The gas that gives rotten eggs their distinctive foul smell may slow ageing and block damaging chemical reactions inside cells, according to scientists in China.
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In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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On average, a human being will have sex more than 3,000 times and spend two weeks kissing in their lifetime.
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The University of Oxford (teaching since 1096) predates the Aztec empire (1428 - 1521).
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The chills you sometimes feel when listening to music is called "musical frisson."
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Iron weighs more after it rusts.
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Leonardo Da Vinci made a robotic lion in 1515 that would walk, sway, open its mouth and move its tail - it even had a compartment that opened to present flowers.
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The hole in the soda can tab is actually used to hold a straw in place and stop it from rising.
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