Some facts that you might never know

Some interesting and fun facts all around the world 

 

 

1.The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896. It lasted only 38 minutes.

 2 . The world's largest snowflake on record was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. It fell in Montana in 1887

3. The highest waterfall in the world is Angel Falls in Venezuela. It is 3,212 feet tall

4. The first computer mouse was made of wood

5. The shortest complete sentence in the English language is "I am

6. There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe

7. The Great Wall of China is not visible from space with the naked eye

8. The human nose can detect over 1 trillion different scents

9. The first recorded use of the word "computer" was in 1613 and referred to a person who did calculations

10. It is impossible to hum while holding your nose

11. The world's largest rubber duck measures 54 feet tall and weighs over 11 tons

12. The longest English word without a vowel is "rhythm

13. In the 1800s, people would wear hats made of bird feathers. This led to the extinction of many bird species, including the passenger pigeon

14. The longest time between two twins being born is 87 days

15. The world's largest snow maze covers over 300,000 square feet and has walls that are over 6 feet tall

16. A small village in Italy named Acciaroli has an unusually high number of residents over 100 years old.

17. A group of pugs is called a grumble

18. The world's oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old

19. A sneeze travels at a speed of up to 100 miles per hour

20. A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance