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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Scientists are now able to grow 'beating' heart tissue in a lab!
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Forensic scientists can determine a person's sex, age, and race by examining a single strand of hair.
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A cesium atom in an atomic clock beats over nine billion times a second.
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Stephen Hawking once tried to find potential time travellers by throwing a party and only sending out invitations after the party.
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Some toothpastes and deodorants contain the same chemicals found in antifreeze.
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Nylon is made from coal and petroleum.
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