Weird Random Facts

Did you know that a group of unicorns is called a blessing?

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

In ancient Egypt, Priests plucked every hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.

The world’s oldest known pants were found in China and are over 3,000 years old.

Wombat poop is cube-shaped, which helps it stay in place on rocks or logs.

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.

Butterflies taste their food with their feet.

A newborn kangaroo is about 1 inch long and only weighs 0.2 grams.

The Hawaiian alphabet only has 12 letters.

The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896, lasting only 38 minutes.

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

The sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick is said to be one of the toughest tongue twisters in the English language.

A single cloud can weigh more than one million pounds.

The shortest complete sentence in the English language is I am.

Octopuses have three hearts.

A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.

Dogs have a unique nose print, just like humans have unique fingerprints.

The oldest known joke in history is from ancient Sumeria and dates back to around 1900 BCE.

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

Weird Random Facts part 2

Americans spend, on average, six months of their lives waiting at red traffic lights.

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

The word gorilla is derived from an ancient Greek word meaning a tribe of hairy women.

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

The dot above the letter i is called a tittle.

There is a town in Norway called Hell, and it often freezes over during winter.

The average person produces enough saliva in their lifetime to fill two swimming pools.

Pineapples used to be considered a status symbol and were so expensive in the 18th century that people would rent them as centerpieces for their parties.

The longest English word without vowels is rhythm.

The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat, which weighs less than a penny.

The inventor of the Frisbee was cremated and turned into a Frisbee after his death.

In Japan, it is considered good luck if a sumo wrestler makes your baby cry.

The odds of being hit by a falling coconut are ten times greater than the odds of being bitten by a shark.

The only letter that does not appear on the periodic table is the letter J.

Nutella was invented during World War II when hazelnuts were mixed into chocolate to extend the supply of cocoa.

Most people can’t lick their own elbow.

A group of owls is called a parliament.

A shrimp’s heart is located in its head.

The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

The world’s smallest reptile is the Brookesia micra, a chameleon about the size of a match head.

The sentence The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog uses every letter of the alphabet.

Bananas are berries, but strawberries are not.

The world’s oldest person lived to be 122 years old and smoked until the age of 1

A snail can sleep for up to three years.

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

The first recorded use of the phrase OMG was in a letter to Winston Churchill in 1917.