A duck’s heart beats twice as slower when it dives.
Turtles can breathe through their backsides.
The first nuclear power plant in the world was built in 1954 in the Soviet city of Obninsk.
Music affects the speed at which we eat. According to a study conducted in Dallas (US), if you eat listening to fast rhythms, you will finish your meal 11 minutes earlier.
The Subjects of Louis IX the King of France were branded with a hot iron as a sign of loyalty.
The temperature of a raindrop is on average lower than the air temperature by about 3 degrees Celsius.
