I Can't Believe It! : The Most Amazing Facts About Our Incredible World

Expand your mind with this amazing book of incredible information about our weird and wonderful world. Dive into a world of fascinating facts and cool comparisons about our world, from the very bottom of the ocean - which is as deep as 29 Empire State buildings - to the planets of the solar system, and everything in between! Do you know which flower is taller than a human? Or how many Earths could fit inside Jupiter? Or if it is true that we only use 10% of our brains? Whatever the topic, this fact-tastic compendium will uncover the story behind the weirdest wonders of our world - from intriguing animals and astounding nature, to the mysteries of science, history, geography, the human body, and more! I Can't Believe It! is stuffed full of fantastic facts, cool visual comparison, and myth-busting true-or-false questions. You truly won't believe what you're reading! A compilation of favourite stories from the four best-selling DK titles It Can't be True!, True or False?, Strange but True, and It Can't Be True! 2, this is the ultimate companion for any fact-hungry child CONTENTS Strange but true! Door to hell Salt of the Earth A TIME AND A PLACE Lake spotting Mysterious wells Fairy chimneys Rainbow rocks ON THE ROCKS Glorious geyser Desert drawings Clay corps HAPPY ENDINGS Secret city Mysterious moai Tower block train Deep breath Wet and wild Honey hunters Tower of strength Fleeting flower Hot lips POSTURING PETALS Attack of the killer plants Tree bridges Tree of blood Crab army Jumbo jitters DREAM TEAMS Marathon migration World’s wild webs Strutting spider Bloated bloodsuckers POUNCING PARASITES Parasite for sore eyes When ice attacks Sailing stones Whipping up a dust storm When lightning strikes Super storms WEIRD WEATHER Lava and lightning UFO clouds It can’t be true! How big is the Sun? How big is the Moon? How big are the planets? How big are the planets’ moons? How big is Jupiter? How big is an asteroid? How big is a comet? Where is the biggest canyon? SOLAR SYSTEM DATA How big is the biggest star? What is the heaviest stuff in the universe? How fast is light? How cold is space? How big is the universe? UNIVERSE DATA Which is the biggest continent? What is the biggest country? How big is the largest lake? What is the biggest river? How high is the tallest waterfall? How big is the biggest cave? How high is Mount Everest? How tall are sand dunes? How powerful was the Krakatoa volcano? What’s the largest crater on Earth? How big are the biggest crystals? How much water is there? How deep is the ocean? How tall was the biggest wave ever surfed? How big was the biggest iceberg? What if all the ice melted? EARTH DATA Where is the snowiest place on Earth? How big was the largest hailstone? WEATHER DATA What was the biggest natural disaster? How many people are there in China? How fast is the population of the world growing? How many people live on Earth? How long have people been on Earth? How many ancestors do we have? How far does a person walk in a lifetime? TIME DATA How strong is hair? How much power does your brain have? How much saliva do you produce in a day? How much oxygen is in your body? How much do your feet sweat? How tiny is a virus? BODY DATA How much rice is eaten in a year? What’s the hottest chili pepper? How many apples do we grow? How much sugar is in our food? Which food has the most vitamin C? How much milk do we consume? FOOD AND DRINK DATA How big was the Titanic? What’s the world’s biggest truck? How many cars are in the world? How big is the biggest plane? How big is the biggest submarine? How big is the largest hot-air balloon? What’s the longest subway in the world? How many shipwrecks are there? BUILDINGS DATA How tall is the tallest statue? What’s the fastest ball in sports? How far could a pencil draw? What’s the most extreme roller coaster? How many solar panels could power the world? INTERNET DATA Which film cost the most to make? How big is the biggest screen? How small is the smallest camera? How powerful were the first computers? How much paper does it take to print the world wide web? How heavy is the internet? What’s the largest diamond? What’s the most expensive object ever built? MONEY DATA True or false? The body is 75% water We use only 10% of our brains The brain’s left side controls the body’s right side We lose most body heat through our heads If you swallow an apple seed, a tree will grow in your stomach You are taller in the morning than the evening You use more muscles to frown than to smile Birds are descended from dinosaurs T-rex was the biggest dinosaur Crocodiles cry when they eat prey Elephants never forget Camels store water in their humps Falling coconuts kill more people than sharks Chameleons change color to suit their surroundings If it’s scared, an ostrich will bury its head in the sand You can’t boil water on top of a mountain All light travels at the same speed An opera singer can shatter glass A rainbow has seven colors A coin dropped from a tall building can kill Toast lands butter-side down A screen saver saves electricity The Big Bang was loud The universe is getting bigger A black hole sucks in everything near it Only Saturn has rings There has never been life on Mars Pluto is a planet India was once joined to Australia There are seven seas Earth’s longest river is the Amazon Mount Everest is the world’s tallest mountain Deserts are always hot If a volcano does not produce lava, it isn’t dangerous Neanderthals were really hairy and spoke in grunts The pyramids were built by slaves Greek statues are white marble Roman Emperors gave a thumbs-up to save a gladiator Vikings wore horned helmets Medieval people didn’t bathe Rats spread the plague Columbus discovered America Answers Index Acknowledgments Dive into a world of fascinating facts and cool comparisons about our world, from the very bottom of the ocean - which is as deep as 29 Empire State buildings - to the planets of the solar system, and everything in between! Do you know which flower is taller than a human? Or how many Earths could fit inside Jupiter? Or if it is true that we only use 10% of our brains? Whatever the topic, this fact-tastic compendium will uncover the story behind the weirdest wonders of our world - from intriguing animals and astounding nature, to the mysteries of science, history, geography, the human body, and more! Packed full of amazing real-life photographs, extraordinary illustrated comparisons, and myth-busting true-or-false questions, this book tells you all the things you really want to know about our incredible world. A compilation of favourite stories from the four best-selling DK titles It Can't be True!, True or False?, Strange but True, and It Can't Be True! 2, I Can't Believe It! is the ultimate companion for any fact-hungry child. It will astound and amaze you, over and over again!