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20 Fascinating Facts That Will Blow Your Mind
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Humans are curious beings, always on the hunt for new
information and knowledge. Here are some interesting facts that will pique your
curiosity and broaden your perspective:
- A
group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
- The
shortest war in history was between the countries of Zanzibar and England
in 1896. It lasted only 38 minutes.
- The
longest word in the English language is 189,819 letters long and is the
chemical name for the protein Titin.
- A
shrimp's heart is located in its head.
- A
group of owls is called a parliament.
- Humans
and giraffes have the same number of neck vertebrae, which is seven.
- The
longest living animal on earth is the Greenland Shark, which can live up
to 400 years.
- The
first computer mouse was invented by Douglas Engelbart in 1964 and was
made of wood.
- The
world's largest snowflake on record measured 15 inches wide and 8 inches
thick.
- The
human nose can detect over one trillion different scents.
- The
highest recorded temperature on Earth was 134 degrees Fahrenheit (56.7
degrees Celsius) in Death Valley, California, in 1913.
- Cows
have best friends and get stressed when they are separated.
- A
sneeze can travel up to 100 miles per hour (160 km/h).
- A
"jiffy" is an actual unit of time. It is the time it takes for
light to travel one centimeter in a vacuum, which is approximately 33.3564
picoseconds.
- The
largest living organism on Earth is a fungus named Armillaria ostoyae. It
covers an area of 2,200 acres (890 hectares) in Oregon's Malheur National
Forest.
- A
cockroach can live for several weeks without its head.
- The
world's largest waterfall, the Angel Falls in Venezuela, is so tall that
the water turns to mist before it reaches the bottom.
- The
tallest living animal on earth is the giraffe, which can grow up to 18
feet (5.5 meters) tall.
- The
oldest known recipe in the world is for beer and dates back to ancient
Sumeria, around 4,000 BC.
- The
speed of light is about 299,792,458 meters per second, which is equivalent
to approximately 186,282 miles per second.
These interesting facts are just a few of the many amazing things
that exist in our world. Learning about these fascinating details can broaden
your knowledge and spark your curiosity. Keep exploring and discovering new
things!
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