Random Facts You Won't Believe It's Unreal 😱

1 Meterorites : To date, there have been nearly 1,100 recovered falls (meteorites seen to fall) and nearly 40,000 finds (but not seen to fall). It is estimated that probably 500 meteorites reach the surface of the Earth each year, but less than ten are recovered. This is because most fall into the ocean, land in remote areas of the Earth, and land in places that are not easily accessible or are just not seen to fall (fall during the day). From a model animation, it appears that many small asteroids/large meteoroids pass close to the Earth daily. Most of these are not detected, but recently, three 5–10 meter "asteroids" have been discovered and have passed well within the orbit of the Moon.

Also, recently, an asteroid about 500 meters in diameter passed about 2 million km from the Earth (five times the distance to the Moon). It is estimated that each day one or two 5–10 meter objects pass within the Moon's orbit and that there are probably 30 million near-Earth objects! Most of these are too small ever to cause any damage. Five to ten meters is perhaps the smallest object that would likely survive passage through the Earth's atmosphere.

2 The Dead Sea : The minute your feet and legs are in the water, you feel as if they are being pushed up, and as you go deeper, you feel your body become lighter and more buoyant. Just lay back and allow your body to float in the Dead Sea.

This is a relaxing experience, relieving you of stress and allowing your whole body to just rest. Resting and floating in the Dead Sea is the only thing you can do. Because of the buoyancy, you can't swim, and because of the salt, you can't dive.

The concentration of salt reaches 34%.

The extremely high concentration of dissolved mineral salts in the water causes the water to be denser than that of plain fresh water. Since our body weight is lighter (less dense) than the density of the water, our body is more buoyant in the Dead Sea, making it easy to float.

Think of it this way, in freshwater. Our body doesn't float at all. We actually sink. In the ocean, we start feeling buoyancy, and we float a bit. In the Dead Sea, the water is so dense you float easily, even to the point that it's hard to stand on two feet.

3 Honey Bee Threat : Beware the snake, the spider, and the scorpion. But know this: You are much more likely to be killed by a bee or a dog.

Of the 1,610 people killed in encounters with animals between 2008 and 2015, 478 were killed by hornets, wasps, and bees, and 272 by dogs, according to a study published in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine. Snakes, spiders, and scorpions were responsible for 99 deaths over the eight years.

Using a database published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, researchers found that 72 people annually were killed by "other mammals," which includes horses, cattle, and pigs.

4 Circular Green Garden : Brøndby Garden City, Denmark is a truly unique place. Eco-friendly urban planning initiative, the circular garden city consists of clusters of houses, that are strategically arranged to form circles. This gives the city a breathtaking aerial view.

Besides community gardens around the area, the houses in Brøndby Haveby have huge amounts of land for yards and luscious gardens. This allows residents to be surrounded by greenery and peacefully relish the solitude, away from the loud and busy city life.

Residents are also encouraged to indulge in hobbies. Total solitude isn’t the main attraction nor the main reason, why the circular layout was chosen for these gardens. On the contrary, the circular shape was intended to encourage those, who choose to reside in the garden city to build a harmonious community among each other in the form of friendly social interactions. While the houses are separated by large yards, the circular shape still ensures close and cozy proximity between residents.

5 Red Cage : Clathrus ruber is a species of fungus in the family Phallaceae and the type species of the genus Clathrus. It is commonly known as the latticed stinkhorn, the basket stinkhorn, or the red cage, alluding to the striking fruit bodies that are shaped somewhat like a round or oval hollow sphere with interlaced or latticed branches. The fungus is saprobic, feeding off decaying woody plant material, and is often found alone or in groups in leaf litter on garden soil, grassy places, or on woodchip garden mulches.

Although considered primarily a European species, C. ruber has been introduced to other areas, and now has a wide distribution that includes all continents except Antarctica. The species was illustrated in the scientific literature during the 16th century but was not officially described until 1729.

The fruit body initially appears like a whitish "egg" attached to the ground at the base by cords called rhizomorphs. The egg has a delicate, leathery outer membrane enclosing the compressed lattice that surrounds a layer of olive-green spore-bearing slime called the gleba, which contains high levels of calcium that help protect the fruit body during development. As the egg ruptures and the fruit body expands, the gleba is carried upward on the inner surfaces of the spongy lattice, and the egg membrane remains as a volva around the base of the structure.

The fruit body can reach heights of up to 20 cm (7.9 in). The color of the fruit body, which can range from pink to orange to red, results primarily from the carotenoid pigments lycopene and beta-carotene. The gleba has a fetid odor, somewhat like rotting meat, which attracts flies and other insects to help disperse its spores. Although the edibility of the fungus is not known with certainty, its odor would deter most from consuming it. C. ruber was not regarded highly in tales in southern European folklore, which suggested that those who handled the mushroom risked contracting various ailments.