One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water!
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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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 bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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Columbia University has developed an artificial tree that passively soaks up carbon dioxide from the air using "leaves" that are 1,000 times more efficient than true leaves that use photosynthesis.
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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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