Countries of the World

The human body is truly astonishing. Would you have thought that if they were laid down end to end, your blood vessels could easily circle the Earth? Or that each year, you produce enough saliva to fill up two bathtubs?

Aside from being one of history’s most merciless rulers, Napoleon Bonaparte also left his mark on the world of fashion. To prevent soldiers from wiping their noses, buttons were attached to the jacket sleeves of soldiers, which was not a fashionable practice until after this cruel innovation.

Being scatterbrained and disorganised can be annoying to people around you – but there’s a strong correlation between chronic disorganisation and higher intelligence and creativity. Scatterbrained people also have a broader-than-average range of interests, and when they come across as know-it-alls, that’s probably because, well, they know it all.