Mice have 95% similar DNA to humans.

Plasticine is actually a liquid.

Technically, right now, you're hovering.

We can't see the surface of Venus from Earth because it's covered with thick clouds that strongly reflect sunlight.

That's a lot!

The Earth's core is about as hot as the sun.

Humans shed and regrow outer skin cells every 27 days (almost 1,000 new skins in a lifetime).

A teaspoon of honey is actually the lifework of 12 bees.

Earth spins at about 1,000 miles per hour at the equator.

The first moments of a solar flare, captured at different wavelengths!

Snakes have two penises, but only use one at a time.

25,000,000 of your cells died while you read this sentence. It's okay though, your body made more than 300 billion new ones today.

A lightning bolt carries X-ray radiation.

Penguins can't taste sweet or savory flavors, only sour and salty ones.

Oysters create pearls as a defense mechanism.

Imagine that!

Capuchin male monkeys urinate on themselves to attract a mate.

Elephant brains can weigh as much as 11 lb, more than the brain of any other land animal.