Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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One barrel of petroleum holds 42 gallons.
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If you are locked in a completely sealed room, you will die of carbon dioxide poisoning first before you will die of oxygen deprivation.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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At room temperature, the average air molecule travels at the speed of a rifle bullet.
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There are more than 270 people cryogenically frozen in the hope that one day the technology will exist that can revive them and extend their lives.
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The most expensive material on the planet is antimatter - worth $62.5 trillion per gram.
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