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The document presents 50 random facts covering a wide range of topics, including nature, science, and history. Highlights include the shortest commercial flight lasting 57 seconds, the unique properties of honey, and the longest hiccuping spree lasting 68 years. These facts are designed to entertain and inform readers about various intriguing aspects of the world.

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Random Facts

The document presents 50 random facts covering a wide range of topics, including nature, science, and history. Highlights include the shortest commercial flight lasting 57 seconds, the unique properties of honey, and the longest hiccuping spree lasting 68 years. These facts are designed to entertain and inform readers about various intriguing aspects of the world.

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Sure, here are 50 random facts for you:

1. The shortest commercial flight in the world lasts just 57


seconds. It’s a flight between two islands in Scotland, Westray and
Papa Westray.

2. There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all
of Earth's beaches. Estimated to be about 70 sextillion stars.

3. Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in


ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still edible.

4. A group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance."

5. Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t! According to


botanical definitions, bananas fit the criteria for berries, but
strawberries don’t.

6. Wombat poop is cube-shaped. This helps it stay in place and mark


their territory.

7. Sharks existed before trees. Sharks have been around for about
400 million years, while trees appeared around 350 million years ago.

8. The Eiffel Tower can grow taller in the summer. The heat causes
the metal to expand, making the tower about 6 inches taller.

9. A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus. It takes Venus


243 Earth days to rotate once but only 225 Earth days to orbit the Sun.

10. The longest hiccuping spree lasted 68 years. Charles


Osborne of the US had hiccups nonstop from 1922 until 1990.

11. Cows have best friends. Studies show cows form strong social
bonds and can get stressed when separated from their best friends.

12. The word “nerd” was coined by Dr. Seuss. It first appeared
in If I Ran the Zoo (1950).

13. A cat’s nose is as unique as a human’s fingerprint.

14. Some turtles can breathe through their butts. Known as


cloacal respiration, some turtles can absorb oxygen through their
rectum.

15. The shortest war in history lasted 38 to 45 minutes. It was


between the UK and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896.
16. Penguins propose to their mates with a pebble. The male
penguin finds the perfect pebble and offers it to the female.

17. Octopuses have three hearts. Two pump blood to the gills,
while one pumps it to the rest of the body.

18. The longest English word is 189,819 letters long. It’s the
chemical name for a protein called Titin.

19. A snail can sleep for three years. They can enter hibernation
when the weather is too dry or hot, which can last for extended
periods.

20. The world’s largest snowflake was recorded at 15 inches


wide. It fell in Fort Keogh, Montana, in 1887.

21. Your stomach gets a new lining every few days. This
prevents it from digesting itself!

22. Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins. Sloths
can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes underwater.

23. There’s a town in Norway called Hell, and it freezes over


in the winter.

24. Mice can sing. Male mice sing to attract females, though their
songs are ultrasonic and inaudible to humans.

25. A blue whale’s tongue weighs as much as an elephant.

26. One light year is about 5.88 trillion miles.

27. The human nose can detect over 1 trillion different


scents.

28. The longest hiccuping spree lasted 68 years. Charles


Osborne hiccupped continuously for 68 years.

29. The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m. It was
invented by Levi Hutchins in 1787.

30. A crocodile can't stick its tongue out.

31. Butterflies taste with their feet. Their feet have taste
sensors to help them find food.

32. The fastest land animal is the cheetah, which can reach
speeds up to 60-70 miles per hour.
33. Kangaroos can’t walk backward.

34. The world’s most expensive coffee comes from beans that
have been eaten and excreted by civet cats. It's called Kopi
Luwak.

35. The longest word in the English language without a vowel


is “rhythms.”

36. The total weight of all ants on Earth is greater than the
weight of all humans.

37. There are more fake flamingos in the world than real
ones. Due to plastic flamingos being a popular lawn ornament.

38. A blue whale's heart weighs as much as a car.

39. Sharks don’t get cancer. While this is still being studied,
sharks seem to have a natural resistance to cancer.

40. A typical cloud weighs about 1 million pounds.

41. Koalas sleep up to 22 hours a day.

42. The largest living organism on Earth is a fungus in


Oregon. It covers an area of over 2,385 acres.

43. Venus rotates in the opposite direction of most planets in


the solar system.

44. It’s impossible to hum while holding your nose.

45. The longest recorded flight of a chicken was 13 seconds.

46. A giraffe’s neck contains the same number of vertebrae


as a human’s. Both have seven neck vertebrae.

47. Rats laugh when tickled.

48. The longest word in the dictionary is


“pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.” It’s a lung
disease caused by inhaling very fine silicate or quartz dust.

49. There are more public libraries than McDonald’s


restaurants in the United States.

50. The first-ever computer virus was created in 1983. It was


called the "Elk Cloner" and spread via floppy disk.
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