It has been scientifically proven that stroking a cat can lower one's blood pressure!
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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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A tortoise named Adwaita lived to 255 years old. To put it into perspective, he was born before the United States of America existed and his death was announced on CNN (1750-2006).
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Penguins have a gland above their eye that turns saltwater into freshwater.
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The oldest creature ever found was Ming the clam at an admirable 507 years old.
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Termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet’s most efficient bioreactors.
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