10 real facts but no one believes

Here are some completely true facts that will sound so strange that they seem to lie. But you can trust, they're all real!

1. The Sun may be older than the Earth, but the water we drink is older than the Sun

It is not all the water in the world, but part of it was formed elsewhere in the universe before it came to rest on our planet.

2. Alaska is the state that is further north, east, and west in the United States

While it is obvious that Alaska is north and west, the fact that it is in the east can be confusing. It turns out that some islands that are part of the state cross the 180º meridian, causing it to have place in the eastern hemisphere.

3. Not all infinity has the same size

Georg Cantor shows that there are more real numbers than natural, even if there is an infinite amount of each.

4. There are more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way

It is estimated that there are 3.04 trillion trees, but "only" 400 billion stars.

5. There are more people living in Tokyo than in the whole of Canada

The population of the capital of Japan is 38.24 million people, while that of Canada is 36.44 million.

6. If you were born on Venus, you would celebrate your first birthday before you even had a day of life.

Venus is a planet that rotates more slowly in the Solar System. It can realize a complete orbit around the Sun before turning completely around the axis itself.

7. The Hubble Telescope records images from the past

When Hubble takes a picture of a galaxy 100 million light years away, we are seeing how this galaxy was 100 million years ago.

8. The world's largest desert is Antarctica

Because of an average of only 5 centimeters of rainfall a year, the icy continent is also considered a desert, the largest of our planet.

9. Water balloons can stop the firing of bullets

Water decreases so much the speed of a bullet that only five balloons of water are needed to stop a bullet, even if it is fired from an air rifle.

10. A flea accelerates about 25 times faster than a spacecraft

A flea can be thrown almost 8 inches into the air, which represents 38 times its size, which means that it applies a force of about 100 times the gravity (100G). Meanwhile, a spaceship creates about 4G.