Fascinating facts

1. Californium-252 costs about $27,000,000 a gram, making it one of the most expensive elements known to man.

1. Chinese billionaire Joseph Lau spent over $50 million on diamonds for two of his daughters, one of which was 1-year-old.

1. Foamy pee indicates there is a protein in the urine and could be a sign of a serious kidney problem.

These things are even scarier than what you see in the movies.

UberFacts says it shares "the most unimportant things you'll never need to know" and I have to admit, that's a pretty accurate description of its content. Launched in 2009, the Internet project provides people with random facts on all kinds of topics.

If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, does learning new facts each day keep boredom at bay?

1. There is a happiness gene called ‘5-HTT’ in our genome that affects how happy we are.

1. Physical exercise during pregnancy has been found to have a positive impact on the cognitive development of the child, as measured using EEG a few days after birth.

1. For the first Superman movie producers wanted Christopher Reeve to wear fake muscles under the suit but he refused. He instead started an intense two-month training program which added 14kg to his 86kg frame. He got so big they had to reshoot earlier scenes as they didn’t match the later shots.

1. Jacqueline Kennedy requested an eternal flame for her husband's grave. Later, when a group of Catholic schoolchildren were sprinkling the temporary flame with holy water, the cap came off the bottle and water poured onto the flame, putting it out.