It's hard to imagine our life without coffee, and humans all across the world can relate to this. But how on Earth did coffee become so popular? And what does it take for coffee to go all the way from a bean to the delicious Java in our cups? Coffee is a fruit that grows in medium-sized shrubs known as the Coffea plant – just like the ones you can see all over this place. It was discovered in Ethiopia back in the 15th century. It was only around the 17th century that coffee reached Europe, and it hasn't left ever since.

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Many of us heard about the so-called "dark side of the moon". But what is it, really? Does it even exist? Or it's a myth that keeps on living in our minds? Just like the fact that there're "millions" of stars in the sky...  Have you always thought that owls can make a full circle while turning their heads? Or that ostriches bury their heads in the sand... or that bulls hate the color red? Then you'll be surprised to find out these are all myths! 

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Your body is as complex and unexplored as the universe itself. Don’t believe me? What if I told you there was an organ in the body we didn’t know about until 2019? How did that happen? Well, here’s some other incredible things about us, the microcosm.

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Sometimes things aren't exactly what they seem to be. Yes, I'm talking about optical illusions here - those cool images that can trick your brain. Some objects you're going to see will look like they're of a completely different color. Others will seem to be moving, although they are perfectly stable. Test your intuition to see what's real and what's only an illusion here.

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Have you ever thought about what will happen to your solar system’s “perfect harmony” if it loses a planet? For example, the closest planet to the Sun is Mercury, right? Oh, it’s so small! So with Mercury gone, how’s Earth looking? Hmm, no changes in the solar system. It’s all about gravity. 

Every object that has some mass attracts other objects because of its gravitational force. The larger the mass, the greater the force it has. Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system, so it’s not too massive in space terms. But what about other planets? 

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Love learning about the creatures of the world? Here's a new compilation of facts about animals that will surprise you! Leaping lemurs and jumping giraffes! It’s the list you never knew you needed: which animals have the best ups, and where do humans stack among them? Which creatures can jump? What animal jumps the highest? Stick around to find out where your jump would be astronomical and where it would be impossible!

Did you know that although we share 99% of our DNA with Chimpanzees – they obviously got the jumping gene? Over 7 times their height in a single bound! Though their leg muscles are less than half the size of ours, they generate twice the power! But еhis does not apply to Olympic Athletes who seem to be superhuman. Javier Sotomayor’s record-breaking 8-ft high jump is 8 times the average. And Mike Powell’s 29-ft long jump – 5 times!

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If you're going on vacation and hoping to see the highest mountain in the world from your window seat - this dream is unlikely to come true. But why are commercial airplanes actually banned from flying over Everest? The area is rough, filled with snow, and has almost no flat surfaces. The low oxygen environment at such an altitude means there's likely to be a lot of turbulence, so it gets really difficult to maneuver the airplane. And, among the few airports located in the Himalayas, there's one considered the most challenging to land in the world.

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Have you had a house guest that didn’t use a coaster? Or, you've gone on vacation, and all of your clothes have become crinkled inside the luggage. There are simple solutions for these and many other little problems you might face at any time. You don't need to worry about them anymore, as you can solve them following some simple but effective everyday tips. Now you will know what to do when you’ve left your car keys locked inside the car or run out of standard batteries.

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They are colossal, they are ever hungry, they tear stars apart, not even light can escape their gravity. Black holes. What are they? How do they form? It’s hard to embrace the fact black holes exist, and sure, they’re absolutely impossible. Maybe astronomers see something that looks and behaves just like a black hole should, but at the same time, math shows that black holes can’t exist at all without breaking lots of nature’s laws.

Black holes don’t just swallow matter around them, they also consume all the information about every tiny particle they swallowed. In quantum physics, it’s impossible for the information to get simply deleted from reality, but that’s what black holes do. Despite the fact black holes slowly evaporate and so give away their mass and energy, they won’t return this information to the Universe, and this shouldn’t be possible.

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Betelgeuse is a massive star in the Orion constellation, known for its reddish-orange glow on the archer's shoulder. It's about 1,000 times larger than our Sun and located 600 light years away. Scientists believe it will go supernova within the next 100,000 years, but it could happen sooner. When it does, Betelgeuse's supernova will be a remarkable light show visible without a telescope. Astronomers encourage people to observe and report any changes in Betelgeuse's brightness. So gear up with a telescope and protective eyewear, and stay tuned for this extraordinary event in the night sky.

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