Random Weird Facts
Did you know that sloths actually only poop once a week?
In Finland, it is common for people to go to a public sauna completely naked.
The average person will spend about six months of their lifetime waiting for red traffic lights to turn green.
Honey never spoils – archaeologists have even found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are still perfectly edible!
Wombat’s feces are cube-shaped – imagine how weird that would be for a plumber!
The world’s oldest known living organism is a tree in Sweden that is over 9,500 years old.
Some frogs can freeze solid in winter and thaw back to life in spring.
Cows have best friends and become stressed if they are separated from them.
In Japan, there is a festival dedicated to the phallic-shaped radish called the Penis Festival.
The colors blue and purple never occur naturally in food, which is why they are often used in artificial flavors.
Armadillos can walk underwater by holding their breath and inflating their stomachs for buoyancy.
The shortest war in history lasted only 38 to 45 minutes and took place between the countries of Britain and Zanzibar.
Snails can sleep for up to three years.
A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
Scotland has 421 words for snow.
Astronauts cannot cry in space because there is no gravity to pull the tears down their cheeks.
The world’s oldest known recipe is for beer – it dates back over 4,000 years.
Random Weird Facts part 2
Koalas have unique fingerprints, just like humans!
The average person will walk the equivalent of three times around the Earth in their lifetime.
The first oranges weren’t actually orange, but green. They only turned orange after a genetic mutation occurred.
A group of pugs is called a grumble.
The world’s oldest known trousers are over 3,000 years old and were found in China.
Octopuses have three hearts.
The Eiffel Tower can be 15 centimeters taller during the summer due to thermal expansion.
The Hawaiian alphabet only has 13 letters.
A group of bunnies is called a fluffle.
An octopus has the ability to regrow its arms if they are lost in a fight.
Whales have belly buttons because they were once land-dwelling mammals.
The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
Humans share about 50% of their DNA with bananas.
The world’s largest snowflake was recorded in 1887 in Montana and was 15 inches wide.
There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.
The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat, which weighs less than a penny.
Mosquitoes are attracted to people who have recently eaten bananas.
The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn.
In India, it is illegal to take pictures of the Taj Mahal during daylight hours.
The world’s largest gathering of people dressed as Smurfs took place in Wales in 2009, with a total of 2,510 participants.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
The male seahorse is the one that gives birth and can carry up to 2,000 babies at a time.
The smallest bones in the human body are located in the ear.
The world’s biggest pyramid is not in Egypt but in Mexico.
A hummingbird’s heart beats up to 1,260 times per minute.
The fear of long words is called hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
The longest wedding veil ever was longer than 1.8 miles and took 984 hours to make.