15 interesting facts for kids

Here are 15 interesting facts for kids

1. The tongue is the strongest muscle in the human body.
2. There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all the beaches on Earth.
3. The human nose can detect over 1 trillion different scents.
4. A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
5. Sloths only come down from trees once a week to go to the bathroom.
6. Sharks have been around for more than 400 million years.
7. The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar and only lasted 38 minutes.
8. A group of hedgehogs is called a prickle.
9. The world’s largest snowflake on record measured 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.
10. The Great Wall of China is visible from space, but only under certain conditions.
11. The only continent with no active volcanoes is Australia.
12. The human brain can hold about 1 petabyte of information, which is the equivalent of 1,000 terabytes.
13. Giraffes have the same number of neck vertebrae as humans do: seven.
14. The world’s largest cave is located in Vietnam and is called Son Doong.
15. Some jellyfish can glow in the dark.

I hope these facts are interesting and enjoyable for kids to learn!