The natural smell of leather has a tendency to scare domestic animals. To avoid this, an essential part of the manufacturing process is to stack the animal skins in layers alternating with layers of horse dung, roll them up, and store them in barrels for six months. What we think of as the smell of leather is actually the result of this process.

Italy is the only team in the World Cup that has no left-handed forwards.

The wind-chill temperature in Antarctica can go below Absolute Zero.

Pharmacists have to try out, on themselves, every drug they are allowed to sell.

The wheelbarrow was originally designed as a means of transport of carrying drunken husbands home from the pub.