Contrary to images in popular media, most elephants do not like peanuts. Not only is there no evidence of elephants voluntarily eating peanuts on their own in the wild, but zoos and circus trainers also do not typically feed the animals peanuts. An adult elephant eats an average of 300 pounds (136 kg) of food per day, and peanuts generally would not...

The Barbie doll has had a belly button since 2000. In 1959, the doll was created by Ruth Handler, who with her husband Eliot Handler went on to co-found the Mattel toy manufacturing company. The original Barbie was the first adult-proportioned doll and was modeled after the glamorous image of Hollywood actresses of the 1950s, with either brunette or...

The Barbie doll has had a belly button since 2000. In 1959, the doll was created by Ruth Handler, who with her husband Eliot Handler went on to co-found the Mattel toy manufacturing company. The original Barbie was the first adult-proportioned doll and was modeled after the glamorous image of Hollywood actresses of the 1950s, with either brunette or...

Gerald Ford, the 38th president of the United States, was given the name Leslie Lynch King Jr. when he was born. He was named after his father, Leslie Lynch King. His mother, Dorothy Gardner King, and his father got divorced within six months after the birth in 1913, and she got remarried in 1916 to Gerald Rudolff Ford. After the marriage, Leslie Lynch...

The total mass of all humans and domestic animals increased by nearly 3.5 times from 1900 through the early 21st century. This increase is thought to be the result of more easily accessible sources of food. The population of wild animals did not follow the same trend as domestic animals — it actually decreased by an estimated 25% from 1960 through the...

The original Eiffel Tower is located in Paris, France, but there an estimated 30 replicas of various sizes all over the world. Some of the largest and most detailed replicas are found in China. A full-size version, known as Dragon Tower, is in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, and it is the tallest steel building in China at 1,102 feet (336 m). A neighborhood...