Random Facts Galore!

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 38-45 minutes. It was between the British Empire and the Sultanate of Zanzibar on August 27, 1896.

A group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance."

The world's oldest known living tree is a Great Basin Bristlecone Pine named "Methuselah" located in California's White Mountains. It is estimated to be over 4,800 years old.

The Eiffel Tower can grow taller during the summer due to thermal expansion. The metal expands with heat and contracts with cold, causing it to change height by up to 6 inches.

Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood. Their copper-based blood is what gives them a bluish color.

The total weight of all the ants on Earth is estimated to be equal to or even greater than the total weight of all the humans on the planet.

The average person will spend about six months of their life waiting for red traffic lights to turn green.

Bananas are berries, while strawberries are not. Botanically speaking, a berry is a fleshy fruit produced from a single ovary, and bananas fit this definition.

The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Seuss in his book "If I Ran the Zoo" published in 1950.

Honeybees communicate through a dance known as the "waggle dance" to indicate the location of a food source to their hive mates.

A group of crows is called a "murder."

The first known use of the word "computer" was in 1613 when it referred to a person who performed calculations.

The Great Wall of China is not visible from space with the naked eye. It is a common myth, but in reality, it is challenging to see any specific human-made structure from space without aid.

The fingerprints of koala bears are so indistinguishable from humans that they have been mistaken at crime scenes.

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