random fun facts of the day

36 Random fun facts of the day That Will Wow You

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  1. The shortest war in history was between the countries of Zanzibar and Great Britain, which lasted only 38 minutes.
  2. A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
  3. The longest word in the English language is 189,819 letters long and takes over three hours to pronounce.
  4. The fingerprints of a koala are so indistinguishable from humans that they have on occasion been confused at a crime scene.
  5. The shortest complete sentence in the English language is “I am.”
  6. A “butt” was a medieval measurement for a large cask of wine.
  7. The tallest mountain in the solar system is Olympus Mons, located on Mars, which is three times taller than Mount Everest.
  8. The shortest commercial flight in the world is only 90 seconds long and takes place between the Scottish islands of Westray and Papa Westray.
  9. The longest time between two twins being born is 87 days.
  10. The average person spends six months of their lifetime waiting for red lights to turn green.
  11. The shortest war in American history was the Aroostook War, which lasted only four days.
  12. The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing their hands in Jello.
  13. A group of hedgehogs is called a prickle.
  14. There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.
  15. The only letter that doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name is the letter “Q.”
  16. The longest wedding veil was longer than 63 football fields and weighed over 1200 pounds.
  17. A “jiffy” is a real unit of time: 1/100th of a second.
  18. A snail can sleep for three years.
  19. The shortest scheduled airline flight in the world is between two Scottish islands and lasts just two minutes.
  20. The longest snake ever recorded was over 33 feet long.
  21. A group of jellyfish is called a smack.
  22. A “blaa” is a type of bread roll that is unique to Waterford, Ireland.
  23. The strongest muscle in the human body is the masseter, which is located in the jaw.
  24. In Japan, there is a train station that has no entrance or exit. It was built solely so that passengers could admire the view of the surrounding cherry blossom trees.
  25. The average person will spend six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.
  26. The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 134 degrees Fahrenheit (56.7 degrees Celsius) in Death Valley, California.
  27. A cockroach can live for several weeks without its head.
  28. The world’s largest snowflake on record was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.
  29. “Stewardesses” is the longest word that can be typed using only the left hand.
  30. A “googol” is a number equal to 10 to the power of 100.
  31. The longest word in the Oxford English Dictionary is 45 letters long: “pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.”
  32. A group of porcupines is called a prickle.
  33. There is a species of jellyfish that is immortal and can theoretically live forever.
  34. The shortest war in recorded history was fought between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896. It lasted only 38 minutes.
  35. The world’s largest snow maze was built in Canada and covered an area of 27,651 square feet.
  36. The word “set” has the most definitions