50 Random Facts that you Won’t Believe are True
50 Random Facts that you Won’t Believe are True
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1. The shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes, between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896.
2. Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have discovered pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible.
3. The average person will spend about 25 years of their life asleep.
4. Norway once knighted a penguin. Nils Olav, a king penguin, was awarded knighthood by the Norwegian King’s Guard in 2008.
5. The world’s largest snowflake was recorded in Fort Keogh, Montana in 1887. It measured 38 cm (15 inches) in diameter.
6. The word “avocado” comes from the Aztec word “ahuacatl,” which means testicle.
7. The Great Wall of China is not actually visible from space without aid.
8. There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all the beaches of Earth.
9. The speed of a computer mouse is measured in “Mickeys,” named after Mickey Mouse.
10. The surface area of Russia is larger than Pluto’s surface area.
11. A snail can sleep for 3 years straight.
12. The longest recorded flight of a chicken was 13 seconds.
13. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up at the sky.
14. Tigers have striped skin as well as fur.
15. The plastic tip of a shoelace is called an “aglet.”
16. Bananas are berries, while strawberries are not.
17. Pineapple is actually a berry.
18. The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer, due to the expansion of the iron when heated.
19. The original title of the Beatles’ song “Yesterday” was “Scrambled Eggs.”
20. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
21. Butterflies taste with their feet.
22. There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.
23. The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
24. A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance.”
25. The world’s largest pizza was 122 feet in diameter.
26. Octopuses have three hearts.
27. The voices of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse were actually married in real life.
28. The world’s largest rubber band ball weighs over 9,000 pounds.
29. The inventor of the Frisbee was turned into a Frisbee after he died.
30. The first oranges weren’t orange.
31. Honeybees can recognize human faces.
32. The Twitter bird actually has a name – it is Larry.
33. Carrots were originally purple.
34. A flock of crows is known as a “murder.”
35. The longest attack of hiccups lasted 68 years.
36. The shortest war in history was fought between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
37. The original name of Bank of America was Bank of Italy.
38. A group of pugs is called a “grumble.”
39. The fastest land animal is not the cheetah, but the Brazilian free-tailed bat.
40. The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England, in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after just 38 minutes.
41. The original name for the search engine Google was Backrub.
42. The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn.
43. The Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters.
44. Napoleon Bonaparte was once attacked by a horde of bunnies.
45. The first oranges weren’t orange.
46. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
47. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
48. Vending Machines are more deadly than sharks.
49. The world’s largest snowflake was 15 inches wide.
50. Abraham Lincoln is in the Wrestling Hall of Fame.
