THE TREE WITH ONLY 2 LEAVES

The Welwitschia, a tree found in Africa, grows only two leaves. Dendrologists have found living specimens that are more than 1,000 years old. But even these ancients of the species have only two leaves. And unlike other trees, the leaves are never replaced. They just keep growing.

Prosopagnosia is a dysfunction in which adults lose the ability to recognize faces, including those of their spouse and children.

Frank Lloyd Wright was actually born Frank Lincoln Wright. But the family changed Wright’s middle name in honor of his mother’s family, the Lloyd Joneses.

Biologists, studying mating behavior among wild tigers, have found that a tigress in estrus and her male consort mate with amazing frequency, sometimes more than 50 times a day for up to three days.

The best time to buy shoes is in the afternoon. That’s because the more time you’ve spent on your feet, the more likely they are to swell. Buy shoes in the morning, and chances are that they will be tight and uncomfortable later in the day.