1) The first successful consumer digital camera, the Apple QuickTake 100, was released in 1994 and had a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels.

2) The world's oldest living plant is believed to be a clonal shrub called "Old Tjikko" in Sweden, estimated to be over 9,500 years old.

3) The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% of the world's oxygen.

4) The world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider, is located near Geneva, Switzerland, and spans a circumference of 17 miles (27 kilometers).