Unbelievable and Crazy Facts
Did you know that honey never spoils? Archaeologists even found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that were still perfectly edible!
The world’s largest recorded snowflake was 15 inches in diameter, found in Montana in 1887.
The echo you hear when you clap is actually the sound of your hands hitting each other and then bouncing back to your ears.
In Japan, there are more pets than children. This is due to their declining birth rate and increased pet ownership.
The shortest war in history lasted only 38 to 45 minutes. It was between the British Empire and Sultanate of Zanzibar in 1896.
Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood.
There is a town in Norway called Hell. During winter, it frequently freezes over.
The oldest known organism on Earth is a seagrass found in the Mediterranean Sea. It is estimated to be around 100,000 years old.
The world’s longest recorded flight of a chicken was 13 seconds.
The total weight of all the ants on Earth is greater than the total weight of all humans.
The average cloud weighs about 1.1 million pounds.
The world’s largest waterfall, Angel Falls in Venezuela, is 15 times taller than Niagara Falls.
The world’s largest collection of rubber ducks is over 9,000. They are owned by a man in the United States.
The world’s smallest mammal, the bumblebee bat, can fit on your fingertip and weighs less than a penny.
The shortest street in the world is Ebenezer Place in Scotland, measuring only about 2.06 meters.
Unbelievable and Crazy Facts part 2
The average person walks about 70,000 miles in their lifetime. That’s equivalent to walking around the Earth 2.8 times!
The brain generates enough electricity to power a light bulb.
The probability of getting struck by lightning is higher than winning the lottery.
The average person sheds about 600,000 particles of skin every hour.
In Iceland, books are exchanged as Christmas Eve presents and people spend the night reading. This tradition is called Jólabókaflóð.
The world’s largest recorded hailstone was 8 inches in diameter and weighed about 1 pound.
A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
Polar bears’ fur is not white, but actually transparent. Their skin is black, and the fur appears white due to reflecting light.
The blue whale’s heart is so big that a human can swim through its arteries.
The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during summer due to thermal expansion.
A pound of houseflies contains more protein than a pound of beef.
Giraffes have the same number of neck vertebrae as humans (seven), but they are much longer.
The longest wedding veil ever worn was about 2.5 miles long.
A strawberry is not actually a berry, but a banana is!
The world’s largest pyramid is not the Great Pyramid of Giza but the Great Pyramid of Cholula in Mexico.
The shortest living animal in the world is the lifespan of an adult mayfly, which lasts only about 24 hours.
The King of Hearts is the only king in a deck of cards without a mustache.
A hummingbird’s wings can beat up to 200 times per second.
The average person spends about six months of their life waiting for red traffic lights to turn green.
The world’s deepest postbox is in Susami Bay, Japan. It is underwater and can be visited by scuba divers.
The word bed looks like a bed from above.
Koalas have fingerprints that are almost indistinguishable from humans. This has caused confusion at crime scenes involving koalas.
The national animal of Scotland is a unicorn.
There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the visible universe.
The world’s largest ball of yarn weighs over 9,000 pounds and can be found in Kansas, USA.
Snails can sleep for up to three years.
At any given moment, there are at least 2,000 thunderstorms happening around the world.
The average person spends about six months of their life waiting in line.
A rhinoceros’ horn is made of compacted hair.
The chances of being killed by a vending machine are actually higher than being bitten by a shark.