#11: Unbelievable Interaction Between the Body and Nature

There’s a fact that sounds more like a fairy tale than reality: pine trees can actually grow inside human lungs. Yes, a real-life pine tree growing in a place it has no business being. It’s hard to believe, right? This weird but true fact shows just how strange and wonderful nature can be.

Our lungs, which help us breathe and take in the air around us, can sometimes become a home for a tiny pine tree seed to sprout. It’s an anomaly so rare and peculiar that it sounds ripped from the pages of a fantasy novel. Yet, that reminds us of the surprising ways the human body and nature can interact.