strangebuttrue

39d

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #524: The Tree of Ténéré.
.
.
#sahara #landmarks #northafrica #saharadesert #famoustrees #trees #facts #strangebuttrue #solonely #soalone #comics #webcomic #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

The Tree of Ténéré was the loneliest, most isolated tree in the world. It was an acacia tree growing in an empty expanse of the Sahara desert, located 400 km away from the next nearest tree, and served as a navigational landmark for old caravan routes.
It was clearly marked even on large maps in the 1930s. It lived for 300 years until it was knocked down by a drunk truck driver in 1973.

0 0 1 View Post & Replies See Original

64d

Useless Facts, Badly Drawn #516: Uranus sunsets.
.
.
#uranus #planets #space #solarsystem #astronomy #strangebuttrue #wtf #facts #comics #webcomics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn

Uranus doesn't have typical sunsets or sunrises. Rather, the sun traces a spiral path in the sky for half a Uranian year (42 Earth years), followed by darkness for the other half. This is because Uranus rolls along on its side, while the other (normal) planets spin like tops on a table as they go around the Sun.

0 0 1 View Post & Replies See Original