The Strangest Natural and Man-Made Items that Actually Exist

Floating Rooted Trees

There is a place in Mexico that lets you drive under these two floating, living trees. How are they alive, you ask? The roots that you see at the bottom here aren't really the roots of the tree, this is merely an illusion. 

Just Like in the Movies

The root system of the tree actually grows into the hollow concrete barriers that are holding the trees up, since the concealed part of the tree is the only part that gets water or any nutrients. This gives off the illusion that these trees are growing out of thin air, but they're merely suspended in a sort of growth purgatory. 

Next Page →

Advertisement

The More You Know

  • Mysterious sand dune holes baffled Indiana for years.
  • One area of Canada has a weaker gravitational pull than the rest of Earth.
  • A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time.
  • The stars and flashes of light you see when you rub your eyes are called "phosphenes."
Next Page →

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.