In 2011, archaeologists discovered the skeletal remains of a Roman couple who have been holding hands for 1,500 years.
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In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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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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In the last 7 years, humanity has discovered 43 potentially habitable planets.
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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.
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If aliens located 60-65 million light years away from us, looked at earth through a really powerful telescope today, they would see dinosaurs!
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Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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