30+ Hard Truths People Refuse to Believe

There are certain things in the natural world that seem too absurd to be real. Have you ever seen an axolotl? No way it’s a real animal; it looks like an adorable cartoon. Or what about a blobfish, which also looks like a cartoon, but one that is in no way whatsoever adorable?

Well, for some people, a flying fish is just such an animal. And it’s no surprise, really; who among us wouldn’t be a little skeptical of a flying fish if we had seen no proof of them? I mean, one of the defining characteristics of a fish is that it is not a bird. I think so, anyway—it’s been a long time since I took a biology class.