Random Fun Facts
Did you know that the average person spends six months of their lifetime waiting for red lights to turn green?
In Japan, there are more pets than children.
The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar, lasting only 38 minutes.
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 purse was discovered in Germany and is over 4,500 years old.
A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
The Great Wall of China is not visible from space with the naked eye.
The only letter that does not appear in any US state name is the letter Q.
The average person will spend six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.
Bees can recognize human faces.
The average person laughs around 13 times a day.
The shortest day of the year is 21st December, and it is also the date when everyone wants to extend the night with Christmas lights.
The total weight of all the ants on Earth is estimated to be roughly the same as the weight of all humans.
Bananas are berries, while strawberries are not.
Lake Baikal in Russia is the deepest lake in the world, reaching a depth of 1,642 meters.
The word nerd was first coined by Dr. Seuss in his book If I Ran the Zoo.
Sloths only poop once a week.
The number of possible ways to shuffle a deck of cards is greater than the number of atoms on Earth.
Random Fun Facts part 2
The average person walks the equivalent of three times around the world in their lifetime.
The human brain is more active at night than during the day.
Octopuses have three hearts.
The voices of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse got married in real life.
The oldest known living tree is over 5,000 years old and can be found in California.
The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer due to thermal expansion.
Cats have five toes on their front paws and four toes on their back paws.
Cows have best friends.
The average person blinks about 15,000 times a day.
The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896 and lasted only 38 minutes.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
The Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters.
A single cloud can weigh more than 1 million pounds.
The average American spends about 2.5 days each year looking for lost items.
The average person will walk the equivalent of five times around the Earth in their lifetime.
Coca-Cola would be green if coloring wasn’t added to it.
Human saliva has a boiling point three times that of regular water.
Astronauts cannot cry in space due to the lack of gravity.
The planet Saturn could float in water due to its low density.
A jellyfish is 95% water.
The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
Leonardo da Vinci was left-handed.
Honey is made up of almost 80% sugars and 20% water.
There is a species of jellyfish that can live forever.
The average person will consume about 35 tons of food in their lifetime.
The world’s largest snowflake was recorded in Montana and was 15 inches in diameter.
The average person will produce enough saliva in their lifetime to fill two swimming pools.