On April 9, 1859, 23-year-old writer Samuel Langhorne Clemens received his steamboat pilot's license.

Vladimir Putin's grandfather worked as a chef for Rasputin, Lenin, and Stalin.

This list is based on export/import trade. America comes in at number five.

Leigh Woodman, 32, of Bristol, England, suffers from a crippling fear of a common condiment: mortuusequusphobia, or fear of ketchup.

On March 28, 1814, the funeral of Guillotin, the inventor and namesake of the infamous execution device, takes place outside of Paris.

Snakes flick out their tongues to take in smells, rather than using their nostrils. They have a unique structure called the “Jacobson's organ” on the roof of their mouth…

Residents of Godstone High Street in Surrey, England, may be out of their homes for months after a huge sinkhole opened up on Feb. 17, the BBC reported.

On March 27, 1929, President Herbert Hoover had a phone installed at his desk in the Oval Office of the White House. It took a while to get the line working correctly…

Canada has a strategic maple syrup reserve to ensure global supply in case of emergency.

The Koenigsegg Jesko Absolut is the fastest car in the world. Its top reported speed is 256 miles per hour.

Officials at Poland’s space agency POLSA are examining debris that fell onto the premises of a business in Komorniki on Feb. 19…

During his inauguration, Teddy Roosevelt wore a ring that contained a lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair.

On March 19, 1957, Elvis Presley arranged to purchase the Colonial mansion on the outskirts of Memphis called Graceland for $102,500, with a cash deposit of $1,000.

Each snowflake is made up of multiple frozen water vapor droplets - sometimes thousands of them.

Law enforcement officers in South Holland, England, are stumped by a rash of pet cats returning to their homes with patches of missing fur…

On March 11, 1903, accordion-playing musician and entertainer Lawrence Welk, aka the “King of Champagne Music,” was born on a farm in rural North Dakota.

The Climbing Gourami is a fish that can climb out of water, breathe oxygen and even walk for short distances.

Ladybugs are known for their reddish coloring with black spots, but they can also be yellow, orange, brown or pink with black spots.

Pennsylvania State Police are working to track down the perpetrator of a crime that’s no yolk ... or joke. The Associated Press reported that on Feb. 1, 100,000 eggs were stolen…

On March 6, 1475, Michelangelo Buonarroti, considered by many the greatest of the Italian Renaissance artists, was born in Caprese.