Anticrepuscular rays appear on the horizon opposite the sun — they seem to converge due to perspective.

The magnetic north pole moves — it has shifted hundreds of miles since it was first recorded in 1831.

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There are organisms on Earth that can survive being frozen for years and still come back to life.

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Some plants grow toward light sources.

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Strawberries aren't berries — but bananas, avocados, and cucumbers are, botanically speaking.

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Some desert plants store water in thick, fleshy stems.

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Some insects can walk on water due to surface tension.

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

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The Amazon River discharges about 20% of all fresh water that flows into the world's oceans.

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