Table Of Contents :

• 100 Amazing Facts
• 100 Mind Blowing Facts
• 100 Interesting Facts
• 100 Random Facts
• 100 Fun Facts
• 100 Fascinating Animal Facts
• 100 Travel facts
• 100 Foods and Drinks Facts
• 100 Health And Body Facts
• 100 Strange But True Facts

100 Amazing Facts

1. Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still edible.
2. Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t.
3. There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all the Earth’s beaches.
4. A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.
5. The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer due to the expansion of iron.
6. Octopuses have three hearts.
7. Human noses can detect about one trillion different scents.
8. Hot water freezes faster than cold water, a phenomenon known as the Mpemba effect.
9. Koalas have fingerprints almost identical to human fingerprints.
10. The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
11. A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.
12. The inventor of the Pringles can, Fred Baur, is buried in one.
13. Some cats are allergic to humans.
14. A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance.”
15. There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.
16. The longest time between two twins being born is 87 days.
17. A blue whale’s heart is about the size of a small car.
18. The hashtag symbol is technically called an octothorpe.
19. Scotland’s national animal is the unicorn.
20. The word “nerd” was first coined by Dr. Seuss in “If I Ran the Zoo.”
21. There is a species of jellyfish that is biologically immortal.
22. The longest word in the English language is 189,819 letters long, and it’s the chemical name for titin.
23. The first computer virus was created in 1983.
24. There are more fake flamingos in the world than real ones.
25. The shortest complete sentence in the English language is “I am.”
26. The longest hiccuping spree lasted 68 years.
27. Lobsters communicate with their bladders.
28. There’s a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “Highest Court in the Land.”
29. A day on Pluto is longer than a year on Pluto.
30. The inventor of the microwave appliance received only $2 for his discovery.
31. Cows have best friends and can become stressed when separated from them.
32. An apple, potato, and onion all taste the same if you eat them with your nose plugged.
33. Humans are the only animals that blush.
34. The inventor of the frisbee was turned into a frisbee after he died.
35. A single strand of spaghetti is called a “spaghetto.”
36. Sharks are older than trees.
37. The first ever 3D film was created in 1922.
38. There’s a village in Norway called Hell, and it freezes over every winter.
39. The human brain is sometimes more active during sleep than when awake.
40. Butterflies taste with their feet.
41. The wood frog can hold its pee for up to eight months.
42. The dot over the letter ‘i’ and ‘j’ is called a tittle.
43. There are more public libraries in the U.S. than McDonald’s restaurants.
44. The Twitter bird actually has a name – Larry.
45. A cloud can weigh more than a million pounds.
46. The inventor of the chocolate chip cookie sold the idea to Nestlé Toll House in return for a lifetime supply of chocolate.
47. You can hear a blue whale’s heartbeat from two miles away.
48. The longest English word without a vowel is “rhythms.”
49. Wombat poop is cube-shaped.
50. Humans share 60% of their DNA with bananas.
51. There are more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
52. The shortest commercial flight in the world is in Scotland and lasts only 1.5 minutes.
53. The national animal of Scotland is a unicorn.
54. A jiffy is an actual unit of time: 1/100th of a second.
55. Sea otters hold hands while sleeping to keep from drifting apart.
56. The longest wedding veil was longer than 63 football fields.
57. The world’s largest grand piano was built by a 15-year-old in New Zealand.
58. The world’s smallest reptile was discovered in 2021, and it can sit on the tip of a finger.
59. The record for the longest bout of hiccups is held by Charles Osborne, who hiccuped for 68 years.
60. The majority of your brain is fat.
61. The inventor of the Rubik’s Cube, Ernő Rubik, took a month to solve it after he created it.
62. The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes.
63. A day on the planet Mercury is twice as long as its year.
64. There’s a giant mushroom in Oregon that’s 2,400 years old and covers 3.4 square miles.
65. A baby puffin is called a “puffling.”
66. The first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson to himself in 1971.
67. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
68. The longest musical performance lasted 639 years.
69. The inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, never called his mother or wife because they were both deaf.
70. A bolt of lightning is five times hotter than the surface of the sun.
71. The first oranges weren’t orange; they were green.
72. A group of porcupines is called a “prickle.”
73. The shortest complete sentence in the English language is “Go.”
74. The world’s largest snowflake on record was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.
75. The first webcam was used to monitor a coffee pot.
76. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
77. Bananas grow upside-down.
78. The first toy to be advertised on television was Mr. Potato Head.
79. A snail can sleep for three years at a time.
80. The human body contains enough fat to make seven bars of soap.
81. A small child could swim through the veins of a blue whale.
82. The world’s longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
83. The inventor of Vaseline used to eat a spoonful of it every day.
84. The shortest presidency in U.S. history was held by William Henry Harrison, who served for just 32 days.
85. Some penguins propose to their mates with a pebble.
86. The longest English word consists of 189,819 letters.
87. The oldest “your mom” joke was discovered on a 3,500-year-old Babylonian tablet.
88. The oldest known living tree is over 5,000 years old.
89. A flea can accelerate faster than the Space Shuttle.
90. The first person convicted of speeding was going eight mph.
91. The entire world’s population could fit inside Los Angeles.
92. A narwhal’s tusk reveals its past living conditions.
93. The founder of Match.com, Gary Kremen, lost his girlfriend to a man she met on Match.com.
94. The world’s longest pizza was over a mile long.
95. In Japan, letting a sumo wrestler make your baby cry is considered good luck.
96. The original name for Google was “Backrub.”
97. A group of kangaroos is called a “mob.”
98. The first known use of the word “hello” was in 1827.
99. The first novel ever written on a typewriter was “Tom Sawyer.”
100. There’s a basketball court in the U.S. Supreme Court building. It’s known as the “Highest Court in the Land.”

