You Won't Believe These Astounding Nature Photos Are Real

Cuff and Link

These turtles, named Cuff and Link, are actually the same turtles from the 1976 film Rocky. That means these turtles are over 45 years old! Sylvester Stallone posted this image to Twitter, writing, "In CREED 2 with my original buddies from the first Rocky."

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

  • John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States, was born in 1790. He has a grandson that is alive today.
  • Wasting food is illegal for supermarkets in France.
  • In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
  • There's a "floating rainforest" in the sea.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.