Amazing Facts
- The Earth's circumference at the equator is about 24,901 miles (40,075 kilometers).
- Honey never spoils; archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still edible.
- The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896, lasting only 38 minutes.
- Octopuses have three hearts: two pump blood to the gills, and one pumps it to the rest of the body.
- The Great Wall of China is not visible from space without aid, despite a common myth.
- The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer due to thermal expansion.
- Bananas are berries, but strawberries are not.
- The world's largest desert is Antarctica.
- The first computer mouse was made of wood.
- Polar bears have black skin and transparent fur.
- A group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance."
- The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
- Wombat feces are cube-shaped.
- Sloths only poop once a week.
- Cows have best friends and can become stressed when separated from them.
- There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.
- A day on Venus is longer than its year.
, - The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896, lasting only 38 minutes.
- The world's largest desert is Antarctica.
- The first computer mouse was made of wood.
- Polar bears have black skin and transparent fur.
- A group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance."
- The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
- Wombat feces are cube-shaped.
- Sloths only poop once a week.
- Cows have best friends and can become stressed when separated from them.
- There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.
- A day on Venus is longer than its year.
- The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896, lasting only 38 minutes.
- The world's largest desert is Antarctica.
- The first computer mouse was made of wood.
- Polar bears have black skin and transparent fur.
- A group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance."
- The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
- Wombat feces are cube-shaped.
- Sloths only poop once a week.
- Cows have best friends and can become stressed when separated from them.
- The Earth's circumference at the equator is about 24,901 miles (40,075 kilometers).
- Honey never spoils; archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still edible.
- The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896, lasting only 38 minutes.
- Octopuses have three hearts: two pump blood to the gills, and one pumps it to the rest of the body.
- The Great Wall of China is not visible from space without aid, despite a common myth.
- The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer due to thermal expansion.
- Bananas are berries, but strawberries are not.
- The world's largest desert is Antarctica.
- The first computer mouse was made of wood.
- Polar bears have black skin and transparent fur.
- A group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance."
- The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
- Wombat feces are cube-shaped.
- Sloths only poop once a week.
- Cows have best friends and can become stressed when separated from them.
- There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.
- A day on Venus is longer than its year.
, - The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896, lasting only 38 minutes.
- The world's largest desert is Antarctica.
- The first computer mouse was made of wood.
- Polar bears have black skin and transparent fur.
- A group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance."
- The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
- Wombat feces are cube-shaped.
- Sloths only poop once a week.
- Cows have best friends and can become stressed when separated from them.
- There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.
- A day on Venus is longer than its year.
- The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896, lasting only 38 minutes.
- The world's largest desert is Antarctica.
- The first computer mouse was made of wood.
- Polar bears have black skin and transparent fur.
- A group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance."
- The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
- Wombat feces are cube-shaped.
- Sloths only poop once a week.
- Cows have best friends and can become stressed when separated from them.
