The tallest tree ever was an Australian eucalyptus - In 1872 it was measured at 435 feet tall.

An electric eel can produce a shock of up to 650 volts.

A salmon-rich, low cholesterol diet means that Inuits rarely suffer from heart disease.

If the Sun were the size of a beach ball then Jupiter would be the size of a golf ball and the Earth would be as small as a pea.

Utopia ia a large, smooth lying area of Mars.

Micro-organisms have been brought back to life after being frozen in perma-frost for three million years.

Englishman Roger Bacon invented the magnifying glass in 1250.

In October 1999 an Iceberg the size of London broke free from the Antarctic ice shelf .