100 Mind Blowing Facts

1. Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still edible.
2. There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all the Earth’s beaches.
3. A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus. It takes Venus longer to rotate once on its axis (243 Earth days) than it does to orbit the Sun (225 Earth days).
4. The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer due to the expansion of iron from the heat.
5. Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t.
6. Humans and giraffes have the same number of neck vertebrae.
7. Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood.
8. There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.
9. A single teaspoon of honey represents the life work of 12 bees.
10. A day on Mercury is twice as long as its year.
11. The world’s largest desert is actually Antarctica.
12. A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.
13. There are more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way.
14. The shortest war in history lasted just 38 to 45 minutes, between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896.
15. Wombat poop is cube-shaped to prevent it from rolling away.
16. Dolphins have names for each other.
17. A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance.”
18. Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
19. The inventor of the Pringles can, Fred Baur, is buried in one.
20. The longest time between two twins being born is 87 days.
21. A snail can sleep for three years.
22. The heart of a blue whale is the size of a small car.
23. Butterflies can taste with their feet.
24. The shortest commercial flight in the world lasts just 57 seconds, between two Scottish islands.
25. The majority of your brain is fat.
26. There are more cells of bacteria in your body than there are human cells.
27. The infinity symbol is called a lemniscate.
28. A small child could swim through the veins of a blue whale.
29. The inventor of the frisbee was turned into a frisbee after he died.
30. If you consistently fart for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb.
31. McDonald’s once made bubblegum-flavored broccoli.
32. The inventor of the Rubik’s Cube, Erno Rubik, took one month to solve the cube after he created it.
33. There are more fake flamingos in the world than real ones.
34. The name for the shape of Pringles is called a “Hyperbolic Paraboloid.”
35. There are more public libraries in the United States than McDonald’s restaurants.
36. It rains diamonds on Saturn and Jupiter.
37. The longest English word is 189,819 letters long and would take three and a half hours to pronounce.
38. A single strand of spaghetti is called a “spaghetto.”
39. A bolt of lightning is five times hotter than the surface of the sun.
40. There are more possible iterations of a shuffled deck of cards than there are atoms on Earth.
41. The longest hiccuping spree lasted 68 years.
42. One in every five adults believe that aliens are hiding in our planet disguised as humans.
43. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
44. The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
45. A cloud can weigh more than a million pounds.
46. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
47. The first oranges weren’t orange; they were green.
48. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
49. The inventor of the modern pencil eraser was also the inventor of the modern pencil.
50. A day on Pluto is equivalent to 153.6 hours.
51. There are more planes in the ocean than submarines in the sky.
52. A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time; it’s 1/100th of a second.
53. A group of pandas is called an embarrassment.
54. The longest musical performance lasts 639 years.
55. You can hear a blue whale’s heartbeat from more than 2 miles away.
56. The longest wedding veil was longer than 63 football fields.
57. Tom and Jerry were originally named Jasper and Jinx.
58. A group of owls is called a parliament.
59. A single strand of hair can hold up to 100 grams of weight.
60. The “Windy City” name has nothing to do with Chicago weather.
61. The first computer mouse was made of wood.
62. The voice of Mickey Mouse and the voice of Minnie Mouse got married in real life.
63. The shortest war in history was fought between Britain and Zanzibar.
64. A flock of crows is known as a murder.
65. The word “nerd” was first coined by Dr. Seuss.
66. The longest English word without a vowel is “rhythms.”
67. The man who voiced Bugs Bunny was allergic to carrots.
68. A group of porcupines is called a prickle.
69. A single drop of water contains about 1.67 sextillion molecules of H2O.
70. The inventor of the electric chair was a dentist.
71. The longest place name in the world is 85 letters long.
72. A group of jellyfish is called a smack.
73. A crocodile’s brain is no larger than a cigar.
74. The hashtag symbol is technically called an “octothorpe.”
75. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
76. The shortest complete sentence in the English language is “Go.”
77. The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn.
78. A duck’s quack doesn’t echo, and no one knows why.
79. The world’s most expensive pizza costs $12,000 and takes 72 hours to make.
80. A group of rabbits is called a fluffle.
81. The only letter that doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name is Q.
82. The inventor of the microwave oven received only $2 for his discovery.
83. A shrimp’s heart is in its head.
84. There are only two words in the English language that end in “-gry”: angry and hungry.
85. The longest word in the English language without repeating a letter is “uncopyrightable.”
86. A group of frogs is called an army.
87. The shortest scientific paper ever published had zero words.
88. The longest time between two twins being born is 87 days.
89. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
90. A group of kangaroos is called a mob.
91. The tongue of a blue whale weighs as much as an elephant.
92. The first fax machine was patented in 1843, before the telephone.
93. A group of ferrets is called a business.
94. An octopus has three hearts and nine brains.
95. The word “strengths” is the longest word in the English language with only one vowel.
96. The first oranges weren’t orange; they were green.
97. The shortest commercial flight in the world lasts just 57 seconds.
98. The inventor of the Pringles can is buried in one.
99. The longest musical performance lasts 639 years.
100. The majority of your brain is fat.

