r>1. The world’s largest snowflake on record was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. 2. Honey never spoils; it can remain edible for thousands of years. 3. Flamingos are pink because of the shrimp they eat. 4. A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance. 5. The tallest statue in the world is the Spring Temple Buddha in China, standing at 420 feet. 6. Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is a storm that has been raging for over 350 years. 7. The shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes, between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896. 8. The only letter that doesn’t appear in any U.S. state name is ‘Q’. 9. The Earth is struck by lightning over 8 million times per day. 10 The world’s largest pizza was 122 feet in diameter, made in Rome in 2012. 11. The longest marathon dance session lasted 123 hours and 15 minutes. 12. The term ‘nerd’ was first coined by Dr. Seuss in his book “If I Ran the Zoo”. 13. Horses can’t vomit. 14. The largest single living organism is a fungus in Oregon that covers 2,200 acres. 15. A traffic jam in Beijing in 2010 lasted for over 10 days, stretching for 60 miles. 16. The longest word in the English language has 189,819 letters. 17. The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 134 degrees Fahrenheit in Death Valley, California. 18. Alaska is the only state in the United States that can be typed on one row of a qwerty keyboard. 19. More than half of the world’s population lives in Asia. 20. The shortest river in the world is the Roe River in Montana, measuring only 201 feet. 21. The longest novel ever written is “Artamène ou le Grand Cyrus”, which has over 13 million words. 22. There is a 50/50 chance that a flipping coin will land on tails. 23. The largest ocean in the world is the Pacific, covering over 60 million square miles. 24. The first American flag was designed by a high school student, Robert Heft, for a school project. 25. Kiwis are native to China, not New Zealand. 26. The world’s tallest man in recorded history, Robert Wadlow, was 8 feet 11 inches tall. 27. The world’s largest waterfall, the Angel Falls in Venezuela, drops 3,212 feet. 28. The human nose can detect over 1 trillion scents. 29. The highest point in Africa is Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, standing at 19,341 feet. 30. A group of ants is called a colony or an army. 31. There is actually enough space in an atomic nucleus to fit a marble, instead of being just a tiny dot. 32. The longest living species of turtles is the Galapagos tortoise, which can live up to 200 years. 33. The smallest snake in the world is the Barbados threadsnake, measuring only 4 inches long. 34. The world’s fastest mammal is the cheetah, reaching speeds over 70 miles per hour. 35. North Korea and Finland are the only countries in the world where it is illegal to buy Coca-Cola. 36. Camels store fat in their humps, not water. 37. In Colombia, it is customary to throw a bucket of water on a single person on their birthday. 38. The depth of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the ocean, is over 36,000 feet. 39. The tallest living animal in the world is the giraffe, standing at up to 18 feet tall. 40. The human body has more than 650 muscles. 41. The world’s largest iceberg on record was the B-15, which measured 183 miles long and 23 miles wide. 42. In Japan, there is a number that represents “empty-handedness”: 0. 43. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds. 44. In Mount Everest’s peak, the air pressure is about a third of what it is at sea level. 45. The largest saltwater crocodile on record was 23 feet long and weighed over 2,600 pounds. 46. The first electronic computer was built in 1942 and weighed 27 tons. 47. The shortest war between two states in the United States lasted only 8 minutes. 48. Bread slices were invented in 1917 to solve the problem of uneven slicing. 49. Approximately 1 in every 200 people in the world is a twin. 50. The largest diamond ever discovered weighed over 3,100 carats. 51. The shortest commercial flight in the world lasts only 90 seconds, from Westray to Papa Westray in Scotland. 52. A group of jellyfish is called a smack. 53. The world’s largest volcano, Mauna Loa in Hawaii, is over 13,678 feet tall. 54. The world’s largest spider by leg span is the Goliath birdeater, which can span up to 12 inches. 55. The oldest living organism on Earth is a 4,800 year-old Bristlecone Pine tree in California. 56. The world’s largest pearl is called the Pearl of Lao Tzu and weighs over 14 pounds. 57. Around 40% of adults in the United States suffer from insomnia. 58. In ancient times, people used seeds as a form of currency. 59. The largest animal in the world is the blue whale, which can weigh over 200 tons. 60. The world’s largest waterfall by volume is the Victoria Falls in Africa, with an average flow of 1 million liters per second. 61. The fastest land animal is the cheetah, reaching speeds over 70 miles per hour. 62. The tallest building in the world is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, standing at 2,717 feet. 63. The largest living organism ever known is a fungus in Oregon that covers over 2,200 acres. 64. A group of kangaroos is called a mob. 65. The human body produces about a quart of saliva per day. 66. The smallest mammal in the world is the bumblebee bat, which weighs only 2 grams. 67. The highest point in South America is Aconcagua in Argentina, reaching 22,832 feet. 68. The world’s first camera phone was invented in 1997 by Philippe Kahn. 69. Sloths only defecate once a week. 70. Pluto was named by an 11-year-old British girl in 1930. 71. The largest pyramid in the world is the Great Pyramid of Cholula in Mexico, which covers over 4 acres. 72. In ancient Greece, throwing an apple at someone meant that you wanted to begin a relationship with them. 73. Pigs can get sunburned just like humans. 74. The smallest bird in the world is the bee hummingbird, which measures only 2.2 inches. 75. The human tongue has over 10,000 taste buds. 76. The longest place name in the world has 85 letters, and is located in New Zealand. 77. The world’s largest train station is the Grand Central Terminal in New York, with 44 platforms. 78. The color of your eyes is determined by your genes, but everyone’s eyes start out blue until about 6 months old. 79. Elephants are the only mammals that cannot jump. 80. The United States has the second most Spanish speakers in the world, after Mexico. 81. The world’s deadliest tree, the Manchineel, can cause blindness and even death if ingested or touched. 82. The world’s largest snake by weight is the green anaconda, which can weigh over 500 pounds. 83. The world’s smallest fish is the Paedocypris fish, measuring only 7.9 millimeters long. 84. The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the largest living structure on Earth. 85. The world’s largest bird is the ostrich, which can weigh up to 345 pounds. 86. The first known computer programmer was Ada Lovelace, who worked on Charles Babbage’s Difference Engine in the 1800s. 87. The world’s largest desert is the Sahara, covering over 3.6 million square miles. 88. The longest mountain range in the world is the Andes, reaching over 4,300 miles. 89. The world’s largest flower is the Rafflesia Arnoldii, which can measure over 3 feet in diameter. 90. The longest road in the world is the Pan-American Highway, stretching over 19,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina. 91. The world’s smallest mammal by weight is the Etruscan shrew, which weighs only 1.8 grams. 92. The largest lake in the world by volume is the Caspian Sea, which contains over 78 quadrillion gallons of water. 93. The tallest living animal in the world is the giraffe, which can reach over 18 feet in height. 94. The human body contains over 100 trillion cells. 95. The largest cave in the world is the Son Doong Cave in Vietnam, measuring over 650 feet tall and 5.5 miles long. 96. The world’s largest amphibian is the Chinese giant salamander, which can measure over 6 feet long. 97. The world’s largest fish is the whale shark, which can measure up to 40 feet in length. 98. The longest river in the world is the Nile, stretching over 4,000 miles. 99. Bees can recognize human faces and remember them for their entire lives. 100. The world’s largest glacier is the Lambert-Fisher Glacier in Antarctica, measuring over 250 miles in length. In conclusion, there are countless fascinating facts and cold knowledge that we might not be aware of. These 100 trivia facts are just a small sample of what’s out there! Learning and discovering new things can be both eye-opening and entertaining. Who knows what else we might learn if we keep digging?
