The world is full of surprising facts about the Earth and how we interact with it, even when we don’t understand or appreciate what happens around us. We use a bit of science to sort out the millions of bits of information our feet feel every second. There are many surprising facts about nature, including that you share more DNA with a banana than you may realise. Several things around us are surprising, including the strength of a single human hair and the vast space in the solar system. The following story has amazing facts about the body, the animals that live on Earth with us, and about space.