Random Facts of the Day

The average person walks the equivalent of three times around the world in their lifetime.

Strawberries are the only fruit that wear their seeds on the outside.

Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible.

The world’s oldest known zoo was located in what is now Iraq and was built in 2500 BC.

A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.

The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896. It lasted only 38 minutes.

The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

Bananas are berries, while strawberries are not.

Bees can recognize human faces.

The surface area of Russia is larger than the surface area of Pluto.

The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat, weighing about the same as a penny.

The average person spends six months of their life waiting for red traffic lights to turn green.

The oldest known written recipe is for beer, dating back to around 1800 BC in ancient Sumeria.

Cats sleep for around 70% of their lives.

The Great Wall of China is not visible from space without aid.

Penguins have an annual military march to their breeding grounds, where they walk in a single file line.

The first known use of the word hello to answer the telephone was by Thomas Edison.

Cows have best friends and can become stressed if separated from them.

Random Facts of the Day part 2

The world’s largest pyramid is not in Egypt, but in Mexico. It is the Great Pyramid of Cholula.

In France, it is illegal to name a pig Napoleon.

Caffeine is the most widely used psychoactive drug in the world.

The shortest war in American history was the Toledo War between Ohio and Michigan, which lasted approximately 10 months in 1835-18

More people are killed by vending machines falling on them each year than by shark attacks.

The world’s largest rubber duck is over 60 feet tall and weighs over 30,000 pounds.

The oldest known musical instrument is a bone flute, dating back approximately 43,000 years.

The world’s largest collection of rubber ducks belongs to a man named Charlotte Lee, who has over 10,000 rubber ducks.

The average person blinks over 12,000 times a day.

Scotland has 421 words for snow.

The Eiffel Tower can grow up to 6 inches taller during the summer months due to thermal expansion.

The shortest war in European history was between Britain and the Sultanate of Zanzibar in 1896, lasting only 38 minutes.

The world’s largest art gallery is beneath the city of Paris, in the Catacombs, which hold the remains of over six million people.

The average person will spend six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.

The first alarm clock was invented in ancient Greece and used water to make a sound.

The inventor of the Frisbee was cremated and turned into a Frisbee after his death.

A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.

Octopuses have three hearts.

The country of Monaco is smaller than Central Park in New York City.

The world’s oldest known map is from ancient Babylonia and dates back to around 600 BC.

The average person laughs 13 times a day.

Ants never sleep.

The average human brain has about 70,000 thoughts per day.

The world’s largest LEGO sculpture is a replica of a Star Wars X-Wing Fighter and used over five million LEGO bricks.

The average person will consume over 35,000 cookies in their lifetime.

The longest game of Monopoly ever played lasted 70 straight days.

The first internet message was sent in 1969 from UCLA to Stanford University and consisted of the letters LO.