Carnivorous plants evolved independently in at least 12 different plant lineages.

Some bamboo species can grow more than a foot in a single day.

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Some plants can survive in salty soil.

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The oldest known living tree sprouted before the Egyptian pyramids were built.

Fact #2229 · Nature

The Amazon rainforest supports millions of species.

Fact #302 · Nature

The Jurassic period is known for the dominance of large dinosaurs.

Fact #665 · Nature

Figs aren't technically a fruit — they're an inverted flower, and wasps pollinate them from the inside.

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Some fish can generate electric fields.

Fact #658 · Nature

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

Fact #2155 · Nature