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l Facts You Probably Never Knew As a curious human being, have you ever come across a piece of information that fascinates you and you just couldn't wait to share it with someone else? Welcome to Cool Facts You Probably Never Knew- a collection of interesting, fun and sometimes strange facts that you can use to impress your friends and family!
1. Did you know that a strawberry isn't actually a berry? Neither are raspberries or blackberries, but bananas are!
2. The shortest war in history was between Great Britain and Zanzibar, and it lasted just 38 minutes.
3. A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
4. The Great Wall of China is not visible from space without aid.
5. The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Seuss in his book If I Ran the Zoo.
6. Mosquitoes have killed more humans than all wars in history combined.
7. There is a town in Texas called Ding Dong.
8. A cat has a total of 32 muscles in each ear.
9. The world's quietest room is located at Orfield Laboratories in Minnesota, and it's so quiet that even the sound of your heartbeat becomes unbearable.
10 If you unwrap a mummy you will find that the embalmed body is almost always steaming from the oil and preservatives used in the mummification process. 1
1. The shortest distance between two points in Manhattan is not a straight line, but rather a diagonal line called Broadway. 1
2. There is a mountain in Canada called Mount Thor, and it has the world's highest perpendicular drop. 1
3. A frog can't swallow with its eyes open. 1
4. George Washington did not have wooden teeth- they were actually made from a combination of human, animal, and ivory teeth. 1
5. There is a spider in Southeast Asia called the Goliath bird-eating spider. It can grow up to a foot in length and eat small birds. 1
6. The world's oldest piece of chewing gum is believed to be 9,000 years old. 1
7. A group of hedgehogs is called a prickle. 1
8. Whales are able to communicate with each other over distances of up to 1,000 miles. 1
9. In Japan, there is a museum entirely dedicated to bananas. 20. Cows have best friends, and they become stressed when they are separated from them. These 20 cool facts are just the tip of the iceberg. There are thousands of weird and wonderful things happening all around us every day, and it's our duty as curious humans to seek them out and share them with others. So next time you come across a fascinating piece of information, remember Cool Facts You Probably Never Knew, and share the knowledge!