100 Interesting Facts

1. Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still edible.
2. The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
3. A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.
4. The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during hot days, due to the expansion of iron in the heat.
5. The inventor of the Pringles can, Fred Baur, was buried in one.
6. Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t.
7. Humans share 60% of their DNA with bananas.
8. The longest time between two twins being born is 87 days.
9. A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.
10. The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn.
11. There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all the world’s beaches.
12. A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance.”
13. Cows have best friends and can become stressed when separated.
14. The first computer virus was created in 1983.
15. Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood.
16. Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
17. The shortest complete sentence in the English language is “I am.”
18. The longest word in English has 189,819 letters and would take about three and a half hours to say aloud.
19. A snail can sleep for three years.
20. The inventor of the modern flush toilet was named Thomas Crapper.
21. Dragonflies have been on Earth for 300 million years.
22. The world’s largest waterfall is underwater, located between Greenland and Iceland.
23. The human nose can detect over 1 trillion different scents.
24. A single strand of spaghetti is called a “spaghetto.”
25. The total weight of all the ants on Earth is about the same as the total weight of all the humans.
26. The dot over the letter “i” is called a “tittle.”
27. Dolphins have names for each other.
28. There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.
29. The longest hiccuping spree lasted 68 years.
30. A blue whale’s heart is the size of a small car.
31. The average person walks the equivalent of five times around the world in their lifetime.
32. A group of crows is called a “murder.”
33. The first oranges weren’t orange; they were green.
34. A jiffy is an actual unit of time; it’s 1/100th of a second.
35. The inventor of the frisbee was turned into a frisbee after he died.
36. There are more public libraries in the U.S. than McDonald’s restaurants.
37. The world’s oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old.
38. The average human body contains enough sulfur to kill all fleas on an average dog.
39. Honeybees can recognize human faces.
40. The word “nerd” was first coined by Dr. Seuss in “If I Ran the Zoo.”
41. The world’s largest snowflake on record was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.
42. The chicken is the closest living relative to the Tyrannosaurus rex.
43. There are more fake flamingos in the world than real ones.
44. The longest musical performance in history is currently taking place and will last 639 years.
45. The inventor of the microwave appliance received only $2 for his discovery.
46. The fingerprints of a koala are so indistinguishable from humans that they have on occasion been confused at a crime scene.
47. Humans are the only animals that blush.
48. The scientific term for brain freeze is “sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia.”
49. The first webcam was used to monitor a coffee pot.
50. The first person convicted of speeding was going 8 mph.
51. A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.
52. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
53. Sea otters hold hands when they sleep to keep from drifting apart.
54. There are more lifeforms living on your skin than there are people on the planet.
55. A small child could swim through the veins of a blue whale.
56. The human brain can generate about 23 watts of power (enough to power a lightbulb).
57. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
58. The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
59. A moment is a medieval unit of time equivalent to 90 seconds.
60. The average person spends six months of their lifetime waiting for red lights to turn green.
61. Apples float in water because they are 25% air.
62. The inventor of the light bulb, Thomas Edison, was afraid of the dark.
63. A bolt of lightning can reach temperatures hotter than the surface of the sun.
64. The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896.
65. Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries.
66. The word “strengths” is the longest word in the English language with only one vowel.
67. There are no bridges over the Amazon River.
68. The original London Bridge is now in Arizona.
69. The dot over a lowercase i and j is called a “tittle.”
70. The longest word in the English language has 189,819 letters.
71. The inventor of the Pringles can is now buried in one.
72. A jiffy is an actual unit of time.
73. The moon has moonquakes.
74. Dolphins have names for each other.
75. The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes.
76. Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t.
77. Humans share 60% of their DNA with bananas.
78. The longest time between two twins being born is 87 days.
79. A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.
80. The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn.
81. There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all the world’s beaches combined.
82. A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance.”
83. Cows have best friends and can become stressed when separated.
84. The first computer virus was created in 1983.
85. Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood.
86. Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
87. The shortest complete sentence in the English language is “I am.”
88. The longest word in English has 189,819 letters and would take about three and a half hours to say aloud.
89. A snail can sleep for three years.
90. The inventor of the modern flush toilet was named Thomas Crapper.
91. Dragonflies have been on Earth for 300 million years.
92. The world’s largest waterfall is underwater, located between Greenland and Iceland.
93. The human nose can detect over 1 trillion different scents.
94. A single strand of spaghetti is called a “spaghetto.”
95. The total weight of all the ants on Earth is about the same as the total weight of all the humans.
96. The dot over the letter “i” is called a “tittle.”
97. Dolphins have names for each other.
98. There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.
99. The longest hiccuping spree lasted 68 years.
100. A blue whale’s heart is the size of a small car.

100 Random Facts

1. Honey never spoils; jars of honey have been found in ancient Egyptian tombs and are still edible.
2. Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t.
3. Octopuses have three hearts.
4. A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.
5. The shortest war in history lasted 38 to 45 minutes between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896.
6. Human teeth are just as strong as shark teeth.
7. The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer due to thermal expansion.
8. The dot over the letter “i” and “j” is called a tittle.
9. The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
10. There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all the Earth’s beaches.
11. A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance.”
12. The world’s largest grand piano was built by a 15-year-old in New Zealand.
13. The shortest commercial flight in the world is in Scotland and lasts about 1.5 minutes.
14. A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.
15. Cows have best friends and get stressed when they are separated.
16. The heart of a blue whale is so large that a human could swim through its arteries.
17. The inventor of the Pringles can is now buried in one.
18. The longest wedding veil was the same length as 63.5 football fields.
19. The hottest chili pepper in the world is the Carolina Reaper.
20. There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than atoms in the known universe.
21. Koalas have fingerprints that are almost indistinguishable from humans.
22. A day on Pluto is equivalent to 6.4 Earth days.
23. A single strand of spaghetti is called a “spaghetto.”
24. The first oranges weren’t orange; they were green.
25. The inventor of the Frisbee was turned into a Frisbee after he died.
26. The official bird of Redondo Beach, California, is the Goodyear Blimp.
27. A group of crows is called a “murder.”
28. The Empire State Building has its own zip code.
29. Avocados are berries.
30. There’s a species of jellyfish that is biologically immortal.
31. A duel between three people is called a “truel.”
32. The word “nerd” was first coined by Dr. Seuss in “If I Ran the Zoo.”
33. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
34. The inventor of Vaseline ate a spoonful of it every day.
35. The first computer programmer was Ada Lovelace in the 19th century.
36. The national flag of Libya from 1977 to 2011 was solid green.
37. The hashtag symbol (#) is technically called an “octothorpe.”
38. The scientific term for brain freeze is “sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia.”
39. A group of owls is called a “parliament.”
40. The first person to be convicted of speeding was going 8 mph.
41. The voices of Mickey and Minnie Mouse got married in real life.
42. A baby puffin is called a “puffling.”
43. There are more public libraries in the U.S. than McDonald’s restaurants.
44. The inventor of the microwave appliance received only $2 for his discovery.
45. Snails can sleep for up to three years.
46. The unicorn is mentioned nine times in the King James Bible.
47. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
48. A group of porcupines is called a “prickle.”
49. The Guinness World Record for the longest hiccuping spree is 68 years.
50. The average person walks the equivalent of five times around the world in their lifetime.
51. A group of jellyfish is called a “smack.”
52. The first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson to himself in 1971.
53. The name for a group of frogs is an “army.”
54. The world’s deepest postbox is in Susami Bay, Japan, and is 10 meters underwater.
55. The first fruit eaten on the moon was a peach.
56. The longest time between two twins being born is 87 days.
57. The most commonly used letter in the English alphabet is the letter E.
58. The shortest complete sentence in the English language is “I am.”
59. “Dreamt” is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt.”
60. The average American spends about 2.5 days a year looking for lost items.
61. The inventor of the Super Soaker was a NASA engineer.
62. The first novel ever written on a typewriter was Tom Sawyer.
63. The oldest “your mom” joke was discovered on a 3,500-year-old Babylonian tablet.
64. A group of lemurs is called a “conspiracy.”
65. The only letter that doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name is Q.
66. The national animal of Canada is the beaver.
67. A group of ferrets is called a “business.”
68. There are more lakes in Canada than in the rest of the world combined.
69. The longest word in the English language has 189,819 letters and takes over three hours to pronounce.
70. The first recorded use of toilet paper was in China in the 6th century.
71. The only number whose letters are in alphabetical order is “forty.”
72. The world’s smallest reptile was discovered in 2021 in Madagascar and can fit on a fingertip.
73. A group of giraffes is called a “tower.”
74. The inventor of the Rubik’s Cube did not solve it until a month after he created it.
75. The shortest international commercial flight is between two islands in Scotland and lasts less than a minute.
76. The longest word you can type using just the top row of letters on a QWERTY keyboard is “typewriter.”
77. A group of kangaroos is called a “mob.”
78. The first Olympic Games were held in 776 B.C. in Olympia, Greece.
79. The world’s oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old.
80. The banana is a berry, but the strawberry is not.
81. The human nose can remember 50,000 different scents.
82. A bolt of lightning is five times hotter than the sun.
83. The word “strengths” is the longest word in the English language with only one vowel.
84. The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896, lasting between 38 and 45 minutes.
85. A group of rhinos is called a “crash.”
86. The original name for the search engine Google was “Backrub.”
87. The only letter that doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name is Q.
88. A group of parrots is called a “pandemonium.”
89. The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
90. A group of kittens is called a “kindle.”
91. A group of bunnies is called a “fluffle.”
92. The first oranges weren’t orange; they were green.
93. The tallest mountain in our solar system is Olympus Mons on Mars.
94. The inventor of the lightbulb, Thomas Edison, was afraid of the dark.
95. The shortest complete sentence in the English language is “I am.”
96. A group of crows is called a “murder.”
97. The first product to have a barcode scanned was Wrigley’s gum.
98. The first 3D film was created in 1922.
99. The first TV commercial aired on July 1, 1941, for Bulova watches.
100. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.

