A single tree can absorb more than 10 pounds of CO2 each year.
Amazon River once flowed in the opposite direction, from east to west.
Bald eagles are so named because balde is an old English word meaning white.
The Amazon River discharges 5 times as much water as any other river on the planet.
Mount Everest shrank one inch or 2.5 cm due to the 2015 earthquake in Nepal.
Lemons are more acidic than vinegar.
A koi fish named Hanoko lived for 225 years.
Caterpillars have about four thousand muscles.
Almost a third of the world’s languages are spoken only in Africa.
The longest jellyfish on record measured 160 feet, more than half the length of a football field.
Giraffe are already extinct in at least seven countries in Africa.
In the U.S., if you find a bald eagle feather on the ground, you need a permit to pick it up.
The Mona Lisa had no eyebrows.
The birthrate for twins has increased 76% since 1980.
The word Anaconda originated from Tamil, ani-kondra meaning elephant killer.
Air pollution in China increases snowfall in California.
63 earths can fit inside Uranus.
Tomatoes came from America and weren’t introduced in Italy until the 1540s.
You can start a fire with ice.
The first color photograph was taken in 1861.
Coffee beans aren’t beans they are seed of coffee berries.
New Zealand is part of Zelandie continent, of which, 93% is submerged.
The oil in cashews helps prevent tooth decay.
Newborn babies cannot cry tears for at least three weeks.