In the middle ages, nutmeg was the most expensive spice. Not because of the taste and smell, but because of the belief that it protected against the plague.
Swallows will fly all day in search of insects and sometimes they will fly more than 800 kilometers.
Flies are flying at the speed of 6 km per hour.
Baby gorillas are breastfed for four years.
It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
The oldest city in France, Marseille was founded by the Greeks around 600 BC.