Octopuses can rapidly edit their own RNA in response to colder temperatures, changing the proteins their nervous system produces within hours.
Whiskey fungus (Baudoinia compniacensis), also called “Angel’s Share fungus” is the black that covers the rickhouses that store bourbon barrels as they age. The ethanol that evaporates creates the conditions that allows this fungus to grow. You could scrub it off but it would be covered in 3 wks.
The Roman colosseum in Verona (built 30 AD) is one of the best preserved in the world, and since 1913 has held operas during the summer
