If you place a ripe banana next to a green tomato, the tomato will ripen due to the ethylene gas produced by the banana.
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In Tunisia, you can book an overnight stay in Luke Skywalker’s boyhood home for only $10.
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Some older/less efficient worker termites will develop 'backpacks' of toxic chemicals that explode when the termite is threatened. They are essentially used as suicide bombers when the colony is being attacked.
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Galalith is a type of plastic that can be made from milk. It is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, anti-allergenic, antistatic, and virtually non-flammable.
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Rather than use CGI, Tim Burton had 40 squirrels trained to crack nuts for Charlie & The Chocolate Factory.
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