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.

Chickens were brought to the U.S. by early colonists. A breed known by the name “Dominique” (sometimes called the Pilgrim Fowl)…

When Prohibition started, alcohol could only be bought for medicinal and religious purposes, from a pharmacy or a doctor.

On Feb. 26, 1974, Nike received a U.S. patent for its waffle trainer running shoes. The company's co-founder, Bill Bowerman, invented the iconic soles by pouring polyurethane into a waffle iron…

Dog Man waggles into the number one spot while Mufasa slips to number three.

A shark caught in the net of a fisherman is nothing new, but when it’s the first Lego shark find since a cargo ship lost its load of nearly 5 million pieces at sea 27 years ago…

In 1847, Oliver Chase built the first American candy-making machine. He, his brother Daniel and a partner formed Chase & Co., later known as New England Confectionery Company.

Flight Risk swoops into the number one spot, knocking Mufasa: The Lion King down to number two.

The annual World's Biggest Liar competition in Cumbria, England invites entrants from around the world to tell the biggest and most convincing lie they can muster in five minutes.

On Feb. 17, 1998, the United States defeated Canada by 3-1 to take home the gold medal in the first women's hockey tournament held at the Winter Olympics, in Nagano, Japan.