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d Knowledge Sharing: 10 Interesting Facts You Probably Didn't Know We encounter different kinds of knowledge every day, but there are certain facts that might leave us amused or intrigued. These are little-known pieces of information that are not common knowledge, but once known, they can alter our perceptions about certain things. In this article, we'll discuss 10 interesting and lesser-known facts that you probably didn't know.
1. Did you know that the shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes? The Anglo-Zanzibar War, which took place in 1896, was fought between the British Empire and the Sultanate of Zanzibar. The British forces had 1,000 soldiers, while the Sultanate had 2,800. Surprisingly, the British Empire was victorious in just 38 minutes.
2. The longest sentence ever written in English, according to the Guinness World Records, is a 13,955-word monster in William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom!. This sentence takes up an entire page of the novel.
3. If you thought that tomatoes were a vegetable, you're wrong. Tomatoes are actually a fruit, specifically a berry. The confusion lies in the fact that tomatoes are generally used in savory dishes, unlike other fruits.
4. Rainbows are not just present in the sky. They can also be found in extreme cold and in water droplets. These are known as moonbows or lunar rainbows, and they occur when moonlight reflects off water droplets.
5. Have you ever wondered what the most commonly used word in the English language is? It's 'the.' The word is used around 5% of the time in all spoken and written English.
6. The largest snowflake ever recorded measured 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. This giant snowflake fell in a town called Fort Keogh, Montana, in 188
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7. Kangaroos can't walk backwards. They are biologically unable to do so because of their muscular structure and the shape of their legs.
8. The world's oldest fishing lure was discovered in the late 1800s and dates back to around 4,500 years ago. The lure was made using a bone and has been found in parts of North America.
9. You might not think of onions as healing foods, but they have been used for centuries as an antibiotic. When chopped, onions release a substance called allicin, which has antimicrobial properties.
10 The highest natural temperature ever recorded on Earth was in Furnace Creek Ranch in Death Valley, California. The temperature reached a scorching 134 degrees Fahrenheit (5
6.7 degrees Celsius) on July 10, 191
3. These are just a few examples of interesting and lesser-known facts that you might not have encountered before. Knowing these things might not change the world, but they certainly invite us to see things a little differently. Let's keep our minds open to new knowledge, no matter how small or irrelevant they may seem.