β
Bananas are berries, but strawberries are not.β
There are only two countries in the world whose names start with 'The': The Gambia and The Bahamas.β
Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid.β
Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump.β
A shrimp's heart is located in its head.β
Dolphins have names for each other.β
Rats laugh when tickled.β
A snail can have up to 25,000 teeth on its tongue.β
A newborn panda is smaller than a mouse.β
Pigeons can recognize themselves in a mirror.β
The first oranges weren't orange, they were green.β
The smell of rain has a name: petrichor.β
Your nose can remember 50,000 different scents.β
A rhinoceros' horn is made of keratin, the same stuff as hair.β
There's a species of jellyfish that is immortal.β
Dragonflies have been around for about 300 million years.β
A hippo's sweat is pink.β
Nintendo was founded in 1889 as a playing card company.β
A group of flamingos is called a 'flamboyance'.β
Your stomach gets a new lining every 3 to 4 days, otherwise it would digest itself.β
Sea otters hold hands while sleeping so they don't drift apart.β
There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than atoms in the observable universe.β
We have mapped more of Mars than of our own ocean floor.β
The fear of long words is ironically called hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.β
The inventor of the Pringles can is buried in one.β
A bolt of lightning is five times hotter than the surface of the sun.β
Antarctica is the only continent without native reptiles or snakes.β
Honey never spoils. Archaeologists found 3000-year-old honey in Egyptian tombs that was still edible.β
It is physically impossible to hum while holding your nose.β
Crows can recognize human faces and hold grudges for years.β
A blue whale's heart is roughly the size of a small car.β
Goldfish can recognize human faces.β
Scotland's national animal is the unicorn.β
Koalas have fingerprints nearly identical to humans.β
The human brain uses about 20% of the body's total energy.β
Avocados are toxic to most animals except humans.β
Pineapples take about two years to grow.β
There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on every beach on Earth.β
The longest hiccuping spree lasted 68 years.β
A hummingbird's heart can beat up to 1,260 times per minute.β
A group of crows mobbing a predator is literally called a 'murder patrol'.β
The shortest war in history lasted 38 to 45 minutes between Britain and Zanzibar.β
7% of American adults believe that chocolate milk comes from brown cows.β
The Great Wall of China is not visible from space with the naked eye.β
Octopuses can taste with their arms.β
A day on Jupiter lasts only about 10 hours.β
Sharks existed on Earth before trees did.β
Cherophobia is an irrational fear of fun or happiness.β
The Eiffel Tower can grow up to 6 inches taller during summer.β
A blue whale's tongue can weigh as much as an elephant.β
A newborn kangaroo is about the size of a jellybean.β
A crocodile can't stick its tongue out.β
Butterflies taste with their feet.β
Polar bears have black skin under their white fur.β
The Statue of Liberty was originally intended to be a lighthouse.β
A group of pandas is called an embarrassment.β
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.β
Starfish can regenerate their lost limbs.β
Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins can.β
Humans blink about 15 to 20 times per minute.β
Ancient Egyptians slept on stone pillows.β
Bees can recognize individual human faces.β
Vincent van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime.β
So far, two diseases have successfully been eradicated: smallpox and rinderpest.β
Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood.β
There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee.β
Humans share 60% of their DNA with bananas.β
A 'jiffy' is one trillionth of a second in physics.β
A group of porcupines is called a prickle.β
Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.β
Hippos can't actually swim, they walk along the riverbed.β
The French language has 13 different words for 'kiss'.β
A day on Mercury lasts 59 Earth days.β
Most 'silver' spoons are actually made of stainless steel.β
If you lift a kangaroo's tail off the ground it can't hop.β
Google processes more than 8.5 billion searches every single day.β
Saturn would float if you could find an ocean big enough.β
The 'new car smell' is made of dozens of chemicals off-gassing from the interior.β
A group of owls is called a parliament.β
A group of frogs is called an army.β
Dolphins sleep with one eye open.β
Cows have best friends and get stressed when separated.β
The average person spends six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.β
The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.β
Horses physically cannot vomit.β
Bubble wrap was originally invented as wallpaper.β
The first item ever sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer.β
A group of ferrets is called a business.β
Humans are the only animals that blush.β
The average person walks the equivalent of three times around the world in a lifetime.β
