15 Incredible Facts About Nature You Didn’t Know About

There are some must-known mind blowing facts about nature that you are not aware of and should be shared among your friends. These facts add to your general knowledge and amazing to know.

1. Vladimir Nabokov nearly invented the smiley.
2. Everyone has a unique tongue print, just like fingerprints.
3. Light doesn’t necessarily travel at the speed of light. The slowest speed ever recorded was at 38 mph.
4. In 2008 scientists discovered a new species of bacteria that lives in hairspray.
5. Melting glaciers and icebergs make a distinctive fizzing noise known as “bergy seltzer.”
6. There is a single mega colony of ants that spans three continents, covering much of Europe, the west coast of the US, and the west coast of Japan.
7. The Romans used to clean and whiten their teeth with urine. Actually that works.
8. The largest snowflake ever recorded measured fifteen inch across.
9. The Dutch village of Giethoorn has no roads; its buildings are connected entirely by canals and footbridges.
10. Experiments show that male rhesus macaque monkeys will pay to look at pictures of female rhesus macaque’s bottoms.
11. The first American film to show a toilet being flushed on screen was Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho.
12. The longest time between two twins being born is 87 days.
13. The world’s deepest post box is in Susami Bay in Japan. Its 10 metres underwater.
14. Casu marzu is a Sardinian cheese that contains live maggots.The maggots can jump up to five inches out of cheese while you’re eating it, so it’s a good idea to shield it with your hand to stop them jumping into your eyes.
15. Most muppets are left handed (Because most Muppeteers are right-handed, so they operate the head with their favourite hand.)