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r>1. Did you know that a flock of crows is called a murder?
2. The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar, lasting only 38 minutes.
3. The fingerprints of koalas are so similar to humans that they have occasionally been confused at crime scenes.
4. The longest word in the English language consists of 189,819 letters and takes over three hours to pronounce.
5. There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.
6. The first recorded use of the word “computer” was in 1613, when it referred to a person who performed calculations.
7. Polar bears’ skin is actually black, and their fur is clear and hollow, which reflects light like a prism and makes it appear white.
8. The Great Wall of China is not, in fact, visible from space.
9. The “smell” of rain actually comes from a compound called geosmin, which is emitted by soil-dwelling bacteria.
10 Honey never spoils, thanks to its low water content and natural antibacterial properties. 1
1. The shortest distance between two points on the surface of Earth is not a straight line but a curve known as a geodesic. 1
2. The Eiffel Tower grows in height by 6 inches when the temperature rises. 1
3. The shortest war in American history was fought between the US and the Kingdom of Texas in 1842, lasting only a few hours. 1
4. The world’s hottest temperature ever recorded was in Furnace Creek Ranch, California on July 10, 1913, where it reached 134 degrees Fahrenheit. 1
5. A snail can sleep for up to three years at a time. 1
6. The shortest complete sentence in the English language is “I am.” 1
7. The world’s largest snowflake on record measured 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. 1
8. The tallest mountain on Earth is not Mount Everest, but rather Mauna Kea in Hawaii, which measures 33,496 feet from its underwater base to its summit. 1
9. Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of the number 1
3. 20. The longest word in the Oxford English Dictionary is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, which refers to a type of lung disease caused by inhaling fine silica dust. 2
1. The world’s largest hailstone ever recorded was
7.9 inches in diameter and weighed almost 2 pounds. 2
2. The shortest commercial flight in the world lasts only 90 seconds, between two islands in Scotland. 2
3. The moose is the largest member of the deer family, with males weighing up to 1,500 pounds. 2
4. The tallest living animal in the world is not the giraffe, but rather the African elephant, which can grow up to 14 feet tall. 2
5. The Great Barrier Reef is not one continuous structure, but rather over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands. 2
6. The “sixth sense” is actually a term for one’s ability to detect and interpret non-visual stimuli, such as the sense of balance, the ability to detect temperature changes, or the ability to detect electric fields. 2
7. The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat, with an average weight of only 0.05 ounces. 2
8. Fingernails grow faster on the dominant hand and at a faster rate during pregnancy. 2
9. The longest word in the English language with no vowels is “rhythms.” 30. The largest living organism in the world is a fungus, known as Armillaria ostoyae, which spans over 2,200 acres in Oregon. 3
1. The longest word in the English language used in literature is the character name “Methuselahadabrahanasalem.” 3
2. The largest animal on Earth is the blue whale, which can grow up to 100 feet long and weigh up to 200 tons. 3
3. The human nose can detect up to a trillion different scents. 3
4. The longest word in the English language that uses letters in alphabetical order is “almost.” 3
5. The sun makes up over 99% of the mass of the entire solar system. 3
6. The shortest player in NBA history was Muggsy Bogues, who stood only 5’3” tall. 3
7. The weight of a person’s head is equivalent to that of a bowling ball. 3
8. The largest hailstorm on record occurred in South Dakota in 2010, with hailstones measuring up to 8 inches in diameter. 3
9. Kangaroos and emus are the only two animals that are unable to take backwards steps. 40. The shortest commercial flight in the United States lasts approximately 1 minute, between two islands in Maine. 4
1. A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance. 4
2. The shortest commercially available flight in the world lasts only 53 seconds, between two Scottish islands. 4
3. The human eye can distinguish more shades of green than any other color. 4
4. The highest temperature ever recorded in Antarctica was 6
3.5 degrees Fahrenheit. 4
5. The shortest war in recorded history occurred in 1896 between Great Britain and Zanzibar, and lasted only 38 minutes. 4
6. A group of cats is called a clowder. 4
7. The longest official address in the English language is “Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch,” which is the name of a Welsh village. 4
8. The longest freshwater beach in the world is Wasaga Beach in Ontario, Canada, measuring over 8 miles long. 4
9. The only letter that does not appear in any U.S. state name is “Q.” 50. The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from space, but not from the Moon, as is a common myth.