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Top Ten Weird But True Facts

1. A new species of trees has recently been discovered that grows almost entirely underground. Even the flowers and fruit of a Pininga Subteranea grow in the soil rather than the open air

2. You’re actually a bit taller in the morning than you are at night. Gravity squashes the discs in your spine throughout the day, causing you to shrink! The discs expand again as you sleep.

3. If male ring tailed Lemurs have a dispute they settle things by having a ‘stink fight’. They do this by rubbing secretions on to their tails and waving them at each other.

4. Phantom Vibration Syndrome (PVS) is a condition when someone thinks their phone is vibrating when it is not. Doctors say it is a kind of hallucination.

5. Catacoustics doesn’t refer to the noises cats make. It’s the science of reflected sound (echoes).

6. At Santa’s village of Rovaniemi in Finland there’s a fixed border that marks when you enter the Artic Circle. It’s not official, but the controllers here will give you a stamp in your passport to show you’ve made it this far North.

7. Saturn is the flattest planet in the solar system because of its speedy rotation and low density. It spins so fast that it bulges at its equator, making it flatter at the pole.

8. There is a BookWorms Tunnel. The Last Bookshop, in Los Angeles, US, features an incredible tunnel made entirely of books. Visitors can walk through this winding passage made up of stacked up novels.

9. The French Fries from some fast food restaurants are so stuffed with preservatives they stay looking fresh even after they’ve been laying around for up to 12 hours!

10. Cheer yourself up! There’s evidence that the physical act of smiling makes you feel happier

If you’ve enjoyed these facts and want some more the National Geographic Kids Weird But True! 2026 is out now.

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