The Roman Emperor Vespasian suffered from an unknown fatal disease. His last words were, “Oh dear, I think I’m becoming a god!” Shortly after, he experienced severe diarrhea and died.

An odd finding by medical researchers is that people born blind have almost no chance of developing schizophrenia later in life.

Despite its small population and communist government, Cuba has achieved great success in boxing, holding second place in total Olympic medals for the sport.

The English word apocalypse comes from the Greek words apo (“un”) and kaluptein (“to cover”).

Corpses in caskets aren’t actually cold; they are room temperature. They only feel drastically different because a living body is typically around 100°F.

Kongō Gumi Co., Ltd. is a Japanese construction company, purportedly founded in 578 A.D., making it the world’s oldest documented company. The company primarily works on designing, constructing, restoring, and repairing shrines, temples, castles, and cultural heritage buildings.

There have been four human deaths caused by orcas in captivity, and one orca was responsible for three of those incidents.