The kinkajou uses its 13 cm tongue to reach nectar in flowers — acting as an accidental pollinator.

A single lightning bolt can power a home for weeks.

Fact #2669 · Nature

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

Fact #7435 · Nature

Street photography as art was pioneered by Henri Cartier-Bresson, who coined the concept of the 'decisive moment.'

Fact #7306 · Nature

A bolt of lightning is 5 times hotter than the surface of the Sun.

Fact #6400 · Nature

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

Fact #891 · Nature

The Year Without a Summer in 1816 followed a massive volcanic eruption.

Fact #639 · Nature

Volcanic ash can damage engines and machinery.

Fact #834 · Nature

A bolt of lightning is only about as wide as a thumb — the bright flash makes it appear much wider.

Fact #3813 · Nature