Science

Tobacco, whose leaves are the source of nicotine, was cultivated by people living in America two thousand years before its discovery by Columbus.

Fungal reproduction is complex, reflecting differences in lifestyle and genetic composition.

Phobos craters are named after astronomers who contributed to the study of the moon, and characters and locations from Jonathan Swift's “Gulliver’s Travels.”

The largest tectonic plate is the Pacific one, covering an area of 103 million square kilometers.

The smallest brain mammal is the Etruscan shrew. The biggest one - the sperm whale.

It consists of 75% water.

Fungi live in symbiosis with microorganisms, higher plants and animals.

The first Crew Dragon launch took place on May 30th, 2020.

Several of Titan’s mountains are named for mountains from J. R. R. Tolkien literature (i.e. Moria Montes), and colles (collection of hills) are named after Tolkien’s characters (i.e. Arwen).

Silver occurs in nature in its native form (a rare mineral consisting mainly of metallic silver), along with sulfur, arsenic, antimony and chlorine.