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50 Random Funny Facts for Entertainment

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By Ajith KumarPublished about a year ago 3 min read
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  1. Bananas are berries, while strawberries are not.
  2. Cows have best friends and become stressed when separated.
  3. It is impossible to hum while holding your nose.
  4. The average person laughs about 15 times a day.
  5. The first oranges weren't actually orange; they were green.
  6. If you lift a kangaroo's tail off the ground, it can't hop.
  7. The average person spends six months of their lifetime waiting for red lights to turn green.
  8. Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible.
  9. The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. It lasted only 38 minutes.
  10. Birds don't urinate.
  11. The Hawaiian alphabet has only 12 letters.
  12. In Japan, there are designated "Nap Cafes" where you can pay to take a nap in a comfortable environment.
  13. Astronauts cannot burp in space because there is no gravity to separate the gas from the liquid in their stomachs.
  14. Snails can sleep for up to three years.
  15. The average person spends two weeks of their life waiting for traffic lights to change.
  16. In France, it is illegal to name your pig "Napoleon."
  17. A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
  18. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. On the other hand, if you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.
  19. The average person produces enough saliva in their lifetime to fill two swimming pools.
  20. Polar bears could eat as many as 86 penguins in a single sitting if they lived in the same area.
  21. Beavers can hold their breath for 45 minutes underwater.
  22. In 2006, a Coca-Cola employee was caught trying to sell Coke secrets to Pepsi.
  23. The world's oldest known joke is a Sumerian joke from 1900 BC.
  24. A snail can sleep for up to three years.
  25. There is a hotel in Sweden made entirely out of ice.
  26. Pteronophobia is the fear of being tickled by feathers.
  27. The average person spends about six months of their life sitting at red lights.
  28. The oldest known living creature on Earth is a tortoise named Jonathan, who is over 187 years old.
  29. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.
  30. The world's largest snowflake was recorded in Montana and measured 15 inches in diameter.
  31. Banging your head against a wall burns about 150 calories an hour.
  32. The shortest war in history was between two countries: Zanzibar and England. It lasted only 38 minutes.
  33. The oldest known joke is an ancient Sumerian joke that dates back to 1900 BC.
  34. The average person blinks approximately 17,000 times a day.
  35. Butterflies taste with their feet.
  36. A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time. It is 1/100th of a second.
  37. Cows have regional accents.
  38. The average person spends two weeks of their life waiting for traffic lights to change.
  39. The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung used by ancient Egyptians.
  40. The average person will walk the equivalent of five times around the world in their lifetime.
  41. If you lift a kangaroo's tail off the ground, it can't hop.
  42. In Switzerland, it is illegal to own just one guinea pig because they get lonely.
  43. The world's largest rubber duck weighs over 1,500 pounds.
  44. The average person spends six months of their lifetime searching for misplaced items.
  45. The word "gorilla" is derived from a Greek word meaning "a tribe of hairy women."
  46. In China, there is a replica of the Great Sphinx of Egypt that is made entirely out of butter.
  47. The average person farts about 14 times a day.
  48. There is a species of jellyfish that is immortal and can revert its cells back to their earliest form when faced with danger or old age.
  49. The record for the most people crammed into a Volkswagen Beetle is 20.
  50. The oldest known recipe in the world is a beer recipe from ancient Sumeria, dating back to around 1800 BC.

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Ajith Kumar

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