100 Fun Facts

1. Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still edible.
2. A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance.”
3. Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t.
4. The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
5. The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer due to the expansion of iron in the heat.
6. There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all the Earth’s beaches.
7. The inventor of the Pringles can, Fred Baur, is buried in one.
8. Octopuses have three hearts.
9. The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
10. It rains diamonds on Saturn and Jupiter.
11. A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.
12. Koalas have fingerprints that are almost identical to human fingerprints.
13. The heart of a shrimp is located in its head.
14. A snail can sleep for three years.
15. The world’s largest snowflake on record was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.
16. A cow-bison hybrid is called a “beefalo.”
17. The shortest place name is “Å,” which is a village in Norway and Sweden.
18. The longest English word without a true vowel is “rhythms.”
19. Apples float in water because they are 25% air.
20. There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.
21. A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.
22. Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins can.
23. A group of porcupines is called a “prickle.”
24. An octopus has nine brains.
25. The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows.
26. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
27. The shortest complete sentence in the English language is “I am.”
28. The word “set” has the most definitions in the English language.
29. The dot over the letter “i” is called a “tittle.”
30. There are more fake flamingos in the world than real ones.
31. A baker’s dozen is 13.
32. Humans share 50% of their DNA with bananas.
33. Wombat poop is cube-shaped.
34. The longest hiccuping spree lasted for 68 years.
35. A single strand of Spaghetti is called a “Spaghetto.”
36. The most common name in the world is “Muhammad.”
37. A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.
38. Butterflies taste with their feet.
39. A group of jellyfish is called a “smack.”
40. The Twitter bird’s name is Larry.
41. The inventor of the frisbee was turned into a frisbee after he died.
42. The average person will spend six months of their life waiting for a red light to turn green.
43. A single cloud can weigh more than a million pounds.
44. The longest wedding veil was longer than 63 football fields.
45. There are more public libraries in the U.S. than McDonald’s restaurants.
46. A small child could swim through the veins of a blue whale.
47. A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time: 1/100th of a second.
48. Polar bears have black skin under their white fur.
49. The world’s oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old.
50. The first oranges weren’t orange. They were green.
51. The Guinness World Record for the longest hiccuping spree is 68 years.
52. A group of crows is called a “murder.”
53. The first computer was invented in the 1940s.
54. The average person walks the equivalent of five times around the world in their lifetime.
55. A group of owls is called a “parliament.”
56. The world’s largest grand piano was built by a 15-year-old in New Zealand.
57. A single sneeze travels at about 100 miles per hour.
58. The human body contains enough fat to make seven bars of soap.
59. A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time.
60. The inventor of the microwave appliance received only $2 for his discovery.
61. The human nose can remember 50,000 different scents.
62. The first ever 3D film was released in cinemas in 1922.
63. A shrimp’s heart is in its head.
64. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
65. A group of owls is called a “parliament.”
66. A hummingbird’s heart beats over 1,200 times per minute.
67. A blue whale’s tongue weighs as much as an adult elephant.
68. The shortest war in history lasted for only 38 minutes.
69. The longest word in the English language is 189,819 letters long and takes about three and a half hours to pronounce.
70. A group of frogs is called an “army.”
71. The world’s smallest reptile was discovered in 2021 and measures just 28.9 millimeters.
72. The human eye can distinguish about 10 million different colors.
73. A group of giraffes is called a “tower.”
74. The first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson to himself in 1971.
75. The longest wedding veil was 63.5 football fields long.
76. The first known use of the word “hello” was in 1827.
77. The most widely spoken language is Mandarin Chinese.
78. The first person convicted of speeding was going 8 mph.
79. A group of lemurs is called a “conspiracy.”
80. The average person will spend six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.
81. A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.
82. The word “nerd” was first coined by Dr. Seuss in “If I Ran the Zoo.”
83. The first ever 3D film was released in cinemas in 1922.
84. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
85. A hummingbird’s heart beats over 1,200 times per minute.
86. A group of rabbits is called a “fluffle.”
87. The shortest war in history lasted for only 38 minutes.
88. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
89. A single sneeze travels 100 miles per hour.
90. A group of frogs is called an “army.”
91. The human eye can distinguish about 10 million different colors.
92. A group of giraffes is called a “tower.”
93. The first known use of the word “hello” was in 1827.
94. The first ever 3D film was released in cinemas in 1922.
95. The longest hiccuping spree lasted for 68 years.
96. A group of frogs is called an “army.”
97. The human eye can distinguish about 10 million different colors.
98. A group of giraffes is called a “tower.”
99. The first known use of the word “hello” was in 1827.
100. The longest word in the English language is 189,819 letters long and takes about three and a half hours to pronounce.

