“DID YOU KNOW” FUN FACTS

“Did You Know”

General Knowledge & History

1. Did you know? Cleopatra lived closer to the invention of the iPhone than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
2. Did you know? The Eiffel Tower can grow up to 6 inches taller in the summer due to the expansion of metal in the heat.
3. Did you know? The shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes—between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896.

Science & Nature

4. Did you know? Octopuses have three hearts, and their blood is blue because it contains copper instead of iron.
5. Did you know? Bananas are technically berries, but strawberries are not.
6. Did you know? A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus because it takes longer to rotate on its axis than to orbit the Sun.
7. Did you know? The human body contains enough iron to make a small nail.

Space & Astronomy

8. Did you know? One teaspoon of a neutron star would weigh about 6 billion tons on Earth.
9. Did you know? Saturn’s moon, Titan, has rivers, lakes, and seas—but they are filled with liquid methane instead of water.
10. Did you know? There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all the beaches of Earth.

Technology & Inventions

11. Did you know? The first email ever sent was in 1971, and it was just a random string of letters like “QWERTYUIOP.”
12. Did you know? The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.—it was invented in 1787.
13. Did you know? Wi-Fi was invented accidentally while trying to detect black holes.

Pop Culture & Entertainment

14. Did you know? The voice of Mickey Mouse and the voice of Minnie Mouse were married in real life.
15. Did you know? The famous Hollywood sign originally read “Hollywoodland” when it was erected in 1923.
16. Did you know? The world’s first-ever movie ticket was sold in 1895 for a French short film titled “L’Arrivée d’un train.”

Animal Kingdom

17. Did you know? Sea otters hold hands while they sleep to keep from drifting apart.
18. Did you know? A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance.”
19. Did you know? Cows have best friends and get stressed when they’re separated.