Weird Facts – Unbelievable and Bizarre Trivia
Did you know that honey never spoils? Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible.
If you are feeling sleepy during the day, taking a 10-20 minute power nap can improve your productivity and alertness.
The world’s shortest war lasted only 38 to 45 minutes. It occurred between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896.
Giraffes have the same number of vertebrae in their necks as humans – seven. However, each vertebrae can be up to 10 inches long!
The world’s largest recorded snowflake was 15 inches in diameter. It fell in Montana, USA, in 1887.
Norway once knighted a penguin. The penguin’s name was Nils Olav, and he even had a military promotion.
In Japan, there is a museum dedicated to rocks that look like faces. It’s called the Chinsekikan or Hall of Curious Rocks.
The longest wedding veil ever worn was longer than 63 football fields. It measured about 22,843 feet!
The word redundant is redundant. It means something that is unnecessary or superfluous.
The world’s oldest known joke is a Sumerian pun that dates back to 1900 BC.
A single strand of spaghetti is called a spaghetto.
Octopuses have three hearts.
The shortest war in history happened between two British colonies in Africa. It lasted only 38 minutes.
The oldest known musical instrument is a flute made from a bear bone, believed to be over 40,000 years old.
Weird Facts – Unbelievable and Bizarre Trivia part 2
The average person walks the equivalent of three times around the world in their lifetime.
Panama hats are not made in Panama but in Ecuador.
Sea otters hold hands when they sleep to prevent themselves from drifting apart.
The probability of being born on Leap Day (February 29th) is about 1 in 1,46
The average person accidentally eats 430 bugs each year.
Sloths only poop once a week.
The first alarm clock could only ring at one pre-set time – 4 am.
Elvis Presley was a natural blonde.
An octopus has a beak, similar to a parrot.
The oldest known Yo Mama joke can be traced back to ancient Babylonia, around 3,500 years ago.
The first recipe for a donut can be traced back to a 1803 English cookbook.
The Great Wall of China is not visible from space with the naked eye.
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
Pluto was discovered in 1930 and demoted to a dwarf planet in 2006.
Turtles can breathe through their butts.
Honey is the only food that does not go bad.
The average person spends six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.
Bananas are berries, but strawberries are not.
The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and Britain in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
Humans share about 50% of their DNA with bananas.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
In France, it is illegal to name your pig Napoleon.
The world’s oldest-known creature, a mollusk named Ming, was 507 years old when scientists accidentally killed it.
Tomato is a fruit, not a vegetable.
Armadillos always give birth to quadruplets.
There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.
A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
The world’s largest rubber duck is taller than a six-story building.
The average person will spend six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.
The oldest known recipe is for beer and dates back over 4,000 years.
Cows have best friends and become stressed when separated from them.