100 Fascinating Animal Facts

1. A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance.”
2. Elephants are the only animals that can’t jump.
3. A snail can sleep for three years.
4. The fingerprints of a koala are almost indistinguishable from those of humans.
5. A rhinoceros’ horn is made of compacted hair.
6. Slugs have four noses.
7. Only female mosquitoes bite.
8. A group of owls is called a “parliament.”
9. Dolphins sleep with one eye open.
10. The heart of a blue whale is the size of a small car.
11. A cow gives nearly 200,000 glasses of milk in a lifetime.
12. Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still edible.
13. Octopuses have three hearts.
14. A group of crows is called a “murder.”
15. The fastest land animal is the cheetah, which can reach speeds of up to 70 mph.
16. The fingerprints of a koala are so similar to humans that they can be confused at a crime scene.
17. Male seahorses carry and give birth to their young.
18. Butterflies taste with their feet.
19. A group of frogs is called an “army.”
20. Some species of tarantulas keep frogs as pets.
21. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
22. Starfish do not have brains.
23. A group of jellyfish is called a “smack.”
24. The heart of a shrimp is located in its head.
25. Frogs drink water through their skin.
26. A group of pandas is called an “embarrassment.”
27. Gorillas can catch human colds.
28. There are more chickens on Earth than humans.
29. The fingerprints of a koala are so similar to humans that they can be confused at a crime scene.
30. A snail can sleep for three years.
31. Sea otters hold hands when they sleep to keep from drifting apart.
32. A group of butterflies is called a “kaleidoscope.”
33. The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
34. Crocodiles cannot stick their tongue out.
35. An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
36. A shrimp’s heart is in its head.
37. A group of sharks is called a “shiver.”
38. Giraffes have no vocal cords.
39. A duck’s quack doesn’t echo, and no one knows why.
40. A group of zebras is called a “dazzle.”
41. A newborn kangaroo is about the size of a lima bean.
42. Oysters can change gender multiple times during their life.
43. A group of rhinos is called a “crash.”
44. Male penguins propose to females by giving them a pebble.
45. A group of whales is called a “pod.”
46. The loudest animal in the world is the sperm whale.
47. A group of porcupines is called a “prickle.”
48. Horses and cows sleep standing up.
49. A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance.”
50. Cows have best friends and get stressed when they are separated.
51. The only mammal capable of flight is the bat.
52. A group of bats is called a “cauldron.”
53. Some fish cough.
54. A group of lions is called a “pride.”
55. A group of kangaroos is called a “mob.”
56. Bees have five eyes.
57. A group of hedgehogs is called a “prickle.”
58. A group of geese on the ground is called a “gaggle.”
59. A group of geese in flight is called a “skein.”
60. The fingerprints of a koala are so similar to humans that they can be confused at a crime scene.
61. A snail can sleep for three years.
62. A group of gorillas is called a “band.”
63. A group of elephants is called a “parade.”
64. A group of eagles is called a “convocation.”
65. Cows have best friends and get stressed when they are separated.
66. A group of donkeys is called a “drove.”
67. A group of deer is called a “herd.”
68. A group of crocodiles is called a “bask.”
69. A group of chimpanzees is called a “troop.”
70. A group of cats is called a “clowder.”
71. A group of bison is called a “herd.”
72. A group of birds is called a “flock.”
73. A group of bears is called a “sleuth.”
74. A group of baboons is called a “troop.”
75. A group of alligators is called a “congregation.”
76. A group of apes is called a “shrewdness.”
77. A group of ants is called a “colony.”
78. A group of wolves is called a “pack.”
79. A group of turkeys is called a “rafter.”
80. A group of toads is called a “knot.”
81. A group of swans is called a “bevy.”
82. A group of squirrels is called a “dray.”
83. A group of sparrows is called a “host.”
84. A group of snakes is called a “nest.”
85. A group of seals is called a “colony.”
86. A group of ravens is called an “unkindness.”
87. A group of raccoons is called a “gaze.”
88. A group of quail is called a “covey.”
89. A group of pigeons is called a “kit.”
90. A group of peacocks is called an “ostentation.”
91. A group of parrots is called a “pandemonium.”
92. A group of owls is called a “parliament.”
93. A group of otters is called a “romp.”
94. A group of ostriches is called a “flock.”
95. A group of opossums is called a “passel.”
96. A group of octopuses is called a “consortium.”
97. A group of nightingales is called a “watch.”
98. A group of mice is called a “mischief.”
99. A group of lizards is called a “lounge.”
100. A group of lemurs is called a “conspiracy.”

