These facts are some of the facts you didn’t know at the start of 2016, but you’ll gradually be surprised to know them as you will read them. NewsMobile brings you some of the surprising facts:
1. There’s an Earth-like planet just four light years away
2. Pluto’s atmosphere is more compact and cold than we thought
3. It turns out there are actually four species of giraffe, not just one
4. The Zika virus does indeed cause microcephaly, which is a medical condition in which the brain doesn’t develop properly
5. Ninety-nine million years ago a little dinosaur got its tail trapped in amber, and its tail feathers were preserved
6. Ducklings can recognise the concepts of “same” and “different”.
7. The benefits of cycling in polluted cities like London outweigh the bad health effects of pollution.