The Hawaiian alphabet has only 13 letters.β
A 'moment' was medieval unit of time equal to 90 seconds.β
Sloths only poop about once a week.β
Cotton candy was co-invented by a dentist.β
Banging your head against a wall for one hour burns 150 calories.β
You can hear a blue whale's heartbeat from more than two miles away.β
Your tongue print is as unique as your fingerprint.β
A snail can sleep for three years straight.β
Ketchup was once sold as medicine in the 1830s.β
A jiffy is an actual unit of time: 1/100th of a second.β
It takes about eight minutes for sunlight to reach Earth.β
A mosquito has 47 teeth.β
Pigs can't look up at the sky without rolling over.β
Pteronophobia is the fear of being tickled by feathers.β
Sea cucumbers breathe through their butts.β
The longest recorded flight of a chicken lasted 13 seconds.β
Cows have regional accents, they moo differently in different areas.β
Snakes can help predict earthquakes.β
The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows or eyelashes.β
Cats can't taste sweetness.β
The moon has moonquakes.β
A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.β
More than half of all people alive today have never made a phone call.β
Ostriches can run faster than horses.β
There is a village in Norway called 'Hell' that freezes over every winter.β
In Switzerland it is illegal to own just one guinea pig.β
The microwave oven was invented by accident when a researcher noticed a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.β
The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress signal.β
Cashews grow on the outside of a fruit, not inside a shell.β
A flock of crows is known as a murder.β
A group of jellyfish is called a smack.β
The Dutch were once the tallest people in the world.β
A lion's roar can be heard from up to 5 miles away.β
The first computer mouse was made of wood.β
Voice actors for Mickey and Minnie Mouse got married in real life.β
A cloud can weigh more than a million pounds.β
29th May is officially Put a Pillow on Your Fridge Day.β
Hot water freezes faster than cold water. This is called the Mpemba effect.β
Peanuts aren't nuts, they are legumes.β
The world's oldest known recipe is for beer.β
An octopus has nine brains.β
The oldest 'your mom' joke was discovered on a 3,500 year old Babylonian tablet.β
The shortest commercial flight in the world lasts just 57 seconds.β
Wombat poop is cube-shaped.β
Chewing gum while you chop onions helps keep you from crying.β
Bananas are curved because they grow towards the sun.
β
Bananas are berries, but strawberries are not.β
There are only two countries in the world whose names start with 'The': The Gambia and The Bahamas.β
Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the building of the Great Pyramid.β
Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump.β
A shrimp's heart is located in its head.β
Dolphins have names for each other.β
Rats laugh when tickled.β
A snail can have up to 25,000 teeth on its tongue.β
A newborn panda is smaller than a mouse.β
Pigeons can recognize themselves in a mirror.β
The first oranges weren't orange, they were green.β
The smell of rain has a name: petrichor.β
Your nose can remember 50,000 different scents.β
A rhinoceros' horn is made of keratin, the same stuff as hair.β
There's a species of jellyfish that is immortal.β
Dragonflies have been around for about 300 million years.β
A hippo's sweat is pink.β
Nintendo was founded in 1889 as a playing card company.β
A group of flamingos is called a 'flamboyance'.β
Your stomach gets a new lining every 3 to 4 days, otherwise it would digest itself.β
Sea otters hold hands while sleeping so they don't drift apart.β
There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than atoms in the observable universe.β
We have mapped more of Mars than of our own ocean floor.β
The fear of long words is ironically called hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.β
The inventor of the Pringles can is buried in one.β
A bolt of lightning is five times hotter than the surface of the sun.β
Antarctica is the only continent without native reptiles or snakes.β
Honey never spoils. Archaeologists found 3000-year-old honey in Egyptian tombs that was still edible.β
It is physically impossible to hum while holding your nose.β
Crows can recognize human faces and hold grudges for years.β
A blue whale's heart is roughly the size of a small car.β
Goldfish can recognize human faces.β
Scotland's national animal is the unicorn.β
Koalas have fingerprints nearly identical to humans.β
The human brain uses about 20% of the body's total energy.β
Avocados are toxic to most animals except humans.β
Pineapples take about two years to grow.β
There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on every beach on Earth.β
The longest hiccuping spree lasted 68 years.β
A hummingbird's heart can beat up to 1,260 times per minute.β
A group of crows mobbing a predator is literally called a 'murder patrol'.β
The shortest war in history lasted 38 to 45 minutes between Britain and Zanzibar.β
7% of American adults believe that chocolate milk comes from brown cows.β
