🧠 100 Random and Interesting Facts You Need to Know in 2025 🌍

From science and animals to bizarre world records and brain-twisting trivia, here are 100 random and wildly interesting facts that will leave you amazed. Whether you're here to learn, laugh, or win a trivia night, this list has something for everyone!

Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t.
A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance.”
The Eiffel Tower can grow over 6 inches taller in summer due to heat.
Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood.
A bolt of lightning is five times hotter than the surface of the sun.
Honey never spoils—you could eat 3,000-year-old honey.
Wombat poop is cube-shaped.
The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes (Anglo-Zanzibar War).
Your brain uses around 20% of your body’s energy.
Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins.
Sharks have been around longer than trees.
A cloud can weigh more than a million pounds.
Water can boil and freeze at the same time (called the triple point).
“Jedi” is an official religion in some countries’ censuses.
Butterflies taste with their feet.
Tomatoes have more genes than humans.
The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.
Some turtles can breathe through their butts.
The smell of freshly cut grass is a plant distress call.
A sneeze can travel up to 100 mph.
Pigs can’t look up into the sky.
The heart of a blue whale is the size of a small car.
The “M’s” in M&M’s stand for “Mars” and “Murrie.”
The moon has moonquakes.
Humans share 60% of their DNA with bananas.
Peanuts aren’t nuts—they’re legumes.
Koalas’ fingerprints are nearly identical to humans’.
In Japan, letting a sumo wrestler make your baby cry is good luck.
You can't hum while holding your nose closed. Try it!
There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on Earth.
The inventor of the Pringles can is buried in one.
The average person will spend 6 months of their life waiting at red lights.
Cows have best friends and get stressed when separated.
A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.
Humans are the only animals that blush.
The dot over the lowercase "i" is called a "tittle."
Hot water freezes faster than cold water (Mpemba effect).
Elephants can "hear" with their feet.
A group of crows is called a "murder."
The human nose can detect over 1 trillion scents.
An octopus has nine brains.
Rain has a smell, and it's called petrichor.
The human body has enough iron to make a 3-inch nail.
More people are bitten by New Yorkers each year than by sharks.
A jiffy is an actual unit of time (1/100th of a second).
The smell of crayons is one of the most recognizable scents.
The first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m.
There are more fake flamingos in the world than real ones.
Sea otters hold hands when they sleep so they don’t drift apart.
The Empire State Building has its own zip code.
Frogs can freeze without dying.
The longest hiccuping spree lasted 68 years.
Some jellyfish are biologically immortal.
Alaska is the westernmost, easternmost, and northernmost U.S. state.
Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
The hashtag symbol is technically called an "octothorpe."
Cheetahs can’t roar—only meow like house cats.
The word “robot” comes from a Czech word meaning “forced labor.”
Snails can sleep for up to 3 years.
Some cats are allergic to humans.
The longest English word without a vowel is “rhythms.”
Apples float because they’re 25% air.
Humans are bioluminescent—we just can’t see it.
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
There’s a species of mushroom that glows in the dark.
Mosquitoes are attracted to people who’ve recently eaten bananas.
Banging your head against a wall burns 150 calories an hour (not recommended).
The average person laughs about 13 times a day.
The tongue is the strongest muscle relative to its size.
The first computer virus was created in 1986.
A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.
Some fish cough.
Bubble wrap was originally invented as wallpaper.
You can hear a blue whale’s heartbeat from over 2 miles away.
There’s a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court building.
Reindeer eyes turn blue in the winter.
The average cloud weighs about 1.1 million pounds.
Mice sing to each other—but it's ultrasonic.
You can’t fold a piece of paper more than 7 times.
The longest-living cell in your body is the neuron—it can live your whole life.
The word "emoji" comes from Japanese—not related to "emotion."
Your belly button is a breeding ground for bacteria.
An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.
Some ants can explode as a defense mechanism.
Humans are the only animals with chins.
The Eiffel Tower has 1,665 steps.
There’s a planet made entirely of diamonds (55 Cancri e).
The average person walks the equivalent of 5 times around Earth in a lifetime.
Lemons float, but limes sink.
Rats laugh when tickled.
The longest wedding veil was longer than 63 football fields.
The most expensive pizza costs over $12,000.
There’s a species of lizard that can squirt blood from its eyes.
Humans share a third of their DNA with trees.
The first oranges weren’t orange—they were green.
Pineapples take about two years to grow.
A “moment” is a medieval time unit—about 90 seconds.
Some turtles can breathe through their cloaca.
The average person produces enough saliva in a lifetime to fill two swimming pools.
If you shuffle a deck of cards, chances are the order has never existed before.