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Geography

The Amazon makes its own rain

The rainforest releases around 20 billion tonnes of water vapour a day, forming "flying rivers" that water much of South America.

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Zoology

An electric eel can discharge around 600 volts

It is not a true eel but a knifefish, and it uses weak pulses to navigate and strong bursts to stun prey in murky Amazon water.

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Brazil holds 60 percent of the Amazon rainforest

The forest produces a huge share of the planet's biodiversity and pumps moisture inland through flying rivers, airborne water flows larger than the Amazon river itself.

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