The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
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Meysi is one of the world's smallest dogs, measuring in at just 7cm tall, 12cm long, and weighing a meagre 250 grams (only slightly heavier than a hamster!)
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A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime.
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The largest earthworm on record was found in South Africa and measured 22 feet.
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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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Allegedly, Chrysippus, the Greek philosopher, died of laughter after getting his donkey drunk and watching it try to eat figs.
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