By DK
Strange yet True! is an eye-popping number of severe, strange, and cryptic animals, locations, and phenomena. stumble upon mouse-eating crops, input the cave of 20 million bats, dip a toe in a rainbow-colored river, detect zombie snails, frozen frogs, and volcanic lightning, and meet snakes which may consume alligators or antelopes.
In Strange yet True! "fast proof" panels on every one unfold supply heritage to the most topic or information of comparable circumstances in a stripped-down and fascinating sort, whereas the infographic spreads in every one part provide much more bizarre proof and tales whereas debunking well known strange-but-untrue myths.
Bursting with eccentric animals, ordinary climate, and weird locations, Strange yet True! brings the bizarre and beautiful to existence with shiny jaw-dropping illustrations, striking evidence, and transparent clinical causes, pleasant the curiosities of even the main precocious kids.
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28 It rains almost every day of the year on Mount Roraima. Mount Roraima means “big blue-green” in Pemón, a reference to its stunning lush vegetation and waterfalls. Island in the sky Imagine a paradise island floating above the clouds and two billion years in the making. Welcome to Mount Roraima in South America, one of the world’s oldest mountain formations, with panoramic views across the borders of Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana. WHAT ON EARTH? The clifftops of this steep plateau stand 400 m (1,300 ft) tall, and the flat summit covers 31 sq km (12 sq miles).
It erupts at about 500ºC (932ºF) – very hot, but half the temperature of normal lava – and emerges black, rather than red, cooling to stark white. The volcano’s summit looks snow-capped, but in fact is covered in ash. Ol Doinyo Lengai is 2,960 m (9,711 ft) high, with a classic cone shape. 41 42 Giant’s Causeway Hailed as the eighth wonder of the world, the Giant’s Causeway on the north coast of Northern Ireland consists of a pathway of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns. A famous legend explains its creation, but it really resulted from a volcanic eruption.
WHAT ON EARTH? Crystal caves Only discovered in 2000, the Cave of the Crystals in Mexico is part of the Naica Mine and is home to the largest crystals in the world. Some of the giant selenite crystals it contains have grown to more than 10 m (33 ft) in length. Marble marvels Crashing waves have eroded and sculpted Patagonia’s Marble Caves. One of the caves is called the Marble Cathedral, after its distinctive sweeping arches. Eye-catching reflections of the shimmering blue water dance across white marble ceilings.