Rice is one of the most water-intensive crops to grow, needing about 2,500 liters per kilogram.

The jewel caterpillar (dalceridae) is covered in brightly-colored, translucent spines that make it look like a little pile of gummy candies.

The inner ear is the only sense organ of a baby to develop fully before birth.

A sneeze will generate a wind of 166 km/hour and a cough will move out at 100 km/hour.

Sloths can take up to a month to completely digest a single leaf.

Zebra stripes act as a natural bug repellent.

A single little brown bat can catch 1,200 mosquito-sized insects in just an hour.

Pirates wore earrings because they believed it improved their eyesight.