Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
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Rafflesia Arnoldii is the largest flower in the world and can grow as big as an umbrella.
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Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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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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Nearly 50% of the world's scientists are assigned to military projects.
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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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Most dust particles in your house come from dead skin.
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