10 interesting facts you might not have known about:
Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible.
The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
A day on Venus (one full rotation on its axis) is longer than a year on Venus (one full orbit around the sun). Venus rotates so slowly that its day is longer than its year.
The electric chair was invented by a dentist. Alfred P. Southwick, a dentist, invented the electric chair after he witnessed an intoxicated man die quickly after touching an electric generator.
There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.
The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer due to thermal expansion of the iron.
The average person will spend six months of their life waiting for red lights to turn green.
A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance.”
The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
Octopuses have three hearts. Two pump blood to the gills, while the third pumps it to the rest of the body.