Bones found at Seymour Island indicate that, 37 to 40 million years ago, penguins stood at a formidable 6 feet tall and weighed 250 pounds.
If all the salt in the sea were spread evenly over the land, it would be 500 feet thick, about the height of a 40-story building.
WW2 Flight Sergeant Nicholas Alkemade survived a fall from 18,000 feet (5,500 m) without a parachute, suffering only a sprained leg.
For many centuries, Chinese women endured a practice where their feet were systematically broken and shaped in such a way that they resembled hooves.