Seed banks like the Svalbard Global Seed Vault preserve the genetic diversity of the world's crops.

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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The smell of rain has a name — petrichor — and it's caused by bacteria, oils, and ozone.

Fact #3485 · Nature

Some volcanoes can erupt underwater without anyone noticing.

Fact #2248 · Nature

Certain fish can generate electric fields.

Fact #491 · Nature

Certain fish produce antifreeze proteins to survive icy waters.

Fact #859 · Nature

Tyrannosaurus rex had teeth that could grow over 12 inches long.

Fact #619 · Nature

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

Fact #3416 · Nature

Sandstorms can travel across continents.

Fact #825 · Nature