31 Fascinating Tidbits About Planet Earth
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Planet Earth is a fascinatingly weird place. Every day we learn something new about life on this floating ball in space that blows our minds. Much of what we know about the very planet we inhabit has been told to us through the soothing voices of David Attenborough, Patrick Stewart and James Earl Jones. But a docuseries with stunning footage of some of the world’s most renowned natural wonders can only take you so far.
Whether you’re genuinely curious to learn more about Mother Nature or just need a fun fact for your next date, we’re here to help. We’ve got a mosquito species that only exists within the confines of one of the world’s most iconic public subway systems, a pyramid system that is not actually “in the middle of the desert” and a staggering amount of debris covering Earth’s orbit.
Here are 31 facts about our planet you probably didn’t know…
![Myth: Madagascar is all jungle and primitive tribes. Reality: It has a thriving economy with its own airlines, 5 star hotels, - MAGAGASCAR and shopping malls. The capital city of Antananarivo has a population of 1.4 million. ... GRACKED GON](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/2/6/819726.jpg)
![CRACKED.COM The pyramids of Giza are not in the middle of nowhere... They are actually a few miles from the city of Giza!](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/2/7/819727.jpg)
![Human activity permanently ALL DAT them F shrank CRACKED.COM YAGHT GULF STREAM GULFSTREAM VACHT big fish. RETURN En West Fla SPM A hanging board for a regular fishing tour's biggest catches, in 1957 The same board in 2007 Today, large fish species are one-fifth to one-half as big as they used to be. Why? Fishing has been removing large individuals from those species' gene pools for decades.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/2/5/819725.jpg)
![The Golden Rocket Frog (Anomaloglossus beebei) has only ever been spotted in a single mountainous area of a Guyana rainforest. It lives inside bromeliads, where it eats mostly gnats and mosquitoes. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/2/4/819724.jpg)
![SURVIVE THE POST APOCALYPGE IN COMFORT JOIN OUR COMMUNITY IN THE RADIATION DOME (OR MAYBE IT'S AN ABANDONED THEATER-IN NAMIBE, ANGOLA) CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/2/3/819723.jpg)
![After the Greek bailouts, an impression was born in Europe that Greece was the least hardworking country. However, their workweek is much longer than some other EU countries. Greece 41.9 Spain 37.9 France 37.3 Italy 36.9 36.7 U.K. Sweden 36.3 Germany 35.3 Denmark 33.5 Netherlands 30.1 GRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/2/2/819722.jpg)
![GRACKED.COM Yes, when it's cold in Norway, people can go skiing. But you can surf in Norway too.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/1/9/819719.jpg)
![The London Underground has its own mosquito species CRACKED.COM SO distinct it can no longer interbreed with the above-ground mosquito. PUBLIC PUBLIC - They don't hibernate as there are no seasons underground, no longer feed on birds as there are none, don't need blood to lay their eggs and don't form swarms to breed.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/2/0/819720.jpg)
![Macaulayite is a red mineral found in a small corner in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and possibly on the whole surface of Mars. The mineral forms when granite undergoes weathering accompanied by water. Scientists believe that this mineral is what gives Mars its bright red color. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/2/1/819721.jpg)
![THE PALACE OF CEREMONIAL RITES TBILISI, GEORGIA The Palace was designed by an architect by the name of Victor Djorbenadze and built in 1984 to function as a secular church and CRACKED.COM venue for weddings.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/1/7/819717.jpg)
![England is such a rainy place. In actuality, Average millimeters per year Zurich 1,048 English cities Leeds 1,024 don't see more Naples 1,008 rainfall than Brussels 852 Amsterdam 838 others around Manchester 829 Europe. Rome 799 Nice 733 Birmingham 681 Paris 637 Even beautiful London 557 Paris gets more Copenhagen 523 rainy days than Marseille 515 grim London. Madrid 436 CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/1/4/819714.jpg)
![CRACKED.COM The Trevi Fountain. The Italians must have built this cultural masterpiece in a space which is fitting for it. Obviously, it would have to be in a glorious open plaza or surrounded by magnificent architecture... Fountain .d.or cramped behind residential housing](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/1/8/819718.jpg)
![There is a cape of debris covering Earth's orbit. The U.S. Space Surveillance Network and other organizations track roughly 750,000 pieces of space junk as they orbit the Earth, moving as fast as 17,000 miles per hour. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/1/5/819715.jpg)
