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

Rafflesia arnoldii produces the world's largest individual flower — up to 1 meter across and weighing 10 kg.

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Some trees can communicate with each other using underground fungal networks.

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Cacao trees grow their pods directly from their trunk and major branches, not from small branches.

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Some people survive being struck by lightning multiple times.

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The largest man-made hole in the world is the Bingham Canyon copper mine in Utah — 4 km wide and 1.2 km deep.

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A circumzenithal arc is a rainbow-colored arc near the zenith (directly overhead) — it's the 'smile in the sky.'

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Some trees can communicate with each other using underground fungal networks.

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Truffle fungi form symbiotic relationships with tree roots and can't be cultivated artificially.

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