100 Travel Facts

1. The world’s most visited city is Bangkok, Thailand.
2. France is the most visited country in the world.
3. The shortest commercial flight is between the Scottish islands of Westray and Papa Westray, taking just 1.5 minutes.
4. The longest non-stop commercial flight is from Singapore to New York, lasting around 18 hours.
5. The Great Wall of China is not visible from space with the naked eye, contrary to popular belief.
6. Tokyo, Japan, has the world’s busiest pedestrian crossing: Shibuya Crossing.
7. Russia spans 11 time zones, the most of any country.
8. Antarctica is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent.
9. Vatican City is the smallest country in the world, both in size and population.
10. The Maldives is the flattest country in the world.
11. Monaco is the most densely populated country in the world.
12. Canada has the longest coastline of any country.
13. The world’s most spoken language is English, followed by Mandarin Chinese.
14. Mount Everest, located on the border of Nepal and China, is the highest mountain in the world.
15. The Dead Sea is the lowest point on Earth’s surface on dry land.
16. Australia is home to the largest coral reef system, the Great Barrier Reef.
17. The Amazon Rainforest produces more than 20% of the world’s oxygen supply.
18. The world’s largest desert is the Sahara in Africa.
19. Africa is the only continent that spans all four hemispheres.
20. Iceland does not have mosquitoes.
21. The world’s largest island is Greenland.
22. The Danube River flows through ten countries, more than any other river.
23. The official language of Ethiopia is Amharic, but there are more than 80 different languages spoken in the country.
24. Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is the highest free-standing mountain in the world.
25. The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer due to thermal expansion.
26. The United States has the most airports of any country.
27. English is the most widely spoken second language in the world.
28. The world’s largest lake, by surface area, is the Caspian Sea.
29. The currency used in Japan is the yen.
30. The Great Barrier Reef is larger than the United Kingdom, Holland, and Switzerland combined.
31. The official currency of South Korea is the won.
32. The largest palace in the world is the Istana Nurul Iman in Brunei.
33. Norway has the longest coastline in Europe.
34. Switzerland has four official languages: German, French, Italian, and Romansh.
35. The official currency of Egypt is the Egyptian pound.
36. New Zealand was the first country to give women the right to vote in 1893.
37. The Amazon River is the second longest river in the world.
38. The currency of Brazil is the real.
39. Timbuktu in Mali was once a major center of trade and learning in the 15th and 16th centuries.
40. The official language of Brazil is Portuguese.
41. The Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy leans due to unstable foundation soil.
42. The official language of Argentina is Spanish.
43. South Africa has three capital cities: Pretoria, Bloemfontein, and Cape Town.
44. The official language of Chile is Spanish.
45. The country of Bhutan measures its success based on Gross National Happiness.
46. The longest river in North America is the Mississippi-Missouri River system.
47. The official currency of India is the Indian rupee.
48. The island of Java in Indonesia is the most populous island in the world.
49. The official language of Saudi Arabia is Arabic.
50. The Galápagos Islands are part of Ecuador.
51. The currency in Mexico is the peso.
52. The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the tallest building in the world.
53. The official language of Thailand is Thai.
54. The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States.
55. The official currency of Turkey is the lira.
56. The Taj Mahal is located in Agra, India.
57. The official language of Vietnam is Vietnamese.
58. The Colosseum in Rome could hold up to 80,000 spectators in ancient times.
59. The official language of Greece is Greek.
60. The Andes is the longest continental mountain range in the world.
61. The currency used in South Africa is the rand.
62. The official language of Kenya is Swahili and English.
63. The currency in Switzerland is the Swiss franc.
64. The official language of Nigeria is English.
65. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
66. The capital of Australia is Canberra.
67. The official currency of Malaysia is the ringgit.
68. The Grand Canyon in the USA is over 270 miles long.
69. The official language of Peru is Spanish.
70. The Blue Hole in Belize is one of the most famous diving spots in the world.
71. The currency used in Singapore is the Singapore dollar.
72. The official language of Morocco is Arabic and Berber.
73. The Sydney Opera House in Australia is one of the most recognizable buildings in the world.
74. The currency used in Sweden is the krona.
75. The official language of Israel is Hebrew.
76. The currency used in Norway is the krone.
77. The official language of the Philippines is Filipino and English.
78. The currency used in Russia is the ruble.
79. The official language of Indonesia is Indonesian.
80. The Amazon Rainforest is often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth.”
81. The currency used in Denmark is the krone.
82. The official language of Lebanon is Arabic.
83. The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from space.
84. The currency used in Hungary is the forint.
85. The official language of Bangladesh is Bengali.
86. The Eiffel Tower was originally intended to be dismantled after 20 years.
87. The currency used in Poland is the zloty.
88. The official language of Afghanistan is Pashto and Dari.
89. The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the world’s oceans.
90. The currency used in the Czech Republic is the koruna.
91. The official language of Sri Lanka is Sinhala and Tamil.
92. The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world.
93. The currency used in Iceland is the krona.
94. The official language of Myanmar is Burmese.
95. The city of Venice is built on more than 100 small islands.
96. The currency used in Croatia is the kuna.
97. The official language of Uganda is English and Swahili.
98. The Amazon River has the largest drainage basin in the world.
99. The currency used in New Zealand is the New Zealand dollar.
100. The official language of Algeria is Arabic and Berber.

100 Foods and Drinks Facts

1. Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still edible.
2. Apples float because they are made up of 25% air.
3. Chocolate was once used as currency by the ancient Mayans.
4. The most expensive coffee in the world is made from beans that have been eaten and excreted by a Sumatran wild cat.
5. Cashews grow on the bottom of a fruit called a cashew apple.
6. The world’s largest pizza was made in Rome in 2012 and was over 13,580 square feet.
7. Carrots were originally purple, not orange.
8. Tomatoes are technically fruits, not vegetables.
9. Peanuts are not nuts; they are legumes.
10. There are over 7,500 varieties of apples grown worldwide.
11. A cluster of bananas is called a hand, and a single banana is a finger.
12. Coconut water can be used as a substitute for blood plasma in emergencies.
13. The durian fruit is known as the world’s smelliest fruit.
14. Ketchup was originally sold as a medicine in the 1830s.
15. The popsicle was invented by an 11-year-old boy in 1905.
16. There are more than 10,000 varieties of grapes in the world.
17. The most expensive cheese in the world is made from donkey’s milk.
18. Worcestershire sauce contains dissolved anchovies.
19. The largest recorded serving of fried chicken weighed over 1,000 pounds.
20. Pineapples take about two years to grow.
21. The average American eats nearly 12 pounds of chocolate each year.
22. Almonds are a member of the peach family.
23. Honey is the only food that contains all the substances necessary to sustain life, including enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and water.
24. The most expensive spice in the world is saffron.
25. The hottest pepper in the world is the Carolina Reaper.
26. Avocados are berries.
27. Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth.
28. The world’s oldest known recipe is for beer.
29. The most stolen food in the world is cheese.
30. The cashew nut is related to poison ivy.
31. Watermelon is 92% water.
32. The world’s largest chocolate bar weighed over 12,000 pounds.
33. Bananas are radioactive due to their potassium content.
34. Cranberries can bounce if they are fresh.
35. The ancient Greeks used olive oil as a body lotion.
36. The world’s most expensive pizza costs over $12,000 and includes edible gold.
37. The heaviest pumpkin on record weighed over 2,600 pounds.
38. The most expensive tea in the world is Da-Hong Pao, which costs over $1,000,000 per kilogram.
39. Cheese is the most shoplifted food item in the world.
40. The average American eats about 35 tons of food in a lifetime.
41. The world’s oldest bottle of wine dates back to 325 AD.
42. The most popular fruit in the world is the banana.
43. A single cup of coffee contains more than 1,000 chemical compounds.
44. The largest scrambled egg was made from 145,000 eggs.
45. The artichoke is the flower bud of a thistle plant.
46. The most expensive caviar is made from the eggs of the rare albino beluga sturgeon.
47. The first fast food restaurant in the world was White Castle, opened in 1921.
48. The world’s largest cheeseburger weighed over 2,000 pounds.
49. The most expensive bottle of wine ever sold cost $558,000.
50. The average person in Japan eats 150 pounds of rice per year.
51. The world’s largest chocolate factory is in Belgium.
52. The record for the most hot dogs eaten in 10 minutes is 76.
53. The first microwave oven was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.
54. The most expensive sushi in the world is wrapped in 24-karat gold leaf.
55. The average American eats over 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving Day.
56. The most popular vegetable in the world is the potato.
57. The world’s largest ice cream cake weighed over 23,000 pounds.
58. The most expensive beer in the world costs over $1,000 per bottle.
59. The first commercial chewing gum was made in the 1850s.
60. The oldest known cookbook dates back to 1700 BC.
61. The most popular pizza topping in the United States is pepperoni.
62. The world’s largest chicken nugget weighed over 50 pounds.
63. The most expensive cocktail in the world costs over $12,000.
64. The record for the most pancakes made in one hour is 1,092.
65. The most popular spice in the world is black pepper.
66. The world’s largest cup of coffee was over 3,700 gallons.
67. The most expensive hamburger in the world costs over $5,000.
68. The largest gingerbread house ever made was over 40,000 cubic feet.
69. The world’s oldest known recipe is for a type of bread.
70. The most expensive fruit in the world is the Yubari King melon.
71. The world’s largest bowl of pasta weighed over 17,000 pounds.
72. The most popular ice cream flavor in the world is vanilla.
73. The record for the most oysters eaten in one minute is 47.
74. The most expensive bottle of whiskey ever sold cost $1.9 million.
75. The world’s largest chocolate truffle weighed over 3,500 pounds.
76. The most popular breakfast cereal in the United States is Cheerios.
77. The world’s largest cup of hot chocolate was over 880 gallons.
78. The most expensive truffle ever sold cost over $300,000.
79. The world’s largest chocolate fountain is over 27 feet tall.
80. The most popular condiment in the world is mayonnaise.
81. The world’s largest loaf of bread weighed over 3,500 pounds.
82. The most expensive bottle of water costs over $60,000.
83. The world’s largest bowl of salsa weighed over 5,000 pounds.
84. The most popular candy in the United States is M&M’s.
85. The world’s largest cup of tea was over 4,000 gallons.
86. The most expensive cupcake ever sold cost over $900.
87. The world’s largest pancake weighed over 6,000 pounds.
88. The most popular cookie in the world is the Oreo.
89. The world’s largest cup of lemonade was over 10,000 gallons.
90. The most expensive bottle of vodka costs over $3.7 million.
91. The world’s largest chocolate Easter egg weighed over 15,000 pounds.
92. The most popular soup in the United States is chicken noodle.
93. The world’s largest cup of soda was over 2,500 gallons.
94. The most expensive dessert ever sold cost over $25,000.
95. The world’s largest cup of ice cream weighed over 9,000 pounds.
96. The most popular sandwich in the United States is the BLT.
97. The world’s largest cup of milkshake was over 6,000 gallons.
98. The most expensive loaf of bread costs over $1,000.
99. The world’s largest cup of coffee was over 3,700 gallons.
100. The most popular pizza in the world is Margherita pizza.

