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In october 1999, bacteria was found in New Mexico which is believed to be around 250 million years old. The bacteria has been in 'suspended animation' for the last 250 million years, as of yet, the species has not been identified.

http://www.extremescience.com/OldestLivingThing.htm

Right if you mean complex metal ion colours you can get a good list here

http://www.chemguide.co.uk/inorganic/complexions/colour.html

I had to learn those last year for my chem a level, but it gave everything i needed in my aqa revision guide for module 5.

The merging of the positions of Paymaster of the Forces, Treasurer of the Navy, Paymaster and Treasurer of Chelsea Hospital and Treasurer of the Ordnance created the Paymaster General in 1836.

It is a ministerial position in the UK, which consists of the workings of HM Revenue and Customs, formerly Inland Revenue and HM Customs and Excise, and reports to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Although the post is a Treasury ministry, the subject HM Revenue and Customs department is separate from the Treasury.

The first dinosaur species to be discovered was in 1822, i think it was found in a river bed, and was named Iguanodon. Gideon Mantell, a English geologist who made the discovery, recognized similarities between the fossils and the bones of modern day iguanas.

It was John Harrison who invented the marine chronometer, he lived mainly in the 18th century. He used it to travel from England to Jamaica, the watch having only 2 miles error. Upon return the board refused to pay harrison and his son who accompanied him, the £20 000 prize claiming it was luck. They then offered him £5 000 but he declined, and set off on another voyage to Barbados. They took with them a representative, and were again astonishingly acuarate to the destination, Parliment offered them £10 000 and the other half when they handed over the design to watchmakers.