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The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896, which lasted only 38 minutes.
The world’s oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old.
A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
The world’s largest snowflake on record measured 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.
The shortest complete sentence in English is “I am.”
A cockroach can live for several weeks without its head.
The world’s largest grand piano was built by a 15-year-old in New Zealand.
Honey never spoils. You can eat honey that has been stored for thousands of years.
A group of crows is called a murder.
A hippopotamus can run faster than a human on land.
The longest word in English has 189,819 letters and takes over three hours to pronounce.
A cockroach can hold its breath for up to 40 minutes.
A blue whale’s heart is the size of a small car.
The shortest commercial flight in the world is between the Scottish islands of Westray and Papa Westray and takes just two minutes.
The world’s largest snow maze covers 1.7 acres and has over 3,000 feet of paths.
The Great Wall of China is over 13,000 miles long.
The average person will spend six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.
The world’s largest pumpkin weighed over 2,500 pounds.
The world’s largest pyramid is not in Egypt but in Mexico.
A baby kangaroo is called a joey.
A group of hedgehogs is called a prickle.
The largest spider on record had a leg span of over 11 inches.
Humans have about 100,000 hairs on their heads.
A baby octopus is about the size of a flea when it is born.
The longest living mammal is the bowhead whale, which can live over 200 years.
The first computer mouse was made of wood.
The largest diamond ever found weighed over 3,100 carats.
The oldest tree in the world is over 4,800 years old.
A group of kangaroos is called a mob.
The world’s largest chocolate bar weighed over 12,000 pounds.
The world’s tallest building is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which is over 828 meters tall.
The world’s largest hot dog was over 200 feet long.
The human nose can detect over 1 trillion different scents.
The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat, which weighs less than a penny.
A group of otters is called a romp.
The world’s largest pizza was over 130 feet in diameter.
A group of rats is called a mischief.
The world’s largest aquarium is in Atlanta, Georgia, and holds over 10 million gallons of water.
The largest living organism on Earth is a mushroom in Oregon that covers over 2,200 acres.
A group of whales is called a pod.
The world’s largest jigsaw puzzle had over 551,232 pieces.
The world’s largest bird is the ostrich, which can weigh over 300 pounds.
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
The world’s largest treehouse is in Crossville, Tennessee, and covers over 10,000
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