True Interesting Facts

Did you know that 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 shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896. It lasted only 38 minutes.

Koalas have unique fingerprints, just like humans.

The Eiffel Tower can grow up to 6 inches in the summer due to the expansion of its iron structure from the heat.

Astronauts get taller in space. Due to the lack of gravity, their spinal disks are not compressed, allowing them to gain a few centimeters in height.

Octopuses have three hearts.

The world’s oldest known living tree is a bristlecone pine named Methuselah, which is over 4,800 years old.

Armadillos can hold their breath underwater for up to 6 minutes.

The average person spends about 6 months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.

Honeybees have hair on their eyes.

There is enough DNA in the average person’s body to stretch from the sun to Pluto and back – 17 times!

The average person takes around 20,000 breaths a day.

The shortest war in history was fought between two East African tribes, the Ndebele and the Dinka. It lasted just a few minutes.

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.

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

True Interesting Facts part 2

The oldest known living tree is a bristlecone pine named Methuselah, which is over 4,800 years old.

The world’s largest snowflake ever recorded was 15 inches wide.

An average person will spend six months of their life waiting at red lights.

There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the observable universe.

The shortest war ever fought was between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896. It lasted just 38 minutes.

A group of flamingos is known as a flamboyance.

The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was -128 degrees Fahrenheit in Antarctica.

A hippopotamus can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4-foot tall child inside.

The average person spends about 4 years of their life looking down at their cellphone.

The first oranges weren’t orange – they were actually green.

Astronauts can’t cry in space because there is no gravity to let the tears fall.

Cows have best friends and become stressed when separated from them.

A bolt of lightning is six times hotter than the surface of the sun.

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

The average person spends two weeks of their life kissing.

A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.

Chocolate was used as currency in ancient Mayan and Aztec cultures.

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.

The average cloud weighs about 1.1 million pounds.

There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the observable universe.

A newborn kangaroo is about 1 inch long.

The largest snowflake ever recorded was 15 inches wide.

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

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

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

Your brain uses 20% of your body’s total energy.

The oldest living tree in the world is a bristlecone pine named Methuselah, estimated to be over 4,800 years old.

The average person blinks about 15-20 times per minute.

The world’s fastest ant can travel up to a meter per second.

The average person spends about two weeks of their life waiting for traffic lights to turn green.