Weirdest facts
Did you know that wombats have square-shaped poop?
The world’s oldest known creature is a 4000-year-old underwater plant called Posidonia oceanica.
The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896, lasting only 38 minutes.
In 2001, a British man legally changed his name to Captain Fantastic Faster Than Superman Spiderman Batman Wolverine Hulk And The Flash Combined.
There is a species of jellyfish that is immortal and can revert back to its younger form when needed.
The chance of you dying from a vending machine accident is actually higher than being attacked by a shark.
The youngest parents in history were two Chinese children, aged 8 and
8. The largest snowflake ever recorded was 15 inches wide.
Honey never spoils; archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible.
Armadillos always give birth to identical quadruplets.
The longest recorded flight of a chicken was 13 seconds.
The average person spends six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.
The fear of long words is called Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
The smell of freshly-cut grass is actually a distress signal that plants release to warn nearby plants of danger.
A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
During prohibition, the U.S. government started poisoning alcohol to deter people from drinking, causing an estimated 10,000 deaths.
Weirdest facts part 2
The oldest known joke, written on a cuneiform tablet in ancient Sumer, is a fart joke.
The M&M’s in a bag are sorted by a machine that uses lasers to detect any imperfections.
The shortest war in history was between Honduras and El Salvador in 1969, lasting only 100 hours.
The world’s largest snow maze can be found in Warren, Vermont, covering over 15,000 square feet.
The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn.
The word nerd was first coined by Dr. Seuss in his book If I Ran the Zoo.
The world’s first smartphone was released in 1992 by IBM and had a touchscreen and email capabilities.
Astronauts cannot burp in space because the lack of gravity prevents the release of gas bubbles in their stomachs.
The average person will walk the equivalent of five times around the world in their lifetime.
A snail can sleep for up to three years.
The loudest recorded animal sound is made by the blue whale and can be heard from over 600 miles away.
The chance of being killed by a falling coconut is 10 times higher than being killed by a shark.
The world’s oldest known recipe is for beer and dates back to around 1800 B.C.
In Japan, there is a museum dedicated to rocks that look like faces.
The longest word in the English language is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
A group of porcupines is called a prickle.
Chewing gum while peeling onions can help prevent tears.
The average person will spend around six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.
The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 134 degrees Fahrenheit in Death Valley, California.
Cows have best friends and can become stressed when separated from them.
The oldest known recipe for ice cream is over 4000 years old and consists of boiled goat’s milk, sweetened with honey, and flavored with spices.
The fear of long words is called Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the universe.
A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
The world’s oldest known creature is a 4000-year-old underwater plant called Posidonia oceanica.
The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes bone in the ear, measuring only 2.8 millimeters.
Penguins engage in prostitution by exchanging pebbles for sex. Male penguins offer stones to female penguins as a form of courtship.
A single strand of spaghetti is called a spaghetto.
Octopuses have three hearts.