27 Unbelievable But True Facts
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- A single strand of spaghetti is called a “spaghetto.”
- There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.
- The Great Wall of China is not a single, continuous wall, but a series of walls and fortifications.
- The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896, and lasted only 38 minutes.
- A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
- The longest time between two twins being born is 87 days.
- The oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old.
- There is a species of jellyfish that is essentially immortal.
- The human nose can detect over 1 trillion different scents.
- Honey never spoils – it can last for centuries if stored properly.
- A group of hedgehogs is called a prickle.
- The world’s largest snowflake on record was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.
- There are more possible iterations of a deck of cards than there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy.
- The shortest commercial flight in the world is only 90 seconds long.
- The longest wedding veil on record was longer than 63 football fields.
- Cows have best friends and get stressed when separated from them.
- The world’s largest grand piano was built by a 15-year-old in New Zealand.
- A sneeze travels at an average speed of 100 miles per hour.
- The tallest mountain in our solar system is Olympus Mons, which is located on Mars.
- The world’s largest snow maze covers over 2,000 square meters.
- The world’s deepest postbox is located in Susami Bay, Japan, and is 10 meters underwater.
- It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
- The Great Pyramid of Giza weighs about 6.5 million tons.
- The largest snowflake ever recorded was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.
- Sea otters hold hands while they sleep so they don’t drift apart.
- The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat, which weighs less than a penny.
- The longest time a person has gone without sleep is 11 days.