Unbelievable yet true facts
The shortest war in history lasted only 38-45 minutes, between England and Zanzibar in 1896.
The average person walks the equivalent of three times around the world in their lifetime.
Cleopatra, the last pharaoh of Egypt, lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
The world’s oldest known recipe is for beer and dates back over 5,000 years.
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 chance of being struck by lightning is higher than winning the lottery.
There are more airplanes in the ocean than there are submarines in the sky.
The Great Wall of China can be seen from space, but only in certain weather conditions and with the aid of a powerful telescope.
The world’s oldest known living tree is over 5,000 years old and can be found in California.
The average person spends six months of their life waiting for red traffic lights to turn green.
Astronauts grow taller in space due to the absence of gravity compressing their spines.
The largest snowflake ever recorded was 15 inches wide.
A strawberry is not a berry, but a banana is.
The average person sheds about 600,000 particles of skin every hour.
The hottest chili pepper in the world is so strong that it can cause hallucinations.
There are more cells in the human body than there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
Unbelievable yet true facts part 2
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
The world’s oldest known board game is over 4,500 years old and was discovered in ancient Mesopotamia.
The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
The world’s quietest room is so silent that you can hear your own heartbeat and it can cause hallucinations.
The average person spends two weeks of their life kissing.
Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, is still growing about 4 millimeters each year.
The human brain is more active at night than during the day.
Sharks have been around longer than dinosaurs.
There is a town in Norway where it is illegal to die.
The world’s largest pizza was 13,580 square feet and was made in Italy.
The average person swallows eight spiders in their sleep throughout their lifetime.
A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
The world’s largest waterfall is also an underwater waterfall, located off the coast of Mauritius.
There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all the beaches on Earth.
The longest recorded hiccup lasted 68 years.
Bees can recognize human faces.
The largest recorded tsunami wave was taller than the Empire State Building.
The world’s largest swimming pool is over 1,000 meters long and is located in Chile.
It takes a photon, the smallest particle of light, over 40,000 years to travel from the core of the Sun to its surface.
Chewing gum while studying or taking tests can improve memory and concentration.
The shortest war in history lasted only 38-45 minutes, between England and Zanzibar in 1896.
The average person walks the equivalent of three times around the world in their lifetime.
Cleopatra, the last pharaoh of Egypt, lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
The world’s oldest known recipe is for beer and dates back over 5,000 years.
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 chance of being struck by lightning is higher than winning the lottery.
There are more airplanes in the ocean than there are submarines in the sky.
The Great Wall of China can be seen from space, but only in certain weather conditions and with the aid of a powerful telescope.
The world’s oldest known living tree is over 5,000 years old and can be found in California.
