Examples of Fun Facts
Did you know that the average person laughs 13 times a day?
Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible.
The shortest war in history lasted only 38 to 45 minutes. It took place between the countries of Britain and Zanzibar in 1896.
Penguins have only one mate for life and propose to their partners by offering them a shiny pebble.
The oldest known joke in the world dates back to 1900 BC and was found on a Babylonian tablet. It was a fart joke.
The average person walks the equivalent of three times around the world in their lifetime.
Octopuses have three hearts.
Did you know is the most commonly used phrase to begin a fun fact.
The world’s oldest known recipe is for beer and is over 4,000 years old.
Cows have best friends and get stressed if they are separated.
The first recorded text message was sent on December 3, 1992, by a British engineer who simply said Merry Christmas.
A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
The shortest war in history was between two African tribes and lasted only a few minutes.
The world’s largest chocolate bar weighed over 12,770 pounds.
Bees can recognize human faces.
The world’s largest ball of yarn weighs over 9,000 pounds and is located in the United States.
The Eiffel Tower can be up to 15 centimeters taller during the summer as the heat causes the metal to expand.
Examples of Fun Facts part 2
Cows have regional accents.
Humans share 50% of their DNA with bananas.
The average person spends six months of their lifetime waiting for red traffic lights to turn green.
The world’s largest rubber duck is over 61 feet tall and weighs 30,000 pounds.
There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.
A group of ferrets is called a business.
The world’s largest snow maze covers over 26,000 square feet.
The average person sheds around 600,000 particles of skin every hour.
Sloths only poop once a week.
Walt Disney’s autograph was specially designed so that he could easily sign it quickly and repeatedly.
The first oranges weren’t orange. They were green.
A group of butterflies is called a kaleidoscope.
The fear of long words is called Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.
The fingerprints of a koala are so indistinguishable from humans that they have been confused at crime scenes.
The average person spends two weeks of their life kissing.
The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar and lasted only 38 minutes.
A group of cats is called a clowder.
The average person will spend six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.
The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat, which weighs less than a penny.
The world’s largest bicycle is over 92 feet tall.
The average person blinks over 11 million times a year.
The oldest known pet cat was found in a 9,500-year-old grave on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
The fastest antelope in the world can run up to 60 miles per hour.
The world’s largest rubber band ball is over six feet tall and weighs over 9,000 pounds.
A group of jellyfish is called a smack.
The average person laughs 13 times a day.
The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar and lasted only 45 minutes.
The world’s largest snow maze covers over 26,000 square feet and is located in Canada.
