A horse can look forward with one eye and back with the other. | Kissing can aid in reducing tooth decay. This is because the extra saliva helps in keeping the mouth clean. | Bernd Eilts, a German artist, turns dried cow manure into wall clocks and small sculptures. He is now expanding his business to include cow dung wrist watches. | Termites are roasted and eaten like popcorn in South Africa. | For some time Frederic Chopin, the composer and pianist, wore a beard on only one side of his face, explaining: "It does not matter, my audience sees only my right side."

A year from now you will wish you had started today.