facts.csv

fact,category
"Octopuses have three hearts.","Animals"
"Bananas are berries but strawberries are not.","Plants"
"Honey never spoils — jars from ancient Egypt are still edible.","Food"
"A day on Venus is longer than its year.","Space"
"Sharks existed before trees.","Animals"
"There are more trees on Earth than stars in the Milky Way.","Nature"
"Butterflies taste with their feet.","Animals"
"The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller in summer.","Engineering"
"Hot water freezes faster than cold water — called the Mpemba effect.","Science"
"Venus spins backwards compared to most planets.","Space"
"Cleopatra lived closer to the invention of the iPhone than to the building of the Great Pyramid.","History"
"Koalas' fingerprints are so similar to humans' that they can taint crime scenes.","Animals"
"A single bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.","Nature"
"Humans and giraffes have the same number of neck vertebrae.","Biology"
"Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins can.","Animals"
"There's a species of jellyfish that is biologically immortal.","Animals"
"The longest hiccuping spree lasted 68 years.","Medical"
"Sea otters hold hands while sleeping so they don’t drift apart.","Animals"
"The inventor of the frisbee was turned into a frisbee after he died.","Trivia"
"Rain has a smell called petrichor.","Nature"
"The unicorn is Scotland’s national animal.","History"
"Space smells like seared steak and hot metal.","Space"
"A snail can sleep for three years.","Animals"
"The heart of a shrimp is located in its head.","Animals"
"A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.","Animals"
"One strand of spider silk is stronger than steel of the same thickness.","Nature"
"Vending machines kill more people than sharks every year.","Trivia"
"Tomatoes were once thought to be poisonous.","History"
"Some turtles can breathe through their butts.","Animals"
"There are more fake flamingos in the world than real ones.","Trivia"
"A group of crows is called a murder.","Animals"
"The longest wedding veil was longer than 63 football fields.","Trivia"
"The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes.","History"
"The inventor of Pringles is buried in a Pringles can.","Trivia"
"A small child could swim through the veins of a blue whale.","Animals"
"Wombat poop is cube-shaped.","Animals"
"Some cats are allergic to humans.","Animals"
"The dot over a lowercase 'i' is called a tittle.","Trivia"
"The word ‘nerd’ was first coined by Dr. Seuss.","Trivia"
"The word ‘set’ has the most definitions in English.","Trivia"
"The smell of freshly-cut grass is actually a plant distress call.","Nature"
"Peanuts are not nuts — they’re legumes.","Plants"
"A jiffy is an actual unit of time.","Trivia"
"Bananas glow blue under blacklight.","Plants"
"Apples float because they’re 25% air.","Plants"
"A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.","Animals"
"A giraffe’s tongue is black to avoid sunburn.","Animals"
"Camels have three eyelids to protect against sand.","Animals"
"Humans share 50% of DNA with bananas.","Biology"
"A sneeze travels about 100 miles per hour.","Medical"
"Koalas sleep up to 22 hours a day.","Animals"
"Dolphins have names for each other.","Animals"
"One teaspoon of honey represents the life work of 12 bees.","Nature"
"Venus is the hottest planet, not Mercury.","Space"
"Your taste buds have a lifespan of about 10 to 14 days.","Biology"
"Humans shed about 600,000 particles of skin every hour.","Biology"
"Lightning strikes about 8 million times a day worldwide.","Nature"
"Male seahorses get pregnant.","Animals"
"Humans are bioluminescent but it’s too dim to see.","Biology"
"Ants don’t sleep.","Animals"
"Jellyfish have been around for more than 500 million years.","Animals"
"Bees can recognize human faces.","Animals"
"A cockroach can live for a week without its head.","Animals"
"Venus has no moons.","Space"
"The largest living structure on Earth is the Great Barrier Reef.","Nature"
"The fingerprints of a koala are almost identical to humans.","Animals"
"Your nose can remember 50,000 different scents.","Biology"
"The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.","Animals"
"Penguins propose to each other with pebbles.","Animals"
"Otters have a favorite rock they keep forever.","Animals"
"The heart of a blue whale is as big as a car.","Animals"
"The giant squid has the largest eyes in the animal kingdom.","Animals"
"Humans are the only animals that blush.","Biology"
"Polar bears have black skin under their white fur.","Animals"
"Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.","Animals"
"A group of porcupines is called a prickle.","Animals"
"Starfish can regenerate lost arms.","Animals"
"Reindeer eyes change color with the seasons.","Animals"
"Frogs can freeze without dying.","Animals"
"Kangaroos can’t walk backwards.","Animals"
"Elephants can detect rainstorms up to 150 miles away.","Animals"
"Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards.","Animals"
"Giraffes have no vocal cords.","Animals"
"Rats laugh when tickled.","Animals"
"A panda’s diet is 99% bamboo.","Animals"
"Platypuses don’t have stomachs.","Animals"
"A group of ravens is called an unkindness.","Animals"
"Orcas are actually dolphins.","Animals"
"Blue eyes are more sensitive to light.","Biology"
"Your brain uses 20% of your body’s oxygen.","Biology"
"You can’t hum while holding your nose closed.","Trivia"
"Goosebumps are meant to make you look bigger.","Biology"
"Human bones are ounce for ounce stronger than steel.","Biology"
"The word ‘muscle’ comes from a Latin word for ‘little mouse’.","Trivia"
