50 Interesting Facts Everyone Should Know

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  1. The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896, lasting only 38 minutes.
  2. Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible.
  3. The Great Wall of China is not visible from space with the naked eye, despite popular belief.
  4. Cows have best friends and can become stressed when they are separated.
  5. The world’s oldest known recipe is for beer and dates back over 4,000 years.
  6. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
  7. Humans share about 50% of their DNA with bananas.
  8. The average person spends six months of their life waiting at red lights.
  9. The word “nerd” was first coined by Dr. Seuss in his book “If I Ran the Zoo” in 1950.
  10. The longest word in the English language is “pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis” which refers to a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine silica dust.
  11. There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.
  12. The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896, lasting only 38 minutes.
  13. The first computer programmer was a woman named Ada Lovelace, who wrote the first algorithm intended to be carried out by a machine.
  14. The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was -128.6 degrees Fahrenheit (-89.2 degrees Celsius) in Antarctica.
  15. The oldest known living tree is a bristlecone pine in California, estimated to be over 5,000 years old.
  16. Mount Everest is not the tallest mountain on Earth. That title goes to Mauna Kea in Hawaii when measured from its base on the ocean floor.
  17. The Eiffel Tower in Paris grows about 6 inches in height during the summer due to the expansion of the iron from heat.
  18. The world’s largest living structure is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, stretching over 2,300 kilometers (1,400 miles).
  19. The first color photograph was taken in 1861 by Thomas Sutton.
  20. The average person will walk the equivalent of three times around the world in their lifetime.
  21. The chance of being born on Leap Day (February 29th) is about 1 in 1,461.
  22. The world’s oldest known message in a bottle was found after 108 years and 138 days at sea.
  23. The first known use of the “@” symbol in written correspondence dates back to 1536.
  24. The longest recorded distance for a paper airplane flight is 226 feet and 10 inches.
  25. The world’s largest volcano is Mauna Loa in Hawaii, which is also one of the most active volcanoes.
  26. The first recorded use of the word “hello” as a greeting can be traced back to 1827.
  27. The average person will spend about six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.
  28. The average person’s body contains enough iron to make a small nail.
  29. The fingerprints of a koala are so similar to humans that they have been mistaken at crime scenes.
  30. The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896, lasting only 38 minutes.
  31. The world’s largest chocolate bar weighed 5,792.50 kilograms (12,770 pounds).
  32. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
  33. The world’s largest cave, the Son Doong Cave in Vietnam, is so big that it has its own weather system.
  34. The average person will spend about 25 years sleeping in their lifetime.
  35. The world’s largest diamond was discovered in South Africa in 1905 and weighed 3,106 carats.
  36. The first mobile phone call was made on April 3, 1973, by Martin Cooper, a Motorola engineer.
  37. The oldest known musical instrument is a flute made from a vulture’s wing bone and dates back over 40,000 years.
  38. The human brain is the most energy-consuming organ in the body, using up to 20% of the body’s total energy.
  39. The world’s largest pyramid, the Great Pyramid of Cholula in Mexico, is also the largest monument ever constructed.
  40. The first commercial email was sent in 1978 by Gary Thuerk, a marketer at Digital Equipment Corporation.
  41. The world’s largest sculpture is the Spring Temple Buddha in China, standing at 128 meters (420 feet) tall.
  42. The first recorded use of the word “computer” in its modern sense dates back to 1613.
  43. The average person will produce about 25,000 liters (6,600 gallons) of saliva in their lifetime.
  44. The world’s fastest land animal is the cheetah, capable of reaching speeds up to 70 miles per hour (113 kilometers per hour).
  45. The first person to reach the North Pole was Robert Peary in 1909.
  46. The average person will eat around 35 tons of food in their lifetime.
  47. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
  48. The Great Barrier Reef is visible from outer space.
  49. The average person will spend about four years of their life looking down at their cellphone.
  50. The world’s largest flower, the Rafflesia arnoldii, can grow up to three feet in diameter and weighs up to 24 pounds.

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