Tardigrades can survive in space, boiling water, and temperatures near absolute zero

The footprints on the Moon will last millions of years — there's no wind or water to erode them

Moon's lack of atmosphere and liquid water preserves footprints indefinitely

Saturn would float in water — its density is lower than water's

Saturn's average density is less than water's, causing it to float

Your DNA stretched end to end would reach the Sun and back over 600 times

Human DNA length: 2 meters, Sun-Earth distance: 150 million km, repetitions: 900,000,000

Sushi originally meant fermented fish preserved in rice — the rice was discarded, not eaten

Sushi: fermented fish in rice, rice discarded, not consumed

Beer was first brewed around 5,000 BC in Mesopotamia — some of the oldest recipes survive

Beer originated circa 5,000 BC in ancient Mesopotamia

A single teaspoon of soil contains more microorganisms than people on Earth

"One teaspoon of soil hosts more microbes than Earth's human population."