Marie Curie, the Nobel prize winning scientist who discovered radium, died of radiation poisoning.
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Blue eyes are a genetic mutation. Before the mutation occured, all humans had brown eyes.
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Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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In Arizona, a solar wind energy tower has been proposed that would generate as much energy as the Hoover Dam.
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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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German chemists made a replica of a trophy the size of one molecule.
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One third of the electricity produced on earth is used to power electric light bulbs!
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