Recently, a study stated that having a messy house implies a high IQ. Oddly enough, using curse words has been said to be linked to a high IQ. A recent study showed that those people who could name the most curse words in a minute tended to score higher on an IQ test.

Doesn’t it sometimes seem like your pet has a unique personality? Well, scientists have found that nearly every species of animal (from spiders to elephants) exhibits their own personalities, including preferences, behaviors, and quirks. These behavioral patterns can be empirically measured and tested.

The John Hancock Tower in Boston has a rather dangerous problem. The huge windows occasionally pop out and shatter on the street below. Despite having all 10,334 windows replaced with half-inch tempered glass, the sixty-story building still succumbs to the same unsolved problem. Two guards have been hired to do nothing but spot any cracked panes before they plunge down to the sidewalk.