You Won't Believe These Astounding Nature Photos Are Real

Tetraodontidae

These mysterious circles on the seafloor are not caused by aliens—it's actually pufferfish hoping to snag a new mate. Divers first noticed the structures near Japan's Amami-Oshima Island about 20 years ago. Nobody knew what was creating them until recently when scientists discovered that male pufferfish spend about 10 days carefully constructing and decorating the structures to woo females.

Desert Bloom

A desert bloom is a climatic phenomenon that occurs in desert across the globe, in which a wide variety of flowers blossom during early-to-mid-spring in years when rainfall is unusually high. The blossoming is caused when rain reaches seeds or bulbs that have been dormant, causing them to germinate and flower.

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The More You Know

  • 27,000 tress are cut down every day to become toilet paper.
  • Humans specifically have eyes that face forward for the purpose of seeing in 3D.
  • It costs the U.S. Mint almost twice as much to mint each penny and nickel as the coins are actually worth. Taxpayers lost over $100 million in 2013 just through the coins being made.
  • The tongue is the only muscle in the body attached from one end.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.