Sir Richard Branson’s Diving Expedition Into the Blue Hole of Belize Leads to a Miraculous yet Troubling Discovery

The More You Know

• Ninety percent of the world’s population lives above the equator.
• More people are bitten each year by New Yorkers than by sharks.
• During World War 2, a bear named Wotjek joined the Polish army. He carried ammunition and occasionally drank beer.
• Scorpions are incredibly resilient: scientists have frozen scorpions overnight, left them in the sun the following day, and when thawed, the arthropod walked away unscathed.