Zero point energy is a source of energy which is released when atoms stop moving, at -273 Celcius. See more

The blue whale has a heart the size of a small car and its blood vessal is so broad, that a person could swim through it. See more

It has been calculated that a single breath from a mature blue whale can inflate up to 2000 balloons. See more

Blue and fin whales can create the loudest sound by animals ever recorded. See more

Hot water weighs less than cold water for a given volume. See more

Women blink nearly twice as much as men. See more

Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand. See more

10% of human dry weight comes from bacteria. See more

The longest word in the English language is 1909 letters long and it refers to a distinct part of DNA. See more

We lose half a litre of water a day through breathing. See more

Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows. See more

Venus is the only planet in the solar system to spin backwards. See more

Turkeys can reproduce without having sex. It's called parthenogenesis. See more

A tuna called the 'Blue Fin' can be sold for over $20,000 around the world. See more

The average life expectancy of a toilet is 50 years. See more

The telescope on Mount Palomar, California, can see a distance of 7,038,835,200,000,000 million miles. See more