Hav
e you ever wondered how many dimples are on a golf ball or why flamingos stand on one leg? Well, hold on to your seat because we are about to explore some strange and quirky cold facts that you probably didn't know before.
1. Benjamin Franklin believed that the bald eagle was a thief and felt that the turkey should have been America's national bird.
2. A group of jellyfish is called a smack.
3. Humans and giraffes have the same number of neck vertebrae, seven.
4. The shortest war ever recorded was between Britain and Zanzibar in 189
6. It lasted only 38 minutes.
5. The world's largest snowflake on record measured 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.
6. The Mushroom Death Suit is a biodegradable burial suit made entirely out of mushrooms that breaks down the body and neutralizes toxins.
7. The longest word in the English language is 189,819 letters long and would take more than three hours to say.
8. Flamingos stand on one leg to conserve body heat since they spend a lot of time in cold water.
9. Mosquitoes have teeth and can consume up to twice their weight in blood.
10 A group of crows is called a murder. 1
1. The small intestine is about 20 feet long, and the large intestine is about 5 feet long. 1
2. Mount Everest was named after Sir George Everest, a British surveyor who had never actually seen the mountain. 1
3. It takes approximately 12 bees to produce one teaspoon of honey. 1
4. The shortest complete sentence in the English language is "I am." 1
5. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball. 1
6. The longest song title ever recorded is by Chumbawamba and is 156 words long. 1
7. The word "set" has the most definitions in the English language, with 430. 1
8. Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words. 1
9. The world's oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old. 20. The longest wedding veil in history was
2.5 miles long, worn by a woman in Cyprus. Well, there you have it! These are just some of the strange and quirky cold facts out there that will definitely make you scratch your head. Who knew that there were so many random things to learn about in this world? So, the next time you're bored, impress your friends with your newfound knowledge of oddities.