Hereare some interesting facts from various topics
Here are some interesting facts from various topics:
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. The Eiffel Tower can grow taller during the summer: Due to the heat, the iron in the tower expands, causing it to grow about 6 inches taller.
3. The shortest war in history: The Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896 lasted between 38 and 45 minutes, making it the shortest war ever recorded.
4. The world's oldest known recipe: A Sumerian beer recipe from around 4,000 years ago was discovered on a clay tablet in Mesopotamia.
5. The Great Wall of China is not visible from space: Despite the popular belief, the Great Wall is difficult to see from low Earth orbit without magnification.
6. The human brain is more active at night than during the day: Researchers have found that brain activity increases when you're asleep and dreaming.
7. The Earth has more than 80,000 species of edible plants: However, humans consume only about 150 of them regularly.
8. A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus: Venus takes about 243 Earth days to complete one rotation on its axis but only about 225 Earth days to orbit the Sun.
9. Octopuses have three hearts: Two hearts pump blood to the gills, while the third pumps oxygenated blood to the rest of the body.
10. The inventor of the Frisbee was turned into a Frisbee: Walter Morrison, the inventor of the Frisbee, was cremated, and his ashes were made into a limited number of Frisbees after his death
I hope you find these facts intriguing! There's always something fascinating to learn about the world around us.
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