The average cloud weighs 1.1 million pounds but floats because the air below it is denser.

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

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Some desert plants can store water for long periods.

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Certain insects use camouflage to resemble sticks or leaves.

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Pineapples take about two years to grow to full size.

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

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Some species of jellyfish glow in the dark.

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

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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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