The largest living organism on Earth is a honey fungus in Oregon that spans 2,385 acres.

Avocados are technically berries — and they evolved to be eaten by giant ground sloths, which are now extinct.

Fact #3416 · Nature

Prehistoric ecosystems were diverse and dynamic.

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Apples float in water because 25% of their volume is air.

Fact #3415 · Nature

A snow owl hunts primarily in open landscapes.

Fact #512 · Nature

There is enough gold inside Earth to coat the entire planet’s surface.

Fact #2722 · Nature

The Sahara Desert can experience freezing temperatures at night.

Fact #121 · Nature

There are trees alive today that were already thousands of years old when the pyramids were built.

Fact #2337 · Nature

Pistol shrimp can snap their claws fast enough to create a cavitation bubble as hot as the surface of the sun.

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