Here are top 25 world most interesting unknown facts that you may find intriguing:
1-The shortest war in history occurred between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896. It lasted only 38 minutes.
2-The average person walks the equivalent of three times around the world in their lifetime.
3-Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible.
4-The Great Wall of China is not visible from space without the aid of magnification. This is a common myth.
5-The world's oldest known recipe is for beer. It is over 4,000 years old and was discovered on a Sumerian clay tablet.
6-There is a species of jellyfish that is biologically immortal. Known as Turritopsis dohrnii, it can revert its cells back to their earliest form and start its life cycle again.
7-The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Seuss in his book "If I Ran the Zoo" in 1950.
8-The world's oldest known musical instrument is a flute carved from a vulture bone, dating back over 40,000 years.
9-The Hawaiian alphabet has only 13 letters: A, E, I, O, U, H, K, L, M, N, P, W, and a symbol called 'okina.
10-The Mona Lisa, one of the most famous paintings in the world, has no eyebrows. It is believed that they have faded over time or were never painted.
11-Bananas are berries, while strawberries are not. Botanically speaking, berries are defined as fruits that develop from a single ovary and have their seeds on the inside.
12-Scotland's national animal is the unicorn.
13-The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was -128.6 degrees Fahrenheit (-89.2 degrees Celsius) in Antarctica in 1983.
14-Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world, is still growing at a rate of about 4 millimeters per year.
15-The world's smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat, also known as Kitti's hog-nosed bat. It weighs about as much as a dime.
16-The shortest war in history lasted only 38 to 45 minutes. It occurred between the countries of Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896.
17-Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible.
18-Octopuses have three hearts. Two hearts pump blood to the gills, while the third heart circulates blood to the rest of the body.
19-The Great Emu War was a real conflict that took place in Australia in 1932. The Australian army was called in to deal with an overpopulation of emus, and despite their efforts, the emus proved difficult to defeat.
20-Cleopatra, the last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the construction of the Great Pyramids.
21-The world's largest volcano is not on Earth but on Mars. Olympus Mons is about 13.6 miles (22 kilometers) high, making it nearly three times the height of Mount Everest.
22-The world's oldest known customer complaint dates back to ancient Babylon around 1750 BCE. A man named Nanni wrote a letter complaining about the quality of copper ore he received from a merchant.
23-Humans share about 50% of their DNA with bananas. While we may look very different from bananas, we share a surprising amount of genetic material with them.
24-The shortest commercial flight in the world lasts just 57 seconds. It connects two Scottish islands, Westray and Papa Westray, and covers a distance of only 1.7 miles (2.7 kilometers).
25-The Hawaiian alphabet has only 13 letters: A, E, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, U, W, and 'okina (a glottal stop).
These are just a few examples of interesting unknown facts. There are countless more fascinating facts waiting to be discovered!
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