Fun Facts to Share
Did you know that the average person laughs 13 times a day?
In Japan, there is a spa where you can bathe in coffee, tea, or wine.
Bananas are berries, but strawberries are not.
There is a waterfall in Iceland that goes upwards due to strong winds.
Penguins have only one mate in their entire lifetime.
The world’s shortest escalator is in Japan and has only 5 steps.
Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are still perfectly edible.
The shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896.
Sea otters hold hands when they sleep to keep from drifting apart.
A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
The average person spends 6 months of their lifetime waiting for red lights to turn green.
Chewing gum while studying can help improve your memory.
There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.
It takes a sloth two weeks to digest its food.
The first oranges weren’t orange – they were green.
The popsicle was invented by an 11-year-old boy.
The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a distress signal it emits.
The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
A cat’s nose print is unique, much like a human’s fingerprint.
The world’s oldest known recipe is for beer.
The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 BC.
Astronauts cannot burp in space due to the lack of gravity.
Humans share 50% of their DNA with bananas.
A group of crows is called a murder.
The world’s oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old.
Octopuses have three hearts.
The world’s quietest room is located at Microsoft’s headquarters and is measured to be -20.35 decibels.
Pineapples take two years to grow.
A group of owls is called a parliament.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
The world’s largest snowflake was recorded in Montana and was 15 inches in diameter.
Mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas.
The shortest recorded war was between France and the island of Corsica and lasted only 14 minutes.
Humans use only 10% of their brain capacity.
The largest recorded snowball fight consisted of 5,834 participants and happened in Seattle.
Koalas have fingerprints that are almost identical to humans’.
Elephants can recognize themselves in a mirror.
The oldest known living tree is over 4,800 years old and is found in California.
Humans shed about 40 pounds of skin in their lifetime.
The world’s largest collection of rubber ducks consists of over 9,000 ducks.
Some birds can recognize themselves in mirrors, including magpies and pigeons.
There are more possible iterations of a standard deck of cards than there are atoms on Earth.
Sloths only poop once a week.
The world’s largest hamburger weighs 3,591 pounds and was cooked in Michigan.
The average person spends 6 months of their lifetime searching for misplaced items.