Honey – when excavating ancient Egyptian tombs, archaeologists found pots of honey thousands of years old, and still edible. As long as the container is sealed, raw honey will never spoil. Although it never truly expires, honey can crystallize or granulate but is still safe to consume.
Fun fact: the oldest jar of honey was found in the tomb of a noblewoman in Georgia. As far as archaeologists have found, this is considered the world’s oldest honey – about 5,500 years old.
Sirius – also known as the Dog Star or Sirius A, Sirius is the brightest star in Earth’s night sky. The star is outshone only by several planets and the International Space Station.
Graveyards are attached to churches while cemeteries are stand-alone.
Adrien Brody – aged 29, Adrien won an Oscar for playing the role of Roman Polanski in The Pianist (2002), making him the youngest actor to win in that category.
Lighthouse of Alexandria – it was toppled by earthquakes in the early 14th century and its ruined stones were carried off by the late 15th century.
Pronghorn antelope – 55 mph.
Cerebral hypoxia – lack of oxygen to the brain is the final cause of death, regardless of what initiates it.
Jessica Tandy – she was 80 at the time.
The British pound (£) – 1 200 years old.
