50 Fatcs About Anything & Everything

The Earth is approximately 4.5 billion years old.

The human brain weighs about 3 pounds (1.4 kilograms).

The Great Wall of China is visible from space.

The average person blinks about 15-20 times per minute.

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 Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, was originally intended to be a temporary structure.

The average person spends about 25 years sleeping in their lifetime.

The speed of light is approximately 299,792 kilometers per second.

The world's tallest mountain is Mount Everest, standing at 8,848 meters (29,029 feet) above sea level.

The world's largest ocean is the Pacific Ocean, covering around 63 million square miles.

The human body is made up of about 60% water.

The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo da Vinci.

The sun is a star, and it accounts for about 99.86% of the total mass in the solar system.

The Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world.

The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was -128.6 degrees Fahrenheit (-89.2 degrees Celsius) in Antarctica.

The first successful human heart transplant was performed in 1967 by Dr. Christiaan Barnard.

The average lifespan of a housefly is about 28 days.

The Statue of Liberty was a gift from France to the United States and was dedicated in 1886.

The cheetah is the fastest land animal, capable of reaching speeds up to 70 miles per hour (113 kilometers per hour).

The human body has over 600 muscles.

The African elephant is the largest land animal, weighing up to 12,000 pounds (5,400 kilograms).

The pyramids of Egypt were built as tombs for the pharaohs.

The average person walks about 5,000 steps per day.

The planet Jupiter has the most moons in our solar system, with over 79 known moons.

The coldest inhabited place on Earth is Oymyakon, Russia, where temperatures can drop below -50 degrees Celsius (-58 degrees Fahrenheit).

The piano has 88 keys.

The average person has about 100,000 hairs on their head.

The shortest war in history lasted only 38 to 45 minutes. It was between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896.

The first successful vaccine was developed by Edward Jenner for smallpox in 1796.

The human skeleton is made up of 206 bones.

The color of a flamingo's feathers comes from the food they eat.

The Taj Mahal in India was built as a mausoleum by Emperor Shah Jahan for his wife.

The average adult takes about 20,000 breaths per day.

The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the largest coral reef system in the world.

The moon is approximately 238,900 miles (384,400 kilometers) away from Earth.

The Earth's atmosphere is composed mainly of nitrogen (78%) and oxygen (21%).

The human heart beats about 100,000 times per day.

The first person to walk on the moon was Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969.

The planet Saturn is known for its prominent ring system.

The average person produces about 25,000 quarts (23,700 liters) of saliva in their lifetime.

The fastest land animal relative to its body size is the Australian tiger beetle, which can run 170 body lengths in one second.

The Sydney Opera House in Australia is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The average person spends about 6 months of their life waiting at red traffic lights.

The human eye can distinguish about 10 million different colors.

The highest recorded temperature on Earth was 134 degrees Fahrenheit (56.7 degrees Celsius) in Death Valley, California, USA.

The first successful airplane flight was achieved by the Wright brothers on December 17, 1903.

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, no longer exists.

The average person laughs about 13 times a day.

The fastest land animal is the cheetah, reaching speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (113 kilometers per hour).

The first Olympic Games of the modern era were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896.