A list of curious facts
One: Did you know that covering deforested land with coffee pulp—waste left over from the coffee-growing process—can almost miraculously revive rainforests? National Geographic has more on this amazing experiment in Costa Rica.
Two: Did you know people around the world are stealing Lego sets to sell them for thousands of dollars to avid fans? (NPR)
Three: How deep is the ocean? We thought we knew until we watched this amazing Tech Insider video.
Four: The extremely rare Disa forficaria orchids have only been spotted 11 times in history. But here’s what makes them truly worthy of your attention: They pollinate themselves by emitting a sex pheromone that gets longhorn beetles really horny—and eager to, er, have sex with them: “The males stroked the petals with their antennae and sometimes bit them, which is apparently a sexy thing in the longhorn beetle world.” We leave Popular Science to explain the rest. Also it looks like this (sexy!):
Five: And speaking of God’s oddest creatures, the barreleye fish has a head that is totally transparent—like the glass dome of a fighter jet! Whoa!
