A man called Dean Karnazes ran 350 miles in 80 hours with no sleep, ran a marathon in the South Pole in -25 °C temperatures without snowshoes, and ran 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days.
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Blue whale arteries are large enough for humans to swim through and their hearts are the size of cars.
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A blind American man taught himself to navigate using echolocation. His hobbies include hiking and mountain-biking, and he has now trained over 500 students in his ‘tongue-click’ technique.
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There is a surgical implant being developed that will give you an orgasm at the touch of a button.
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At 15 years old, Jack Andraka invented a method of diagnosing pancreatic cancer, thus helping to save the lives of millions of people around the world. It is 168 times faster, 26,000 times cheaper, 400 times more sensitive, and has a 99% success rate.
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In 2007, a Bosnian couple found out that they had been cheating on one another in online chatrooms... with each other.
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Disney's first choice to play Jack Sparrow was Jim Carrey.
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