Surprising Did You Know? Facts That Will Blow Your Mind!

Did you know that the average person spends about 6 months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green?

Did you know that the world’s oldest known recipe is for beer?

Did you know that honey never spoils? Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are still perfectly edible.

Did you know that the shortest war in history lasted only 38 to 45 minutes? It was a conflict between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896.

Did you know that the Eiffel Tower can grow up to 6 inches in the summer due to the expansion of its iron structure from the heat?

Did you know that chocolate can actually be lethal to dogs? It contains a toxic compound called theobromine that their bodies can’t process.

Did you know that the world’s largest living structure is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia? It can even be seen from space.

Did you know that the average person will spend about 25 years of their life asleep?

Did you know that the first recorded use of the word hello as a greeting was in a letter from 1826?

Did you know that a group of flamingos is called a flamboyance?

Did you know that the oldest known musical instrument in the world is a flute made from a vulture bone, dating back over 40,000 years?

Did you know that there are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe?

Did you know that the largest snowflake ever recorded was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick?

Did you know that the first computer mouse was made out of wood?

Did you know that the world’s oldest known living tree is over 5,000 years old? It’s a bristlecone pine located in the White Mountains of California.

Did you know that the human brain produces enough electricity to power a small light bulb?

Did you know that the world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat? It weighs less than a penny.

Did you know that there is a planet in our solar system where it rains diamonds? It’s called Neptune.

Did you know that there are more possible ways to shuffle a deck of cards than there are atoms on Earth?

Did you know that the average person blinks about 17 times per minute?

Did you know that the world’s largest collection of rubber ducks belongs to a man named Charlotte Lee? He has over 8,000 rubber ducks.

Did you know that the world’s fastest land animal is the cheetah? It can run up to speeds of 70 miles per hour.

Did you know that the average person walks the equivalent of three times around the world in their lifetime?

Did you know that Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, is actually getting taller every year? It grows about 4 millimeters annually due to tectonic plate movement.

Did you know that there are more possible game combinations in a game of Tic Tac Toe than there are atoms in the observable universe?

Did you know that the shortest war in history was between two African countries and lasted only 38 minutes?

Did you know that the world’s largest pizza ever made was 122 feet in diameter and weighed over 26,000 pounds?

Did you know that the average person laughs about 15 times per day?

Did you know that honey is the only food that never spoils? Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are still edible.

Did you know that there are more possible positions on a chessboard than there are atoms in the universe?

Did you know that the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 134 degrees Fahrenheit in Death Valley, California?

Did you know that the Great Wall of China is visible from space?

Did you know that the coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was -128.6 degrees Fahrenheit in Antarctica?

Did you know that the first ever YouTube video was posted on April 23, 2005, and it featured one of the founders discussing elephant behavior at a zoo?

Did you know that the world’s largest fish is the whale shark, which can grow up to 40 feet in length?

Did you know that the human eye can distinguish about 10 million different colors?

Did you know that the world’s largest flower is the Rafflesia, which can grow up to three feet in diameter and weigh up to 15 pounds?

Did you know that more people visit France than any other country in the world?

Did you know that the world’s largest desert is the Antarctic Desert?

Did you know that the first cell phone call was made in 1973, and it lasted only 30 seconds?

Did you know that the Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States?

Did you know that the world’s tallest waterfall is Angel Falls in Venezuela, which drops over 3,200 feet?

Did you know that the average person will spend about 6 months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green while driving?

Did you know that the human body contains enough carbon to fill about 9,000 pencils?

Did you know that the first recorded evidence of beer brewing dates back to around 5,000 BC in ancient Mesopotamia?