These Bizarre Phenomenons Prove That Reality Is Stranger Than Fiction

Good for the Environment

Designed by Milanese architect Stefano Boeri, the towers transform 44,000 pounds of carbon dioxide into oxygen each year. They hold over 3 hectares (20,000 square miles) of forest. "I've always dreamed how to combine buildings and living natures," says Boeri. "Urban forestry is not simply planting trees, it's a new approach to the urban condition.

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The More You Know

  • The tongue is the only muscle in the body attached from one end.
  • A quarter of all the bones in your body are in your feet.
  • Will Smith turned down the role of Neo in the Matrix. He starred in Wild Wild West instead.
  • About 7% of all humans who have ever lived are alive today.
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