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1. Bats are the only mammal that
can actually fly.
2. Elephants can’t jump.
3. The longest wedding veil was
longer than 63 football fields. The
stunning lace veil was worn in
Larnaca, Cyprus, on August 14,
2018, and measured 6,962.6
meters (4.3 miles!).
4. In an average lifetime, people eat
around 70 assorted insects while
sleeping.
5. The shortest war in history lasted
only 38 minutes. It was between - A M U T A P E T E R A G A D A
Britain and Zanzibar on August 27,
1896.
6. Octopuses have three hearts. a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your
7. Dolphins give each other names. head or neck and die.
8. Cows don’t actually have four 20. “Stewardesses” is the longest word typed with
stomachs; they have one stomach only the left hand.
with four compartments. 21. "I Am" is the shortest complete sentence in the
9. Bees can get drunk on fermented English Language
tree sap. 22. Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves
10. There are no muscles in your from the blowing desert sand.
fi n g e r s : T h e i r f u n c t i o n i s 23. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase
controlled by muscles in your the bacteria in your ear by 700 times
palms and arms. 24. Your brain is constantly eating itself
11. The Spanish national anthem has 25. Animals can experience time differently from
no words. humans.
12. The hardest working muscle in 26. Wearing a tie can reduce blood flow to the brain
your body is your heart—it pumps by 7.5 per cent.
more than 2,000 gallons of blood 27. You can actually die from laughing too much.
a day and beats more than 2.5 28. Martial artists who smile before the start of a
billion times in a 70-year life span match are more likely to lose.
13. It’s impossible to hum while 29. A lightning bolt is five times hotter than the
holding your nose (just try it!). surface of the Sun
14. According to recent research, the 30. An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
human nose can distinguish at 31. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out
least a trillion different odors 32. The heart of a blue whale beats once in every ten
15. The word “strengths” is the seconds
longest word in the English 33. Australia is wider than the moon.
language with only one vowel 34. The last letter added to the English alphabet was
16. The tallest building in the world is 'J'.
the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, standing 35. The heart of a shrimp is located in its head.
at over 2,700 feet. 36. Snakes smell with their tongue
17. It is physically impossible for pigs 37. Bees can fly higher than Mount Everest.
to look up into the sky 38. Venus is the only planet to spin clockwise.
18. After water, tea is the drink most 39. Human teeth are the only part of the body that
consumed around the world. cannot heal themselves.
19. If you sneeze too hard, you can 40. A f e a r o f l o n g w o r d s i s c a l l e d
fracture a rib. If you try to suppress Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia.