Sea cucumbers breathe through their anus and can eject their internal organs as a defense mechanism.

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

Fact #3416 · Nature

Some trees can communicate with each other using underground fungal networks.

Fact #1809 · Nature

Lightning strikes Earth about 100 times every second.

Fact #2445 · Nature

Lightning can strike more than once in the same place.

Fact #818 · Nature

The Sahara Desert can experience large temperature swings between day and night.

Fact #243 · Nature

Bananas are berries in botanical terms, but strawberries are not.

Fact #3 · Nature

Rainforests are home to a vast range of biodiversity.

Fact #70 · Nature

Tardigrades can survive extreme radiation, freezing, and even space.

Fact #2115 · Nature