35 Mind-Blowing Science Facts About Our World

Science has a way of making everyday life feel a lot stranger, and a lot more interesting, than it first appears.

From the hidden behavior of trees to the bizarre biology of hippos, these facts pull back the curtain on a world that still has plenty of surprises left. The Reddit thread behind this roundup asked people to share the scientific fact that blew their minds, and the answers did not disappoint.

Some of them are funny, some are unsettling, and some are so wild they almost sound made up. Read on, because a few of these might change how you look at the planet forever.

Self-entertainment, we love it.

Longjumping_Owl9929

We can only imagine how incredible that must have all felt

Ihearttoxicwaste

This just reminds us that humanity is still so young

Daric

And this is just one of the reasons trees are so incredibly amazing

Hurfee

The bards of the sea

MeisterColin

Hippos have far better skincare than we do

MagicalMonarchOfMo

And we thought anesthesia wasn't that terrifying

Zygomelonm

We are stardust; we are golden

AnalyzeTimes

It's like two people in one

Mlinch

So they partly commit suicide to grow? Damn evolution.

Boostman

Is there any way humans can harness that power?

TheRealMonreal

The amount of destruction we've caused makes it seem like we've been here for much longer

MagicalMonarchOfMo

It won't hit you until you're face to face with them in the ocean

Nuttynutdude

Time seems so long when you put it that way

Greenappletree

And if you want visual weirdness to match, these 81 visual anomalies that mess with your logic will do it.

So losing weight increases your carbon footprint?

Long_Error_5153

That now makes us suspicious of everything we see

D4nSonY

Nobody tell them what happens next

Zygomelonm

So trees also had their villain phase

Ralife55

That is a hell of a lot of beetles

ItsStillNagy

Space really isn't joking

Ruined-on-the-day

When history wants to share a bit of its secrets

Stitchmidda2

So thinking caps can actually work?

Bluestripedshirt

Our brains just refuse to visualize this

Laidmajority

Every photo will be of the past

AccordingIce7627

Are they sure this vine is from Earth?

Waiwirinao

So slime molds can be smarter than some humans

Emmarae21

In a galaxy far, far away...

Nolesein

The things we humans create are absolutely terrifying

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It's the spacing that makes it seem impossible

AnxiousIndicator

Giraffe necks and 'short' don't seem like they belong in the same sentence

MagicalMonarchOfMo

No one can resist the Earth's pull

SwingDancerStrahd

Humans are just compact

MagicalMonarchOfMo

So there's very little chance of our toes not hitting the table leg

Macury

Think of all the space junk just casually floating out there

Trenchapo

Our world and all that it encompasses will never cease to amaze us. It is just incredible, from the smallest atom to the biggest planets!

We might forget how incredible it is sometimes, and we might even take it for granted, but it remains the same. We should really appreciate it more, don't you think?

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