These True Facts Sound Incredibly Fake

Folding Space

Folding paper doesn't sound very scientific, but there's a lot of physics going on behind the scene. Try folding a piece of paper. How many times can you fold it? Probably seven or eight, but after that, it becomes pretty impossible. Well, did you know that if you were able to fold it 42 times, it would be thick enough to reach the moon? Now that's really out of this world!

Killer Coconuts

When you're staying on a tropical island, you might be afraid of the sharks living in the waters. However, the real danger is on the land and in the trees. Coconuts might be delicious, but they kill more people than sharks do every single year. Cows also kill more people than sharks do. You have a better chance of swimming than standing under a palm tree!

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The More You Know

  • But the loudest animal relative to its size is a water bug.
  • A Boeing 747 airliner is made of over 6,000,000 separate parts.
  • A solar powered, self-filling water bottle has been invented for bike riders that condenses atmospheric moisture to automatically fill the bottle.
  • The glass winged butterfly lacks colored scales, which makes its wings transparent and helps it avoid predators.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.