There is a persistent storm in Venezuela that produces lightning 140 to 160 nights a year, 10 hours per day and up to 280 times per hour and has been going since at least the 16th century.
25
Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
14
Iceland has been so culturally isolated through history since the Vikings, that compared to other Scandinavian counties, people who speak Icelandic can still read the old Norsk sagas.
4
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.
34
The oldest stone tools found are dated from 2.7 - 2.9 million years ago. The species that made these tools is unknown.
13
It's possible to die from a broken heart; it's called Stress Cardiomyopathy.
165
A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.
140