Top 10 Interesting Facts About Practically Everything

Top 10 Interesting Facts About Practically Everything

Random fun facts catch us off guard in the best possible way. They’re unexpected or unusual bits of knowledge from the worlds of science, history, andpop culture that delight and entertain us—and anyone we share them with. But these interesting facts aren’t just amusing pieces of information that will make you a whiz at answering trivia questions: They’re legitimately fascinating, and once you get started, you’ll want to keep reading until your curiosity is satisfied.

Fact: The world’s oldest wooden wheel has been around for more than 5,000 years. 

Fact: Dead skin cells are a main ingredient in household dust

 

Fact: Sudan has more pyramids than any country in the world

Fact: The bumblebee bat is the world’s smallest mammal

Fact: The circulatory system is more than 60,000 miles long

Fact: There are parts of Africa in all four hemispheres

Fact: German chocolate cake was invented in Texas

 

Fact: The Philippines consists of 7,641 islands

Fact: A one-way trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway involves crossing 3,901 bridges

Fact: Cleveland was once the country’s fifth-largest city

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