The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
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There are so many kinds of apples that if you ate a new one everyday, it would take over 20 years to try them all.
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An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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It's possible to die from a broken heart; it's called Stress Cardiomyopathy.
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If Earth's history was condensed into twenty-four hours, life would've appeared at around 4am, land plants at 10:24pm, dinosaur extinction at 11:41pm, and human history would’ve began at 11:58:43pm.
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Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
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The Lion's Mane Jellyfish is the largest jellyfish in the world. They have been swimming in arctic waters since before the dinosaurs (over 650 million years ago).
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