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le: Fascinating Facts You Never Knew Are you a fan of trivia and curious about the world around you? Here are some fascinating facts you may have never heard before.
1. Elephants can communicate with each other by using seismic waves in the ground, which they can sense through their feet.
2. The shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes. It was between Great Britain and Zanzibar in 189
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3. The Great Pyramids of Giza were built around 4,500 years ago, and they remain some of the world's biggest and most impressive structures.
4. The longest word in the English language has 189,819 letters and takes over 3 hours to pronounce.
5. The longest snake ever recorded was over 30 feet long and weighed more than 550 pounds.
6. In Ancient Greece, throwing an apple to a girl was a way to propose for marriage. If the girl caught it, it meant she accepted the proposal.
7. The shortest sentence in the English language is "I am." It's a complete sentence with a subject and a verb.
8. Armadillos have shells that are so tough they can deflect bullets.
9. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living thing on Earth and can be seen from space.
10 The world's oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old. 1
1. A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance. 1
2. The world's largest organism is a fungus in Oregon that is over 2,200 years old and covers over 2,200 acres. 1
3. A hummingbird's heart beats more than 1,200 times per minute. 1
4. In ancient Rome, it was considered a sign of wealth and status to have a servant pour perfumed water on their hands before eating. 1
5. The highest point in Antarctica is the Vinson Massif, which stands at 16,050 feet tall. 1
6. Lightning strikes the Earth over 8 million times per day. 1
7. Chewing gum can help you concentrate and improve your memory. 1
8. Octopuses have three hearts and nine brains. 1
9. The world's oldest known recipe is for beer and dates back to around 3,800 BCE. 20. A group of penguins in the water is called a raft, while a group of penguins on land is called a colony. Now that you have some new knowledge to impress your friends with, the world may seem even more fascinating than it did before. Happy learning!