You Won't Believe These Astounding Nature Photos Are Real

That's Not Snow

You may be horrified to learn that all this white material isn't snow. This photo was taken in Australia where flooding drove spiders to higher ground. They used webs as hot air balloons to parachute themselves to safety. The webbing below covers about a mile-and-a-half of land. Arachnophobes, look away!

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The More You Know

  • War pigs were used in ancient warfare to counter against war elephants, which feared the pigs (and their squeals) and would bolt. War pigs were sometimes lit on fire to enhance this effect.
  • The largest known living organism is an aspen grove.
  • The average person will spend six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.
  • The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn.
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