Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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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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According to studies, men change their minds two to three times more often than women.
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Each day, up to 150 species of life become extinct.
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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!
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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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One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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