Unknown Fun Facts That Will Surprise You
Did you know that kangaroos can’t fart?
The average person produces enough saliva in their lifetime to fill two swimming pools.
Dolphins have names for each other.
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 first oranges weren’t actually orange. They were green, and they gradually turned orange over time.
There is a waterfall in Antarctica that runs red, earning it the nickname Blood Falls.
Armadillos have four babies at a time, and they’re always the same sex.
A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
Sloths only poop once a week.
The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a distress signal that plants release when they’re injured.
Cows have best friends and can become stressed when they’re separated.
The shortest war in history lasted only 38 to 45 minutes. It happened between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896.
Elephants can recognize themselves in mirrors, just like humans and great apes.
Bees can recognize human faces.
The world’s quietest room absorbs 99.99% of sound and is so quiet that you can hear your own heartbeat.
The average person walks the equivalent of five times around the Earth in their lifetime.
It is physically impossible for pigs to look up at the sky.
The pineapple is actually a berry.
The Eiffel Tower can grow up to 6 inches in summer due to the expansion of metal in the heat.
Unknown Fun Facts That Will Surprise You part 2
The shortest war in history lasted only 38 to 45 minutes. It happened between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896.
A single strand of spaghetti is called a spaghetto.
A group of pugs is called a grumble.
The longest English word without a vowel is rhythm.
The Titanic had a swimming pool aboard, complete with a diving board.
The world’s oldest known song is over 3,400 years old and was discovered in Syria.
There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.
The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by the ancient Egyptians.
Bananas are berries, while strawberries are not.
The Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters.
The Great Wall of China is actually not visible from space without aid.
The word gymnasium comes from the Greek word gymnazein, which means to exercise naked.
The world’s oldest known shoe is 5,500 years old and was found in Armenia.
Cows have best friends and can become stressed if they are separated.
The longest wedding veil ever worn was over 22,000 feet long.
The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896, lasting only 38 minutes.
The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by the ancient Egyptians.
The largest snowflake ever recorded was 15 inches in diameter.
A pig’s orgasm lasts for 30 minutes.
The duck-billed platypus has no stomach.
The world’s largest collection of rubber ducks is over 8,000.
A hummingbird weighs less than a penny.
The oldest known human DNA is over 400,000 years old and was found in Spain.
The average cloud weighs around 1.1 million pounds.
Honey never spoils, and archaeologists have found pots of perfectly edible honey in ancient Egyptian tombs.
The average person will spend six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.