![The New Guinea Singing Dog, known for its unique vocalization is native to the highlands in New Guinea. With their natural population dwindling, these super rare species are preserved worldwide in zoos. GRAGKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/1/6/819716.jpg)
![CRACKED COM researcher Japan's Super-Kamiokande Dark Matter Research Facility](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/1/819701.jpg)
![ANTARCTICA Is not completely covered with ice and snow. Pictured: Wright Valley, one of several that make up the McMurdo Dry Valleys. Also visible is Lake Vanda.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/1/3/819713.jpg)
![YES, this is Australia... KANGAROO HOPPET NEXT The Australian winter goes from June to October. and this year they're having record snowfall. Skiing and snowboarding are popular in New South Wales. Melbourne. and... Tasmania... Y'know, where that crazy devil lives... CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/1/0/819710.jpg)
![CRACKED COM During the 9/11 attack, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration ordered 4,000 aircraft in the U.S airspace to land immediately. Flights weren't resumed for three days. This drastically reduced contrails in the atmosphere, which increased the range of temperature to about 2 degrees Celsius in populated regions.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/5/819705.jpg)
![Living Emoji? The Happy Face Spider is Found Only in Hawaii : ) CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/3/819703.jpg)
![Super storm on an alien planet? Formation of a rift in the space-time continuum? Nah. Just some algae from a 1,500 km2 green tide off the coast of Oman in Feb 2013. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/2/819702.jpg)
![MYTH Siberia is a frozen wasteland. REALITY Parts of Siberia have beautiful summers. Novosibirsk reached 87.8°F (31°C) last June. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/4/819704.jpg)
![CRACKED COM THIS IS AL-MASJID AL-HARAM, THE SACRED MOSQUE OF МЕССА AND THE HOLIEST SITE TO 1.6 BILLION PEOPLE... RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A CONSTRUCTION SITE.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/9/7/819697.jpg)
![Human activity and interference on the Earth's surface, ranging from mining activities to shipwrecks, have led to the creation of over 200 new minerals. Simonkolleite, a glowing mineral first discovered in a mine in Arizona, was formed by the mixture of natural properties like water and mining artifacts. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/6/819706.jpg)
![Many of Hawaii's native caterpillars have evolved to become carnivorous. They camouflage themselves as leaves or twigs and then use their pincers to grab onto unsuspecting insects. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/9/819709.jpg)
![CRACKED.COM THECITY OF ARTS ANDSCIENCES IN VALENCIA, SPAIN A CITY CENTER COMPRISED OF SEVERAL STRUCTURES DEDICATED TO SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL DISSEMINATION.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/1/2/819712.jpg)
![CRACKED.COM Everybody knows that Jamaica is a stoner country, right? Nope! Jamaica strictly banned all forms of marijuana use until 2015. Even now, they allow only 2 ounces per person. In comparison, Colorado legalized marijuana sooner than Jamaica!](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/9/9/819699.jpg)
![NAPLES, Italy, is home to several historic masterpieces of sculpture and architecture. Unfortunately, city officials seem to be having a hard time keeping everything from being COMPLETELY VEN RIDDLED WITH M GRAFFITI® mile Brigata and Carolina TiAMO - CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/9/8/819698.jpg)
![CRACKED.COM Like moths to the light? Not anymore. A 2016 study discovered that city moths have started adapting to the prolonged exposure to artificial lights and are no longer drawn to them.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/8/819708.jpg)
![Western Underground Orchid, found uniquely in Western Australia, lives and blooms underground. This rare subterranean species has no green parts and lives by stealing food from other plants. Since they are critically endangered and incredibly hard to find, their locations are kept a secret. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/0/819700.jpg)
![Dr. Doofens hmirtz's evil army of robotic platypodes? That does sound amazing but this is just the British CRACKED COM Antarctic Survey's Halley VI Research Station](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/0/7/819707.jpg)
![SOCHI, RUSSIA, HOST OF THE 2014 WINTER OLYMPICS SOMETIMES Looks LIKE THIS BUT MOST OF THE TIME, ITLOOKS LIKE THIS: CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/7/1/1/819711.jpg)