The human history and evolution of mankind and civilisation is so long that several mind-boggling events and landmarks exist. In 2008, the National Toy Hall of Fame inducted the stick into its collection of amazing toys. And why not, a toy can fuel anyone’s imagination, acting as a wizard’s wand, lightsaber, or Arthur’s Excalibur! Here are some more interesting facts about practically everything.

125 Interesting facts about practically everything

1. Venus is the only planet to spin clockwise.

2. The world’s oldest toy is a stick.
3. Sudan has the most pyramids in the world.
4. A cloud weighs around 1 million tonnes
5. The world’s smallest mammal is a bumblebee bat
6. Competitive art used to be an Olympic sport
7. It would take 42 minutes to fall to the centre of the Earth
8. Through a process called phagocytosis, the brain eats itself.
9. Animals experience time differently from humans.
10. The technical term for a hashtag is ‘octothorpe’.

11. There are more than 5 billion internet users in the world.
12. Water itself is not wet, it makes the surface that comes in contact with it wet.
13. An Australian cattle dog named Bluey, is the oldest dog in the world, living to the ripe age of 29.5 years.
14. The world’s oldest cat, Cream Puff, lived for 38 years and 3 days.
15. If a child’s entire circulatory system, including the arteries, veins and capillaries were laid out flat, they would stretch to more than 60,000 miles.
16. 99% of Earth’s precious metal can be found in its core.
17. There is enough gold on Earth to coat the entire planet.
18. Penicillin was first called ‘mould juice’.
19. If all the bacteria in the world were stacked one on top of another, it would stretch to 10 billion lightyears.
20. A necktie can reduce blood flow to the brain by 7.5%, increase the pressure in the eyes and is great at carrying germs.
21. None of the numbers before 1,000 contain the letter ‘A’.
22. All mammals get goosebumps
23. Scotland has 421 words for snow.
24. Technically, peanuts aren’t nuts, but legumes or seeds.

25. The Armadillo’s shells are bulletproof.
26. The heliopause region of space is considered to be the ‘boundary wall’ of the solar system and interstellar space.
27. Many people have died laughing.
28. Human beings can only use 0.007% of Earth’s water.
29. Finland has more saunas than cars
30. Google Images was created after Jennifer Lopez wore the green dress at the 2000 Grammys.
31. “Running amok” is a medically recognised mental condition.
32. On average, a giant Pacific octopus lays 56,000 eggs over one month.
33. Blue whales eat half a million calories in one bite
34. Four countries in the world have a national anthem with no lyrics.
35. Animals can be allergic to humans
36. In the late 18th century, chainsaws were first invented in Scotland to assist with childbirth.
37. Ants don’t have lungs
38. Snails have teeth
39. Wind turbines in the UK kill approximately 10,000 to 100,000 birds annually.

40. Finland was ranked the happiest country in the world for 7 straight years.
41. The human brain burns around 400 to 500 calories every day.
42. The human heart beats approximately 100,000 times each day
43. Tea is the second most popular beverage in the world after water.
44. Bats are the only flying mammals
45. Beethoven only knew addition, he never learnt multiplication or division.
46. The Tale of Ganji by 11th-century Japanese author Murasaki Shikibu is considered the world’s first novel.
47. Nigel Richards from New Zealand memorised the entire French dictionary and became a French Scrabble Champion.
48. Ahuas are the smallest dog breed
49. Bees can fly higher than Mount Everest
50. Platypuses sweat milk.
51. Comets smell like rotten eggs.
52. Vatican City is the smallest country in the world.
53. Adult cats are lactose intolerant
54. Wimbledon balls are kept at 68^o Fahrenheit
55. The pope can’t be an organ donor
56. At 579 feet, the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, India, is the tallest in the world.
57. Signature can reveal a person’s personality traits
58. Bananas are radioactive
59. Deaf people have been observed using sign language in their sleep.
60. Hippos can’t swim

61. Brazil has more than 50,000 species of plants and animals and is the most biodiverse country in the world
62. Itching is caused by the bacteria on the skin
63. Women can be full-term pregnant and not know
64. 92% of the world’s currency is digital
65. Bees can make coloured honey
66. Russia is the most forested country in the world at 815 hectares.
67. Antarctica is the largest desert
68. Skin is the body’s largest organ
69. Fingernails grow faster than toenails
70. A giraffe’s tongue is 20 inches long
71. Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the world’s tallest building
72. Sea otters sleep while holding hands
73. Dogs sweat through their paws
74. Scotland’s national animal is a unicorn
75. Starfish don’t have bodies
76. Fish form orderly queues in emergencies
77. Bananas grow upside down
78. Octopus’s eight tentacles are their limbs
79. We travel 2.5 million kilometres around the sun every day without realising it.
80. There are Bacteria cells than human cells in human bodies
81. Ketchup used to be sold as medicines
82. Nails grow faster in summer

83. Walt Disney put gloves on all characters’ hands to simplify animation.
84. Only 1/4th of the Sahara desert is sandy
85. Human nose and ears grow with age
86. Headphones can increase bacteria in the ears
87. Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins
88. Mcdonald’s serves sushi in Japan and spaghetti in the Philippines
89. The ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain
90. Pigs can’t look up at the sky
91. Humans have tongue print
92. Crocodiles can’t stick their tongues out

93. Adolf Hitler was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
94. Every year, Hawaii gets 3-feet closer to Alaska
95. We only see one side of the moon
96. When humans pet a dog, both their blood pressure drops
97. The dot on top of the letter ‘i’ and ‘j’ is called a tittle.
98. Octopus has three hearts
99. Honey never spoils

100. The shortest war was between Britain and Zanzibar and lasted 28 minutes.
101. A group of flamingos is called Flamboyance
102. There are more variations in chess games than atoms in the universe
103. Beer is one of the oldest recipes in the world
104. Dragon is the national animal of Wales??
105. The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows
106. The tongue is the strongest muscle in the body
107. “I am” is the shortest sentence in English.
108. Mohammed is the most common name in the world
109. Chocolate can kill dogs
110. The human heart stops for a millisecond when they sneeze
111. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
112. Women invented bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers
113. A snail can sleep for three years
114. Butterflies taste with their feet
115. Elephants are the only animals that can’t jump
116. Most lipstick contains fish scales

117. The African continent is located in all four hemispheres
118. Argentina filmed the first animated movie
119. Pineapples take two years to grow
120. Niagara Falls never freezes
121. Belize has the most colours

122. Egypt is the oldest country in the world
123. The Mongol Empire is the largest contiguous land empire
124. 9310 tweets are sent every second
125. 1000 computers find answers to every query on Google to give results in 0.2 seconds.