In 1846, a 14 year old French peasant girl named Angelique Cottin was found to possess extraordinary electrical power. With a gentle touch she could knock over heavy pieces of furniture and even shock people near her.
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Dolphins can rapidly heal from extreme injuries, such as shark bites, and regenerate their original body shape.
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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 22 year old Chinese man needed a new nose. Instead of a transplant, a surgeon built a new nose on his forehead.
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It took 200,000 years for humans to reach 3 billion in number. It took 40 years for the next 3 billion.
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