Things you should know...

... but probably don't.

Here are some lesser-known facts and interesting tidbits you might not be aware of:

1. Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible.

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

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

4. The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.

5. There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the observable universe.

6. Bananas are berries, but strawberries are not.

7. In Switzerland, it's illegal to own just one guinea pig because they are prone to loneliness.

8. The dot over the letter "i" is called a "tittle."

9. Wombat feces are cube-shaped. This unique shape helps them mark territory by preventing the droppings from rolling away.

10. There are more public libraries than McDonald's restaurants in the United States.

11. The unicorn is Scotland's national animal.

12. The longest hiccuping spree recorded lasted 68 years.

13. Honeybees can recognize human faces.

14. Armadillos are the only mammals that can contract leprosy.

15. A day on Venus (its rotation period) is longer than its year (its orbit around the sun).

16. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

17. Sea otters hold hands while sleeping to prevent drifting apart.

18. The longest word in the English language without a vowel is "rhythms."

19. The world's largest desert is not the Sahara; it's Antarctica.

20. A group of ferrets is called a "business."

21. The human brain is 75% water.

22. Honeybees can recognize human faces.

23. The plastic tips at the end of shoelaces are called "aglets".

24. "Q" is the only letter that doesn't appear in any U.S. state name.

25. The longest hiccuping spree recorded lasted 68 years.

26. The unicorn is Scotland's national animal.

27. Cows have best friends and can become stressed when separated from them.

28. The word "bookkeeper" (and its variants) is the only unhyphenated English word with three consecutive double letters.

29. An adult human is composed of approximately 7,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 (7 octillion) atoms.

30. The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm (6 inches) taller during the summer due to the expansion of the iron in the heat.

31. The longest time between two twins being born is 87 days.

32. Some cats are allergic to humans.

33. Astronauts' height can change in space due to the absence of gravity. They can grow up to 2 inches taller.

These are just a few intriguing facts that you may not have known. The world is full of fascinating and often unexpected information!

Source: Some or all of the content was generated using an AI language model