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Here are some interesting facts that you might enjoy reading:

The world's oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old


The shortest war in history was between the countries of Zanzibar and the United Kingdom in 1896. It lasted only 38 minutes.

The first recorded use of the word "hello" as a greeting was in 1827.

A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.

The world's largest snow flake on record was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. It fell in Fort Keogh, Montana in 1887.

The tallest mountain in the solar system is Olympus Mons, located on Mars. It stands at a height of 22 kilometers (13.6 miles).

The longest English word is 189,819 letters long, and is the name of a protein called "Titin."

The shortest complete sentence in the English language is "I am."

The first recorded use of the hashtag symbol (#) was in 2007 on Twitter.

A group of hedgehogs is called a prickle.

The world's largest spider is the Goliath bird-eating spider, which can have a leg span of up to 12 inches.

The world's largest snake is the anaconda, which can grow up to 30 feet long and weigh over 500 pounds.

The world's largest lizard is the Komodo dragon, which can grow up to 10 feet long.

The world's largest butterfly is the Queen Alexandra's birdwing, which can have a wingspan of up to 1 foot.

The world's largest flower is the Rafflesia arnoldii, which can grow up to 3 feet in diameter and weigh up to 15 pounds.

The world's largest tree by volume is the General Sherman tree, which is located in California and has a volume of over 52,500 cubic feet.

The world's largest iceberg on record was the B-15, which broke off from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica in 2000. It was the size of Jamaica.

The highest recorded temperature on Earth was 134 degrees Fahrenheit in Furnace Creek Ranch, California, in 1913.

The lowest recorded temperature on Earth was -128.6 degrees Fahrenheit in Vostok Station, Antarctica, in 1983.

The world's tallest building is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which stands at a height of 828 meters

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The largest diamond ever discovered was the Cullinan diamond, which weighed 3,106 carats (1.37 pounds) before it was cut into smaller gems.

The world's largest gold bar weighs 551 pounds.

The world's largest snow maze is located in Warren, Vermont, and covers an area of over 12,000 square feet.

The world's largest jigsaw puzzle was completed in 2011, and contained 551,232 pieces.

The longest bridge in the world is the Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge in China, which is 102.4 miles long.

The largest planet in our solar system is Jupiter, which is over 300 times more massive than Earth.

The largest moon in our solar system is Ganymede, which is larger than the planet Mercury.

The smallest planet in our solar system is Mercury, which is only slightly larger than Earth's moon.

The smallest moon in our solar system is Deimos, which is only 7.5 miles in diameter.

The highest waterfall in the world is Angel Falls in Venezuela, which has a height of 3,212 feet.

The largest waterfall in the world by volume of water is Victoria Falls in Africa, which is over a mile wide and 354 feet high.

The deepest part of the ocean is the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, which is over 36,000 feet deep.

The longest river in the world is the Nile, which is over 4,100 miles long.

The highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest, which stands at a height of 29,029 feet.

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The largest desert in the world is the Sahara, which covers over 3.6 million square miles.

The largest ocean in the world is the Pacific, which covers over 60 million square miles.

The fastest land animal is the cheetah, which can run at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour.

The largest land animal is the African elephant, which can weigh up to 14,000 pounds.

The smallest mammal in the world is the bumblebee bat, which weighs only 2 grams.

The fastest fish in the ocean is the sailfish, which can swim at speeds of up to 68 miles per hour.

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Hopefully you enjoyed reading these additional amusing and fascinating facts, which also offered some unique insights into the world we live in.

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