"Cats can’t taste sweetness.","Animals"
"A group of ferrets is called a business.","Animals"
"A group of owls is called a parliament.","Animals"
"Some frogs glow under UV light.","Animals"
"Ravens are known to hold grudges.","Animals"
"Cows have best friends.","Animals"
"Humans can’t swallow and breathe at the same time.","Biology"
"Some snails have hairy shells.","Animals"
"The longest snake ever recorded was over 33 feet.","Animals"
"Jellyfish don’t have brains or hearts.","Animals"
"Your brain is sometimes more active when you’re asleep.","Biology"
"The world’s oldest known pants are over 3,000 years old.","History"
"The word ‘quarantine’ comes from ‘quaranta giorni’ — Italian for 40 days.","History"
"There’s a lake in Australia that is naturally pink.","Nature"
"A group of jellyfish is called a smack.","Animals"
"Some fish can climb trees.","Animals"
"Goats have rectangular pupils.","Animals"
"Beavers have transparent eyelids.","Animals"
"Axolotls can regrow their hearts.","Animals"
"All swans in England are property of the King.","History"
"Newborn kangaroos are smaller than a cherry.","Animals"
"An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.","Animals"
"Flamingos are pink because of the shrimp they eat.","Animals"
"Snails have thousands of tiny teeth.","Animals"
"Some species of ants enslave other ants.","Animals"
"The largest snowflake ever recorded was 15 inches wide.","Nature"
"The sun makes up 99.8% of the solar system’s mass.","Space"
"Mercury and Venus are the only planets with no moons.","Space"
"Pluto has been demoted to a dwarf planet since 2006.","Space"
"There’s a planet made entirely of diamond.","Space"
"Neutron stars can spin 600 times per second.","Space"
"Some metals can explode in water.","Science"
"Your stomach gets a new lining every few days.","Biology"
"Human saliva contains a painkiller stronger than morphine.","Biology"
"Hair grows faster in warm weather.","Biology"
"Yawning cools your brain.","Biology"
"Your brain is mostly fat.","Biology"
"Humans are the only animals with chins.","Biology"
"A sneeze can generate up to 40,000 droplets.","Medical"
"Eyes stay the same size from birth to death.","Biology"
"Your small intestine is about 20 feet long.","Biology"
"Human blood is slightly salty.","Biology"
"The liver is the only organ that can regenerate.","Biology"
"Humans produce about 1 to 1.5 liters of saliva per day.","Biology"
"Your sense of smell is stronger in spring and summer.","Biology"
"You lose about 50 to 100 hairs a day.","Biology"
"Dreams are thought to help process emotions.","Biology"
"Babies have more bones than adults.","Biology"
"The strongest muscle based on size is the jaw muscle.","Biology"
"Some people have extra ribs.","Biology"
"The tongue is the only muscle attached at one end.","Biology"
"A rainbow can only be seen in the morning or late afternoon.","Nature"
"The Amazon rainforest produces 20% of the world’s oxygen.","Nature"
"Mount Everest grows about 4mm every year.","Nature"
"Earth’s magnetic field is shifting at about 10 km a year.","Nature"
"The Sahara Desert was once green and lush.","Nature"
"A single cloud can weigh more than a million pounds.","Nature"
"Roughly 70% of Earth’s surface is covered by ocean.","Nature"
"The Pacific Ocean is wider than the moon.","Space"
"The sun is about 4.6 billion years old.","Space"
"The Milky Way galaxy is on a collision course with Andromeda.","Space"
"There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on Earth.","Space"
"Black holes can evaporate over time.","Space"
"Astronauts grow taller in space.","Space"
"Space is not completely empty — it contains about one atom per cubic meter.","Space"
"The coldest place in the universe is the Boomerang Nebula.","Space"
"Saturn could float in water because it’s so light for its size.","Space"
"The Great Wall of China is not visible from space with the naked eye.","History"
"Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire.","History"
"Vikings used bones to make skis.","History"
"Ancient Romans used urine to clean their clothes.","History"
"The shortest war was between Britain and Zanzibar — lasted 38 minutes.","History"
"Ancient Egyptians invented toothpaste.","History"
"The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 AM.","History"
"The Eiffel Tower was meant to be temporary.","History"
"Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel.","History"
"The first computer bug was an actual moth.","Technology"
"The first email was sent in 1971.","Technology"
"There are more devices connected to the internet than people on Earth.","Technology"
"The QWERTY keyboard layout was designed to slow typists down.","Technology"
"USB stands for Universal Serial Bus.","Technology"
"The word robot comes from a Czech word for forced labor.","Technology"
"The first webcam watched a coffee pot.","Technology"
"The original name for Google was Backrub.","Technology"
"The Twitter bird’s official name is Larry.","Technology"
"The first video ever uploaded to YouTube was titled ‘Me at the zoo’.","Technology"
"More people have cell phones than toilets.","Technology"
"The first domain ever registered was Symbolics.com.","Technology"
"Email existed before the World Wide Web.","Technology"
"The first iPhone was released in 2007.","Technology"
"Samsung was originally a grocery store.","Technology"
"The original name for Bluetooth was ‘Harald Bluetooth’.","Technology"
"Wi-Fi doesn’t stand for anything.","Technology"
"The first 1GB hard drive cost $40,000.","Technology"
"Your brain generates about 20 watts of power.","Biology"