Proof That Landlords Are a Different Species of Human

The More You Know

• In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
• The speed of a computer mouse is measured in "Mickeys."
• When two white-faced capuchin monkeys meet, they say hello by sticking their fingers into each other's noses.
• Scorpions are incredibly resilient: scientists have frozen scorpions overnight, left them in the sun the following day, and when thawed, the arthropod walked away unscathed.