A shark and a tuna have to continually swim to let water pass over their gillsOtherwise they'd suffocate and die. Is that not like me or you having to remind ourselves to breath? It sounds like the start of a joke but it's not ,that's actually sort of morbid
Weird facts I didn't know up until recentlyThe human nose is very good at smelling this particular chemical. your nose can smell geosmin better than a shark can smell blood in the water. Put this into perspective, a shark can smell a single drop of blood from a mile away (1)
Plants are an interesting thing. Care for a fact?Tomatoes and Potatoes have an interesting relation. Both are members of the nightshade family (which also includes peppers, eggplants, tomatillos, tamarillos and even tobacco) On a potato plant, they grow little tomato like fruits. Don't eat them... See More » (1)