The Hayabusa was a Japanese spacecraft that landed on the near-Earth
asteroid Itokawa in 2005 and attempted to collect samples. In 2010,
Hayabusa was a success at getting back to earth with a small sample of
asteroid dust that is being studied by scientists.
Female mosquitoes locate hosts
Female mosquitoes locate hosts by detecting emitted carbon dioxide,
lactic acid, octenol and body heat. In fact, a mosquito can sense
exhaled carbon dioxide from up to 75 feet away.
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Rome has more homeless cats per square mile than any other city in the world.
Bee venom is used as a treatment for several ailments, including arthritis and high blood pressure.
There are over 800 different cattle breeds recognized worldwide. Beef breeds are raised for their meat and dairy breeds are raised to produce milk.
The Roman – Persian wars are the longest in history, lasting over 680 years. They began in 54 BC and ended in 628 AD.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the Seven Wonders of the World and is found in Egypt.
The first asteroid was Ceres, discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi in 1801.
The Buddha commonly depicted in statues and pictures is a different person entirely. The real Buddha was actually incredibly skinny because of self-deprivation.
The number of rum shops per square mile is one of the largest in Jamaica (shocking to a number of rum visitors).
Athens became European Capital of Culture for the first time in 1985.