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Give me 20 "fun facts"

 

Give me 20 "fun facts"

  1. The population of the earth is more than 8 billion people, but there are about 10 quintillion ants! Ants outweigh humans by almost 10 to 1.
  2. The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses, making it the longest in the world. No one actually sings all of them on most occasions!
  3. Butterflies taste with their feet! They have tiny sensors on their legs that help them identify sweet substances.
  4. Cats have 32 muscles in each ear, allowing them to swivel them independently and pinpoint the source of even the faintest sound.
  5. Laughter really is the best medicine! Studies show that laughter can boost the immune system, reduce stress, and even lower blood pressure.
  6. There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all the beaches on Earth combined. That's a lot of stars!
  7. The world's quietest room is at Microsoft headquarters in Washington. It's so quiet that you can hear your own heartbeat!
  8. The population of the earth is about 7.9 billion people, but there are an estimated 10 trillion chickens alive at any given time. Talk about poultry power!
  9. The world's smallest frog is about the size of a penny! It's called the Paedophryne deminus and lives in the rainforests of South America.
  10. The world's hottest chili pepper is the Carolina Reaper. It's about 220 times hotter than Tabasco sauce! Be careful if you try it!
  11. The population of the earth is about 7.9 billion people, but there are about 10 billion trees in the Amazon rainforest alone. We need to protect them!
  12. The largest living organism on Earth is a fungus that covers 2,385 acres in Oregon. It's been growing for over 2,000 years!
  13. The human brain can process an image in as little as 13 milliseconds. That's faster than the blink of an eye!
  14. The population of the earth is about 7.9 billion people, but there are about 1 quintillion stars in our galaxy alone. The universe is vast!
  15. The Earth's magnetic poles flip every few hundred thousand years. The last time it happened was around 780,000 years ago.
  16. The population of the earth is about 7.9 billion people, but there are about 1 million species of insects on Earth. We haven't even discovered them all yet!
  17. The world's oldest chewing gum is 9,000 years old! It was found in Finland and made from birch bark.
  18. The population of the earth is about 7.9 billion people, but there are about 7 billion dogs in the world. No wonder they call them man's best friend!
  19. The human body contains enough iron to make a nail. But don't try hammering anything with it!
  20. The population of the earth is about 7.9 billion people, but there are about 100 billion neurons in the human brain. That's a lot of thinking power!

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