100 Health And Body Facts

1. The human body contains about 37.2 trillion cells.
2. Your heart beats around 100,000 times per day.
3. The surface area of a human lung is roughly the size of a tennis court.
4. The human brain weighs about three pounds.
5. Your skin is the largest organ in your body.
6. You have about 206 bones in your adult body.
7. The average person has about 5 liters of blood in their body.
8. The stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks to prevent itself from digesting.
9. The human brain is about 75% water.
10. Fingernails grow faster than toenails.
11. Your sense of smell is closely linked to your memory.
12. Human bones are about five times stronger than steel.
13. The liver has over 500 different functions.
14. The human eye can distinguish about 10 million different colors.
15. Blood makes up about 8% of your body weight.
16. Your nose can remember 50,000 different scents.
17. The average human can produce enough saliva in a lifetime to fill two swimming pools.
18. The small intestine is about 22 feet long.
19. Your heart pumps about 2,000 gallons of blood each day.
20. The human body has about 640 muscles.
21. The brain uses about 20% of the body’s total oxygen and calorie intake.
22. The human body has more than 600 muscles.
23. Your ears and nose never stop growing.
24. The human skeleton renews itself every ten years.
25. Every person has a unique tongue print.
26. The only muscle that never tires is the heart.
27. The cornea is the only part of the body with no blood supply; it gets oxygen directly from the air.
28. Your sense of taste is about 75% smell.
29. The human body contains enough fat to make seven bars of soap.
30. The human brain has about 86 billion nerve cells.
31. The average person breathes in around 11,000 liters of air every day.
32. Hair is made of keratin, the same substance that makes up your nails and the outer layer of skin.
33. The human body is estimated to contain over 60,000 miles of blood vessels.
34. The average human spends about a third of their life sleeping.
35. The stomach can hold about 1.5 liters of food and liquid.
36. Your skin renews itself every 28 days.
37. The left side of your brain controls the right side of your body and vice versa.
38. The hardest substance in the human body is enamel.
39. The average person produces 25,000 quarts of saliva in a lifetime, enough to fill two swimming pools.
40. The human body has approximately 2.5 million sweat glands.
41. A sneeze can travel at over 100 miles per hour.
42. The human body is made up of about 60% water.
43. The average person blinks about 12 times per minute.
44. The human tongue has about 10,000 taste buds.
45. The bones of the human body are composed of 31% water.
46. The largest muscle in your body is the gluteus maximus.
47. Your body produces about 25 million new cells each second.
48. The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve zinc.
49. You lose about 30,000 to 40,000 dead skin cells every minute.
50. The human body has enough iron to make a nail 3 inches long.
51. The brain’s structure changes when you learn something new.
52. The average human walks the equivalent of five times around the world in their lifetime.
53. Your body contains about 0.2 milligrams of gold, most of it in your blood.
54. The average human will shed 40 pounds of skin in their lifetime.
55. The human body has about 5 million hair follicles.
56. Your bones are made up of 31% water.
57. The heart can continue beating even when disconnected from the body.
58. The average adult takes about 20,000 breaths a day.
59. Blood is about six times thicker than water.
60. You are about 1 cm taller in the morning than in the evening.
61. The human body has about 5 liters of blood.
62. The average person will consume about 70,000 meals in their lifetime.
63. The human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year.
64. Your body has about 300 bones at birth, but some fuse together to make 206 bones in adulthood.
65. The average lifespan of a human red blood cell is 120 days.
66. The human body has about 2 to 4 million sweat glands.
67. The brain generates about 25 watts of power while you’re awake.
68. Your ears secrete more earwax when you are afraid.
69. The human body can survive without food for about 8 weeks but only a few days without water.
70. The right lung is slightly larger than the left lung.
71. The liver is the only organ that can regenerate itself.
72. The average human produces about 1.5 liters of mucus per day.
73. The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet.
74. The average person has about 10 pints of blood.
75. The human body has about 10 trillion cells.
76. You are born with all the brain cells you will ever have, but they can grow and change connections.
77. The average person spends about 26 years of their life sleeping.
78. Your body has more bacteria cells than human cells.
79. The skin regenerates every 27 days.
80. The human brain stops growing at age 25.
81. The average person produces about half a liter of sweat each day.
82. The average human body temperature is 98.6°F (37°C).
83. The human body has more than 200 types of cells.
84. Your taste buds are replaced every 10 to 14 days.
85. The human body has about 1.6 gallons of blood.
86. The average person has about 100,000 hair follicles on their scalp.
87. The liver can regenerate itself fully from as little as 25% of its tissue.
88. Your body has about 2.5 square meters of skin.
89. The brain uses about 20% of the body’s total energy.
90. The average person will take about 600 million breaths in their lifetime.
91. The human nose can detect over 1 trillion different scents.
92. The human body can detect taste with the help of 9,000 taste buds.
93. The average person will walk about 115,000 miles in their lifetime.
94. The human body is composed of about 7 octillion atoms.
95. The average person has about 100,000 miles of blood vessels.
96. The liver processes about 1.4 liters of blood per minute.
97. The average human body contains about 0.2 milligrams of gold.
98. The human brain can process information as fast as 268 miles per hour.
99. The average person will laugh about 15 times a day.
100. The human body can produce its weight in ATP every day.

