Certain species of bamboo can grow over 3 feet in a single day under ideal conditions.

A single lightning bolt can power a home for weeks.

Fact #2669 · Nature

The Catatumbo lightning over a Venezuelan lake averages 28 lightning strikes per minute — nearly year-round.

Fact #7402 · Nature

Lightning can heat air hotter than the surface of the Sun.

Fact #2205 · Nature

The Ice Age featured massive glaciers covering large parts of Earth.

Fact #683 · Nature

Certain plants close their leaves when touched as a defense response.

Fact #891 · Nature

A microburst is a sudden downdraft from a thunderstorm — it can bring a plane down on approach.

Fact #7400 · Nature

Plato's allegory of the cave describes prisoners who mistake shadows on a wall for reality.

Fact #5510 · Nature

Tsunamis can travel across entire ocean basins.

Fact #830 · Nature