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