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Cold Facts You Might Not Know
1. The shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes.
2. During the Middle Ages, animals could be put on trial and punished for crimes.
3. The shortest word with all vowels in alphabetical order is “facetious.”
4. A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
5. The world’s oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old.
6. The “nine-dot” problem, which involves connecting nine dots with four straight lines without lifting the pen, was first published in a puzzle book in 191
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7. The longest word in the English language has 189,819 letters.
8. The only letter that doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name is Q.
9. The shortest sentence that uses all 26 letters of the alphabet is “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.”
10 Despite popular belief, Twinkies do have an expiration date. 1
1. The first known Bitcoin transaction was made to purchase two pizzas for 10,000 Bitcoins. 1
2. The world’s largest snowflake on record was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. 1
3. The average human will spend six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green. 1
4. The shortest war in history was fought between Zanzibar and Great Britain in 189
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5. Adolf Hitler’s favorite movie was “King Kong.” 1
6. The world’s deepest postbox is in Susami Bay, Japan. It is 10 meters underwater. 1
7. The longest book title contains 26,314 words. 1
8. In ancient Greece, throwing an apple to a woman was considered a proposal of marriage. 1
9. Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time. 20. Jellyfish can evaporate if they are stranded on land. 2
1. A group of hedgehogs is called a prickle. 2
2. Most elephants weigh less than the tongue of a blue whale. 2
3. A cockroach can live for several weeks without its head. 2
4. The world’s first novel, “The Tale of Genji,” was written in Japan in the 11th century. 2
5. A sneeze can travel up to 100 miles per hour. 2
6. There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the observable universe. 2
7. The smallest bird in the world is the bee hummingbird. It weighs less than a penny. 2
8. King Henry VIII had a special horn built that was eight feet in length. 2
9. The world’s largest stamp was issued in 1979 by the United Arab Emirates. 30. A crocodile can’t stick its tongue out. 3
1. In ancient Egypt, slaves were paid in beer. 3
2. A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance. 3
3. The world’s largest museum is in Russia. The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg has over
1.5 million works of art. 3
4. “E” is the most common letter in the English language. 3
5. The shortest war in history was fought between Zanzibar and Great Britain in 189
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6. The average person will spend six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green. 3
7. The world’s largest snowflake on record was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. 3
8. The shortest word that contains all 5 vowels is “eunoia” which means “beautiful thinking.” 3
9. The oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old. 40. The “nine-dot” problem, which involves connecting nine dots with four straight lines without lifting the pen, was first published in a puzzle book in 191
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1. The longest word in the English language has 189,819 letters. 4
2. The only letter that doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name is Q. 4
3. The shortest sentence that uses all 26 letters of the alphabet is “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” 4
4. Despite popular belief, Twinkies do have an expiration date. 4
5. The first known Bitcoin transaction was made to purchase two pizzas for 10,000 Bitcoins. 4
6. The world’s largest snowflake on record was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. 4
7. The shortest war in history was fought between Zanzibar and Great Britain in 189
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8. The world’s first novel, “The Tale of Genji,” was written in Japan in the 11th century. 4
9. The smallest bird in the world is the bee hummingbird. It weighs less than a penny. 50. A bee can fly up to 15 miles per hour. 5
1. During WWII, British soldiers were given a ration of three sheets of toilet paper per day. 5
2. One of the world’s deadliest animals is the tiny mosquito. 5
3. In 1845, President Andrew Jackson’s pet parrot had to be removed from his funeral for swearing. 5
4. If you fold a piece of paper in half 42 times, it will reach the moon. 5
5. The word “set” has the most number of definitions in the English language. 5
6. The longest hiccups on record lasted 68 years. 5
7. The Great Wall of China is visible from outer space. 5
8. A group of rhinoceros is called a crash. 5
9. The longest live snake was a reticulated python that measured over 30 feet long. 60. The world’s largest fish is the whale shark. It can grow up to 40 feet long. 6
1. In ancient Rome, it was common for people to have indoor plumbing. 6
2. The world’s largest diamond weighs over 500 carats. 6
3. The smallest fish in the world is the Paedocypris fish. It is less than a third of an inch long. 6
4. If you shuffle a deck of cards properly, it is likely that no other deck of cards in history has ever been put in that order before. 6
5. A group of cats is called a clowder. 6
6. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds. 6
7. In 2015, a man in China built a house out of beer bottles. 6
8. The world’s largest spider is the Goliath bird-eater. It can be over 12 inches wide. 6
9. A group of frogs is called an army. 70. The fastest bird in the world is the Peregrine falcon. It can fly up to 240 miles per hour. 7
1. The average person will spend six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green. 7
2. The world’s largest living organism is a fungus in Oregon that covers over 2,200 acres. 7
3. The world’s largest pumpkin weighed over 2,600 pounds. 7
4. The longest wedding veil on record was over 3,000 feet long. 7
5. The world’s largest snowflake on record was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. 7
6. A group of pugs is called a grumble. 7
7. The world’s most expensive car, the Bugatti La Voiture Noire, sold for $19 million in 201
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8. The world’s tallest building is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. It is over 2,700 feet tall. 7
9. The world’s largest iceberg on record was over 4,000 square miles. 80. The fastest animal on land is the cheetah. It can run up to 75 miles per hour. 8
1. The world’s largest swimming pool is in Chile. It is 3,323 feet long and covers over 20 acres. 8
2. The longest basketball game on record lasted 78 hours and was played in Serbia. 8
3. A group of kangaroos is called a mob. 8
4. The world’s largest tree is a sequoia in California. It is over 275 feet tall. 8
5. The oldest living organism is a bristlecone pine tree in California. It is over 5,000 years old. 8
6. The world’s largest moonstone weighs over 2,000 pounds. 8
7. The world’s tallest waterfall is Angel Falls in Venezuela. It is over 3,200 feet tall. 8
8. In ancient Egypt, the Pharaoh’s beard was considered to have magical powers. 8
9. A group of ferrets is called a business. 90. The world’s fastest land animal is the peregrine falcon. It can reach speeds of over 240 miles per hour.