Useless knowledge

 

Give me 30 statements of useless knowledge

1. The population of the earth is roughly equal to the number of stars in our Milky Way galaxy.
2. A group of hippos is called a "bloat."
3. The population of the world weighs roughly the same as all the ants combined.
4. Ostriches can run faster than horses for short distances.
5. The world's quietest room is located at Microsoft's headquarters in Washington and is so quiet you can hear your own heartbeat.
6. The world's hottest chili pepper is so spicy, it can cause hallucinations.
7. Cats have 32 muscles in each ear, allowing them to rotate their ears 180 degrees.
8. The population of the earth consumes roughly 1 billion bananas every week.
9. The world's oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old.
10. A group of butterflies is called a "flutter."
11. The dot above the letter "i" is called a tittle.
12. The human brain can generate enough electricity to power a small light bulb.
13. The population of the earth eats roughly 80 billion tons of food every year.
14. The world's largest living organism is a fungus that covers over 2,385 acres in Oregon.
15. A group of owls is called a "parliament."
16. The population of the earth sheds about 40 pounds of skin cells every year.
17. The world's first computer programmer was a woman named Ada Lovelace.
18. A group of crows is called a "murder."
19. The population of the earth drinks roughly 1.5 trillion cups of coffee every year.
20. The world's saltiest body of water is the Dead Sea, which is about 10 times saltier than the ocean.
21. A group of penguins is called a "colony."
22. The population of the earth sleeps for a combined total of about 40 billion hours every night.
23. The world's longest recorded sneeze lasted for 1 minute and 18 seconds.
24. A group of kangaroos is called a "mob."
25. The population of the earth uses roughly 500 billion plastic straws every year.
26. The world's longest word in the English language is "pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis," which refers to a lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust.
27. A group of hedgehogs is called a "prickle."
28. The population of the earth sends and receives roughly 2 trillions of emails every year.
29. The world's first website went live on August 6, 1991, and was created by Tim Berners-Lee.
30. A group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance."

 

1. The average person blinks about 15-20 times per minute.
2. The world's oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old and made from birch bark tar.
3. A group of jellyfish is called a "swarm."
4. Koalas have fingerprints that are very similar to human fingerprints.
5. The population of the earth blinks about 20 billion times every minute.
6. The world's hottest pepper is so spicy it can measure over 2 million Scoville Heat Units (SHU), while a jalapeno pepper is around 2,500-8,000 SHU.
7. The human tongue has about 10,000 taste buds.
8. A group of squirrels is called a "dray."
9. The population of the earth chews about 600 tons of gum every year.
10. The world's first computer mouse was made of wood and had only one button.
11. A group of zebras is called a "dazzle."
12. The population of the earth collectively sheds about 40 pounds of skin cells every year.
13. The world's largest living organism is a fungus that covers over 2,385 acres in Oregon, estimated to be over 2,300 years old.
14. A group of owls is called a "parliament."
15. The population of the earth throws away about 1 trillion plastic bags every year.
16. The world's smallest bird is the bee hummingbird, weighing less than a penny.
17. A group of butterflies is called a "flutter."
18. The population of the earth drinks roughly 1.5 trillion cups of coffee every year, which equates to over 2.25 million cups per minute.
19. The world's first traffic light was installed in London in 1868 and used gas lamps with red and green filters.
20. A group of penguins is called a "colony."
21. The population of the earth sleeps for a combined total of about 40 billion hours every night.
22. The world's longest recorded dream lasted for 50 minutes.
23. A group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance."
24. The population of the earth uses roughly 500 billion plastic straws every year, enough to wrap around the Earth's circumference 2.5 times.
25. The world's first commercial flight took place in 1914 and lasted 23 minutes.
26. A group of hippos is called a "bloat."
27. The population of the earth generates enough electricity to power a small city every day through movement, like walking and running.
28. The world's oldest piece of chewing gum is believed to be over 9,000 years old.
29. A group of kangaroos is called a "mob."
30. The population of the earth eats roughly 80 billion tons of food every year.

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