Only 12,000 years ago there was a species closely related to modern humans called Homo floresiensis that had been living on an Indonesian Island. They used fire and rather advanced tools, yet were only about 3 feet tall and weighed around 25kg.
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The storage capacity of human brain exceeds 4 Terrabytes.
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The only letter not appearing on the Periodic Table is the letter "J".
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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Each day is longer than the previous on by 0.00000002 seconds which is 13 seconds each century!
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A cubic yard of air weighs about 2 pounds at sea level.
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The weight of a carat (200 milligrams), standard unit of measurement for gemstones, is based on the weight of the carob seed.
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