pencil lead, actually graphite, works because of weak Van der Waals forces between the sheets of graphite?

graphite is actually the most stable form of carbon? Diamonds aren’t actually forever. Sorry.

many games are organized into hexagonal maps because of their ability to tessellate?

the Borghese palace in Rome has a room painted with the Roman gods sporting the heads of the Egyptian gods? They contributed at least one Pope and one Cardinal to the renaissance Catholic church.

the last emperor of China died as a gardener in the imperial palace grounds?

whistling after dark is supposed to summon ghosts in Chinese culture?

barn swallows are estimated to fly 10,000km per year?

eagles can soar faster than cars on an interstate?