Hard — To Believe

: France was still using the guillotine for executions as late as 1977—the same year the original Star Wars was released in theaters. Bizarre Science & Nature Facts

: Oxford University was established in 1096, making it older than the Aztec Empire, which began with the founding of Tenochtitlan in 1325. Hard To Believe

: On Jupiter and Saturn, the intense pressure and heat in the atmosphere can squeeze carbon into diamonds, which then literally rain down toward the planet's core. : France was still using the guillotine for