to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's stories, Dr. John H. Watson is born.

MOVIES: Which famous movie features a character named Almira Gulch?

Looks like the top two places for living the longest also have the nicest weather.

What is the name of the man who launched eBay back in 1995?

The Diploma – Romans first used these as validation of a soldier’s time served and were written on animal skin.

On July 3, 1863, the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's last attempt at breaking the Union line ends in disastrous failure…

Have you ever dreamed of smelling like a hamburger? No? Well, you could have in 2015, thanks to Burger King Japan…

It's no surprise that tech companies dominate the list.

At some point, you've probably promised someone you'd "be there in a jiffy," but did you know that's an actual unit of time?

Clean in this list means the lowest pesticide levels.

Which president had an estate called The Hermitage?