The Great Wall of China is not visible from space with the naked eye.β
Octopuses can taste with their arms.β
A day on Jupiter lasts only about 10 hours.β
Sharks existed on Earth before trees did.β
Cherophobia is an irrational fear of fun or happiness.β
The Eiffel Tower can grow up to 6 inches taller during summer.β
A blue whale's tongue can weigh as much as an elephant.β
A newborn kangaroo is about the size of a jellybean.β
A crocodile can't stick its tongue out.β
Butterflies taste with their feet.β
Polar bears have black skin under their white fur.β
The Statue of Liberty was originally intended to be a lighthouse.β
A group of pandas is called an embarrassment.β
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.β
Starfish can regenerate their lost limbs.β
Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins can.β
Humans blink about 15 to 20 times per minute.β
Ancient Egyptians slept on stone pillows.β
Bees can recognize individual human faces.β
Vincent van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime.β
So far, two diseases have successfully been eradicated: smallpox and rinderpest.β
Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood.β
There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee.β
Humans share 60% of their DNA with bananas.β
A 'jiffy' is one trillionth of a second in physics.β
A group of porcupines is called a prickle.β
Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.β
Hippos can't actually swim, they walk along the riverbed.β
The French language has 13 different words for 'kiss'.β
A day on Mercury lasts 59 Earth days.β
Most 'silver' spoons are actually made of stainless steel.β
If you lift a kangaroo's tail off the ground it can't hop.β
Google processes more than 8.5 billion searches every single day.β
Saturn would float if you could find an ocean big enough.β
The 'new car smell' is made of dozens of chemicals off-gassing from the interior.β
A group of owls is called a parliament.β
A group of frogs is called an army.β
Dolphins sleep with one eye open.β
Cows have best friends and get stressed when separated.β
The average person spends six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.β
The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.β
Horses physically cannot vomit.β
Bubble wrap was originally invented as wallpaper.β
The first item ever sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer.β
A group of ferrets is called a business.β
Humans are the only animals that blush.β
The average person walks the equivalent of three times around the world in a lifetime.β
The Hawaiian alphabet has only 13 letters.β
A 'moment' was medieval unit of time equal to 90 seconds.β
Sloths only poop about once a week.β
Cotton candy was co-invented by a dentist.β
Banging your head against a wall for one hour burns 150 calories.β
You can hear a blue whale's heartbeat from more than two miles away.β
Your tongue print is as unique as your fingerprint.β
A snail can sleep for three years straight.β
Ketchup was once sold as medicine in the 1830s.β
A jiffy is an actual unit of time: 1/100th of a second.β
It takes about eight minutes for sunlight to reach Earth.β
A mosquito has 47 teeth.β
Pigs can't look up at the sky without rolling over.β
Pteronophobia is the fear of being tickled by feathers.β
Sea cucumbers breathe through their butts.β
The longest recorded flight of a chicken lasted 13 seconds.β
Cows have regional accents, they moo differently in different areas.β
Snakes can help predict earthquakes.β
The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows or eyelashes.β
Cats can't taste sweetness.β
The moon has moonquakes.β
A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.β
More than half of all people alive today have never made a phone call.β
Ostriches can run faster than horses.β
There is a village in Norway called 'Hell' that freezes over every winter.β
In Switzerland it is illegal to own just one guinea pig.β
The microwave oven was invented by accident when a researcher noticed a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.β
The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress signal.β
Cashews grow on the outside of a fruit, not inside a shell.β
A flock of crows is known as a murder.β
A group of jellyfish is called a smack.β
The Dutch were once the tallest people in the world.β
A lion's roar can be heard from up to 5 miles away.β
The first computer mouse was made of wood.β
Voice actors for Mickey and Minnie Mouse got married in real life.β
A cloud can weigh more than a million pounds.β
29th May is officially Put a Pillow on Your Fridge Day.β
Hot water freezes faster than cold water. This is called the Mpemba effect.β
Peanuts aren't nuts, they are legumes.β
The world's oldest known recipe is for beer.β
An octopus has nine brains.β
The oldest 'your mom' joke was discovered on a 3,500 year old Babylonian tablet.β
The shortest commercial flight in the world lasts just 57 seconds.β
Wombat poop is cube-shaped.β
Chewing gum while you chop onions helps keep you from crying.β
Bananas are curved because they grow towards the sun.