Pet dogs and elephants are the only animals that seem to instinctively understand human gesture.
14
Scientists at the Zhejiang University in China have developed an ultra-light material known as carbon aerogel.
3
Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
31
Your body is creating and killing about 2.4 million red blood cells per second.
17
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.
13
The average person in their lifetime will spend an estimated 20,160 minutes kissing!
212