100+ Top Fun Facts you don’t know

There are so many fun facts and interesting ideas out there that it’s hard to know where to start! For example, did you know that a group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance”? Or that the world’s oldest cat, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, was named Creme Puff and lived to be 38 years and 3 days old? And the world’s largest snowflake on record fell in Montana in 1887 and was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to fun facts and interesting ideas.

There are so many more out there, like the fact that a group of hedgehogs is called a “prickle,” or that a group of jellyfish is called a “smack.” And did you know that the world’s longest marathon hug lasted 24 hours and 33 minutes, or that the world’s longest marathon kissing lasted 30 hours and 45 minutes? These are just a few of the many fun facts and interesting ideas that are out there, and there’s always something new to learn and discover.

1. A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance.”
2. A baby octopus is about the size of a flea when it is born.
3. The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
4. The longest word in the English language, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
5. The longest word in any language, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, is the chemical name for titin, a protein found in human muscle, which has 189,819 letters.
6. The world’s largest snowflake on record was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.
7. The world’s oldest cat, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, was named Creme Puff and lived to be 38 years and 3 days old.
8. The world’s oldest dog, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, was named Bluey and lived to be 29 years and 5 months old.
9. The world’s largest snowflake on record fell in Montana in 1887 and was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.
10. The world’s smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat, which weighs less than a penny.
11. The world’s largest pumpkin weighed 2,600 pounds.
12. The world’s largest snowman was built in Maine in 1999 and was 112 feet tall.
13. The world’s longest marathon hug lasted 24 hours and 33 minutes.
14. The world’s longest marathon kissing lasted 30 hours and 45 minutes.
15. The world’s largest snowball fight involved 5,834 people in Seattle, Washington.
16. The world’s largest yo-yo measured over 23 feet tall and weighed over 11,000 pounds.
17. The world’s largest rubber band ball weighed over 4,000 pounds.
18. The world’s largest chocolate bar weighed over 12,000 pounds.
19. The world’s largest chocolate chip cookie weighed over 40,000 pounds.
20. The world’s largest collection of Pez dispensers contained over 1,200 different dispensers.
21. The world’s largest collection of Smurf memorabilia contained over 20,000 different items.
22. The world’s largest hula hoop weighed over 700 pounds.
23. The world’s largest bouncy castle measured over 41,000 square feet.
24. The world’s largest serving of ice cream weighed over 4 tons.
25. The world’s largest cup of coffee contained over 100,000 cups of coffee.
26. The world’s largest bowl of pasta weighed over 3,000 pounds.
27. The world’s largest bowl of salad weighed over 4,000 pounds.
28. The world’s largest bowl of fruit weighed over 7,000 pounds.
29. The world’s largest bowl of rice weighed over 8,000 pounds.
30. The world’s largest bowl of cereal weighed over 9,000 pounds.
31. The world’s largest bowl of popcorn weighed over 10,000 pounds.
32. The world’s largest bowl of jelly beans weighed over 11,000 pounds.
33. The world’s largest bowl of spaghetti weighed over 12,000 pounds.
34. The world’s largest bowl of macaroni and cheese weighed over 13,000 pounds.
35. The world’s largest bowl of mashed potatoes weighed over 14,000 pounds.
36. The world’s largest bowl of chili weighed over 15,000 pounds.
37. The world’s largest bowl of chili weighed over 15,000 pounds.
38. The world’s largest bowl of stew
39. A group of hedgehogs is called a prickle.
40. A group of jellyfish is called a smack.
41. A group of owls is called a parliament.
42. A group of ravens is called a murder.
43. A group of crows is called a murder.
44. A group of larks is called an exaltation.
45. A group of donkeys is called a pace.
46. A group of ferrets is called a business.
47. A group of hedgehogs is called a prickle.
48. A group of lemurs is called a conspiracy.
49. A group of moles is called a labour.
50. A group of mules is called a string.
51. A group of otters is called a romp.
52. A group of parrots is called a pandemonium.
53. A group of peacocks is called a pride.
54. A group of pigs is called a team or a passel.
55. A group of puppies is called a litter.
56. A group of rabbits is called a colony or a nest.
57. A group of squirrels is called a scurry or a dray.
58. A group of swans is called a bevy or a wedge.
59. A group of tigers is called a streak or an ambush.
60. A group of tortoises is called a creep.
61. A group of vultures is called a wake.
62. A group of walruses is called a herd.
63. A group of whales is called a pod.
64. A group of wolves is called a pack.
65. The world’s largest snowflake on record fell in Montana in 1887 and was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.
66. The world’s oldest cat, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, was named Creme Puff and lived to be 38 years and 3 days old.
67. The world’s oldest dog, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, was named Bluey and lived to be 29 years and 5 months old.
68. The world’s largest snowman was built in Maine in 1999 and was 112 feet tall.
69. The world’s longest marathon hug lasted 24 hours and 33 minutes.
70. The world’s longest marathon kissing lasted 30 hours and 45 minutes.
71. The world’s largest snowball fight involved 5,834 people in Seattle, Washington.
72. The world’s largest yo-yo measured over 23 feet tall and weighed over 11,000 pounds.
73. The world’s largest rubber band ball weighed over 4,000 pounds.
74. The world’s largest chocolate bar weighed over 12,000 pounds.
75. The world’s largest chocolate chip cookie weighed over 40,000 pounds.
76. The world’s largest collection of Pez dispensers contained over 1,200 different dispensers.
77. The world’s largest collection of Smurf memorabilia contained over 20,000 different items.
78. The world’s largest hula hoop weighed over 700 pounds.
79. The world’s largest bouncy castle measured over 41,000 square feet.
80. The world’s largest serving of ice cream weighed over 4 tons.
81. The world’s largest cup of coffee contained over 100,000 cups of coffee.
82. The oldest known living tree is a bristlecone pine in California that is over 5,000 years old.
83. The tallest tree on record was a coast redwood in California that was 379.7 feet tall.
84. The heaviest fruit on record was a pumpkin that weighed over 2,600 pounds.
85. The largest snowflake on record fell in Montana in 1887 and was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.
86. The world’s largest snowman was built in Maine in 1999 and was 112 feet tall.
87. The world’s longest marathon hug lasted 24 hours and 33 minutes.
88. The world’s longest marathon kissing lasted 30 hours and 45 minutes.
89. The world’s largest snowball fight involved 5,834 people in Seattle, Washington.
90. The world’s largest yo-yo measured over 23 feet tall and weighed over 11,000 pounds.
91. The world’s largest rubber band ball weighed over 4,000 pounds.
92. The world’s largest chocolate bar weighed over 12,000 pounds.
93. The world’s largest chocolate chip cookie weighed over 40,000 pounds.
94. The world’s largest collection of Pez dispensers contained over 1,200 different dispensers.
95. The world’s largest collection of Smurf memorabilia contained over 20,000 different items.
96. The world’s largest hula hoop weighed over 700 pounds.
97. The world’s largest bouncy castle measured over 41,000 square feet.
98. The world’s largest cup of coffee contained over 100,000 cups of coffee.
99. The largest snowflake on record fell in Montana in 1887 and was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.
100. The world’s oldest cat, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, was named Creme Puff and lived to be 38 years and 3 days old.