Bhutan is the only carbon negative country in the world. The forests in this region produce so much oxygen that it exceeds the amount of carbon dioxide emissions.
Animals avoid power lines because of ultraviolet lights. Animals can see UV lights, and the flashes scare them.
Here’s what Jupiter would look like if it were as close to Earth as the moon.
Cats ignore their owners on purpose. They hear you, they just don’t show it.
Coffee doesn’t directly give you energy. It impacts your hormones and neurotransmitters.
Human nostrils take turns breathing. We have a nasal cycle, which means one nostril becomes dominant for a certain amount of time. That’s why when you have a cold, you can only breath through one nostril.
The smaller the animal, the faster their little eyes can process sensory information from the world around them.
There is an eternal flame burning in Turkmenistan that started in 1971.
At one point in history, there were 4 distinct human species living at the same time.
Paper can be made out of elephant poop because it contains so many plant fibers.
Cows kill an average of 22 people a year. Sharks only kill an average of 5 people annually.
The groove in your upper lip is called a philtrum. It doesn’t serve a purpose in humans, but helps other mammals carry moisture from their mouths to their nose pads.
Dogs stare at their owners while pooping to feel secure. Pooping is a vulnerable time for the animals, so they look up at their humans for a sense of protection.
About a million people die every year from mosquitos, mostly from malaria. That adds up to 2,700 per day, or 100 people every single hour.
Blue eyes aren’t really blue. They don’t have any pigment on the upper layer of the irises and absorb blue light, thus making them look this color.
Dogs sneeze to show other dogs and humans that they are playing so it doesn’t turn into a fight.
White roofs can help alleviate global warming. Buildings with white roofs stay cooler and reflect more light, meaning there is less need for air conditioning.
During sleep, one hemisphere of a dolphin’s brain stays active while the other rests. Because of this, dolphins sleep with one eye open.
It’s very unlikely to die in qucksand, as most of it is only a few inches deep.
Research shows that having green surroundings during childhood can positively affect mental health in adulthood.
Similar to human fingerprints, every cat has a unique nose pattern. No two cat’s noses are alike.
Bananas are curved because they grow toward the sky, against gravity. It’s called negative geotropism.
There are 12 times more trees on earth than stars in the milky way.
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