The Arctic tern's annual migration of 70,000 km exposes it to more daylight than any other animal.

Some fish can detect electrical fields in water.

Fact #221 · Nature

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

Fact #3429 · Nature

Dinosaurs lived on every continent.

Fact #730 · Nature

Wildfires can create their own weather systems.

Fact #815 · Nature

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

Fact #3403 · Nature

There is enough gold inside Earth to coat the entire planet’s surface.

Fact #2722 · Nature

Apples float in water because 25% of their volume is air.

Fact #3415 · Nature

Peanuts are not nuts — they're legumes, more closely related to beans.

Fact #3411 · Nature