1. So people have known about and have coincided with cows for almost a millennium now. There's one odd cow behavior we overlooked in all this time. In 2008 through the analysis of Google Earth images of cows it was determined that they almost always align themselves to face the north or south poles when they graze. Coincidentally it was also discovered that deer exhibit the same abilities. The only current working theory is that the reason these animals might have this ability is because it was the only discernible way they could navigate earth's terrain effectively a long time ago. As for how these animals can detect the magnetic fields has been described simply by scientist "I have no real idea".
2. Would you consider flowers scary? What if they took over other plant types to make up 90% of all living plant species today? Bet you didn't plan on knowing that flowers have a dark side. In fact, it was bothersome for the likes of Charles Darwin who considered flowers an "abominable mystery". Yet without them we would not have many of the essential plant factors that keep our planet going today such as the carbon dioxide filter as well as a vast majority of food items that are plant based.
3. Did you possibly know that there are complex organisms on earth that are living without the need for oxygen? This is exactly what spinoloricus cinzia is doing at the bottom of the Mediterranean seas as we speak. It's the first documented multi-cell organism cpaable of living and reproducing without using oxygen.
This last bit of information is one of the most interesting stories because this really opens up a world of possibilities when considering life beyond earth. Not only could this mean that the potential for life beyond earth is not as crazy as people think but it could mean that organisms could have developed over time to be able to live within the empty spaces that is space. What do you think?
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