One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
78
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.
13
Scientists have developed a microparticle filled with oxygen that can be injected into the blood stream, enabling us to live without breathing.
21
Scientists are learning from the 1700-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which changes colour thanks to nano particles.
0
Neanderthal man had a brain capacity 100cc larger than modern man's.
50
The bark of an older redwood tree is fireproof.
65
When you walk down a steep hill, the pressure on your knees is equal to three times your body weight.
199
Scientists concluded that the chicken came first, not the egg, because the protein which makes the egg shells is only produced by hens.
11