15 Unbelievable Facts About Real-Life Santas Claus, Moon Poop, And More

From sprouts to tigers, golf to poo-powered space exploration.

Ah, the wonders of the world! From the Brussels sprouts revolution, to a tiger's revenge, to a pilot's miraculous water landing, to Wayne Gretzky's record-breaking feats, to an unfinished beer in a pub, to the most common dreams in Canada, to a classic horror actress' overdue apology, to the mystical sounds of Benjamin Franklin's glass armonica, to the legal implications of corner-crossing in Wyoming, to the potentially memory-erasing power of photography, to a murder suspect's daring escape, to a post-9/11 radio ban, to a Nobel Prize-winning LSD discovery, to a century-old USPS tradition, to the Apollo landers' golf balls and human waste on the moon - the list of facts below is sure to ignite your curiosity and inspire your imagination. 

If you're looking to explore the human experience, look no further. This list of facts is full of surprises and unexpected stories, sure to be a fun and fascinating journey through time and space. So, without further ado, let's take a closer look and see what the world has to offer.

Send cheer to children nationwide - before December 10th!

USPS / Wikipedia 

Murder suspect goes extreme makeover; police tip leads to capture.

CBS 

Snapshots or memories?

NPR / Wired 

Rethinking the past: a classic horror movie actress gets an overdue apology.

Movie Web 

The Waihao Forks Hotel

Waimate 

Wayne Gretzky

NHL 

A perfect emergency landing by the "luckiest pilot on earth."

SF Gate 

Man and beast clash in Russian Far East.

NPR 

Sprouts, scorned no more!

NPR 

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