Environment & Climate Facts - Page 3 of 6

The same compound responsible for Violets' fragrance, ionone, also temporarily blocks your ability to smell them.

A study by Professor Richard Thompson reported that glitter was found in one-third of all fish caught in the UK.

Although they are known for their beauty, snowdrops are actually poisonous and can irritate the skin when handled.

The largest snowflakes ever recorded fell in Montana in 1887, measuring fifteen inches (38 cm) wide and eight inches (20 cm) deep.

The thickest tree in the world has a circumference of 137.8 feet (42 m). It takes 105 men, shoulder-to-shoulder, to surround it.

Did you know that only certain types of glass can be recycled? While glass bottles and jars are fine, mirrors are not!

Richard Nixon was the first US President to ever celebrate Earth Day in 1971. He died 23 years later on Earth Day.

Did you know that four-leaf clovers can have more than four leaves? The more leaves they have, the rarer they are!

Did you know that vertical farming reuses its water and nutrients, resulting in zero waste?

Did you know that William Shakespeare used red roses to symbolize war and the painful side of love in Romeo and Juliet?

Did you know that poinsettias were named after the first US Minister of Mexico, Joel Roberts Poinsett?

Did you know that bees are five times more likely to land on a sunflower facing eastwards than one facing west?