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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In 2007, a Bosnian couple found out that they had been cheating on one another in online chatrooms... with each other.
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Chanel Tapper, a student from California, USA, has the world's longest tongue, measuring 9.75 cm (3.8 inches), from tip to top lip!
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The 'Bicycle Tree', found near Brig o' Turk in Scotland, has consumed an entire bike that now hangs out of its bark.
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The desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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Chainsaws were derived from a tool originally intended to help deliver babies
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