100 Strange But True Facts

1. Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t.
2. Honey never spoils; archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still edible.
3. A single strand of spaghetti is called a “spaghetto.”
4. There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all the world’s beaches.
5. Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood.
6. A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.
7. Humans and giraffes have the same number of neck vertebrae: seven.
8. A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance.”
9. The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
10. A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.
11. The inventor of the Pringles can is now buried in one.
12. Cows have best friends and can become stressed when separated from them.
13. There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.
14. The longest hiccuping spree lasted 68 years.
15. Wombat poop is cube-shaped.
16. The inventor of the frisbee was turned into a frisbee after he died.
17. A leap year isn’t exactly every four years; it’s every four years except for years divisible by 100 and not divisible by 400.
18. The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
19. Humans share 50% of their DNA with bananas.
20. A snail can sleep for three years.
21. The shortest commercial flight in the world lasts just 57 seconds.
22. The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer due to thermal expansion.
23. A jiffy is an actual unit of time: 1/100th of a second.
24. There are more public libraries in the United States than McDonald’s restaurants.
25. The longest English word is 189,819 letters long and takes over three hours to pronounce.
26. Sea otters hold hands when they sleep to keep from drifting apart.
27. The inventor of the match was a British pharmacist named John Walker in 1826.
28. A day on Uranus lasts 17 hours, 14 minutes, and 24 seconds.
29. The word “nerd” was first coined by Dr. Seuss in “If I Ran the Zoo.”
30. It’s impossible to hum while holding your nose.
31. There’s a species of jellyfish that is biologically immortal.
32. The world’s largest snowflake on record was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.
33. A group of crows is called a “murder.”
34. A single teaspoon of honey is the life work of 12 bees.
35. The average person walks the equivalent of five times around the world in their lifetime.
36. Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins can.
37. The inventor of the Rubik’s Cube, Ernő Rubik, took a month to solve his own creation.
38. A day on Mercury is equivalent to 59 Earth days.
39. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
40. The dot over an ‘i’ or ‘j’ is called a “tittle.”
41. The shortest complete sentence in English is “I am.”
42. The first computer programmer was Ada Lovelace in the 19th century.
43. More people are killed annually by vending machines than by sharks.
44. The longest wedding veil was longer than 63 football fields.
45. A bolt of lightning can reach temperatures of around 30,000 Kelvin (53,540 degrees Fahrenheit), which is five times hotter than the surface of the sun.
46. A flock of ravens is known as an “unkindness.”
47. The human nose can detect over 1 trillion different scents.
48. The inventor of the microwave appliance received only $2 for his discovery.
49. Apples float in water because they are 25% air.
50. The shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes.
51. Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still edible.
52. Bananas are berries, while strawberries are not.
53. A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus. It takes Venus 243 Earth days to rotate once but only 225 Earth days to orbit the Sun.
54. Octopuses have three hearts.
55. There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all the Earth’s beaches.
56. The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
57. A single teaspoon of honey represents the life work of 12 bees.
58. There are more public libraries in the U.S. than McDonald’s restaurants.
59. The inventor of the Pringles can, Fred Baur, was buried in one.
60. Cows have best friends and can become stressed when separated from them.
61. The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer due to thermal expansion.
62. Sea cucumbers can defend themselves by expelling their internal organs, which can regenerate later.
63. A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.
64. The shortest commercial flight in the world is in Scotland, lasting just 1.5 minutes.
65. Wombat poop is cube-shaped.
66. Humans share 60% of their DNA with bananas.
67. The longest hiccuping spree lasted 68 years.
68. There is a species of jellyfish that is biologically immortal.
69. The heart of a blue whale is so large, a human can swim through its arteries.
70. Pineapples take about two years to grow.
71. A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance.”
72. Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins can.
73. There’s a basketball court in the U.S. Supreme Court building.
74. The inventor of the frisbee was turned into a frisbee after he died.
75. A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time, equal to 1/100th of a second.
76. Butterflies taste with their feet.
77. The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
78. Koalas have fingerprints that are almost indistinguishable from human fingerprints.
79. Polar bears have black skin underneath their white fur.
80. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
81. A group of crows is called a “murder.”
82. The dot over the letter “i” is called a “tittle.”
83. Humans and giraffes have the same number of neck vertebrae.
84. Some turtles can breathe through their butts.
85. A jiffy is an actual unit of time.
86. A chameleon’s tongue is twice the length of its body.
87. The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes.
88. The average person will spend six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.
89. A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.
90. The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
91. A group of jellyfish is called a “smack.”
92. Snails can sleep for up to three years.
93. The longest wedding veil was the same length as 63.5 football fields.
94. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
95. The human nose can remember 50,000 different scents.
96. A shrimp’s heart is in its head.
97. The inventor of the microwave appliance received only $2 for his discovery.
98. Mosquitoes are attracted to people who just ate bananas.
99. A group of frogs is called an “army.”
100. The only letter that doesn’t appear on the periodic table is the letter J.