In 2007, efforts began to create the Great Green Wall in the Sahara by planting trees to stop desertification. Ethiopia alone has planted over 5.5 billion seedlings since the effort began. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Nabta Playa
The world’s oldest known astronomical site, Nabta Playa, was built in Africa and is 2,000 years older than Stonehenge. Located in the Sahara desert, the 7,000-year-old stone circle was used to track the summer solstice and the arrival of the annual monsoon season. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Nabta Playa: The world’s first astronomical site was built in Africa | Astronomy.com
The Sahara desert rocks
The Sahara desert is made of only 15% sand and sand dunes. Majority of the Sahara and other deserts is rock, rocky plateaus, and gravel covered plains. The sand is just a result of the wind eroding the rock. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.livescience.com/23140-sahara-desert.html
nearly 40 million tons of dust is blown from the
Nearly 40 million tons of dust is blown from the Sahara to the Amazon basin each year.
– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasa-satellite-reveals-how-much-saharan-dust-feeds-amazon-s-plants
electrician built a motorcycle out of a car wtf
Electrician built a motorcycle out of a car – WTF fun facts
