100 Fun and GK Facts for kids
Here are 100 fun and educational general knowledge facts for kids:
1. The Earth orbits the Sun in 365 days.
2. Penguins can’t fly, but they can swim!
4. The moon has no atmosphere, so there’s no sound!
5. An elephant’s trunk has over 40,000 muscles.
6. Bees communicate by dancing.
7. Kangaroos can’t walk backward.
8. The Eiffel Tower grows taller in summer because metal expands in heat.
10. The human body has 206 bones.
11. Lightning is hotter than the surface of the sun!
12. Octopuses have three hearts.
13. A blue whale’s heart is as big as a small car.
15. The Great Wall of China is over 13,000 miles long.
16. The human brain weighs about 3 pounds.
17. Bats are the only mammals that can fly.
18. Honey never spoils; it can last for thousands of years.
19. The Amazon Rainforest produces 20% of the Earth’s oxygen.
20. Sharks have been around longer than dinosaurs.
21. Cows have four stomachs to help them digest food.
22. The cheetah is the fastest land animal, running up to 70 mph.
23. The first man to walk on the moon was Neil Armstrong in 1969.
24. Giraffes only need 5 to 30 minutes of sleep in a 24-hour period.
25. The sun is about 93 million miles away from Earth.
26. The human body is 60% water.
27. Camels can store water in their humps.
28. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
29. Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t.
30. The human tongue has about 10,000 taste buds.
31. Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.
32. It takes 8 minutes and 20 seconds for light from the sun to reach Earth.
33. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth.
34. The largest desert in the world is the Sahara Desert.
35. Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth.
36. Cats sleep for about 13–16 hours a day.
37. Some turtles can live for over 100 years.
38. A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.
39. There are 8 planets in our solar system.
40. A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
41. Dolphins are very smart and can recognize themselves in mirrors.
42. An ant can lift 20 times its body weight.
43. The first alphabet was developed over 3,500 years ago.
44. Some jellyfish are immortal and can live forever!
45. The longest word in the English language has 189,819 letters.
46. Apples float in water because they are 25% air.
47. The largest animal on Earth is the blue whale.
48. Koalas sleep up to 22 hours a day.
49. The human body has 5 senses: sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell.
50. There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all the beaches.
51. Horses sleep standing up.
52. The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on Earth.
53. A rhinoceros’ horn is made of hair.
54. The smallest bone in the human body is in the ear.
55. The largest bird in the world is the ostrich.
56. Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system.
57. Elephants can’t jump.
58. The first animal to go into space was a dog named Laika.
59. A group of fish is called a school.
60. Snakes smell with their tongues.
61. The human eye can distinguish about 10 million different colors.
62. Polar bears have black skin under their white fur.
63. A sloth can take a month to digest its food.
64. The heart of a shrimp is located in its head.
65. Spiders are not insects; they belong to a group called arachnids.
66. Butterflies taste with their feet.
67. The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds.
68. A chameleon can move its eyes in two different directions at the same time.
69. There are more than 1,000 different kinds of bats.
70. The tallest tree in the world is over 379 feet tall.
71. It’s impossible to hum while holding your nose.
72. The Earth’s core is hotter than the surface of the sun.
73. The largest country in the world is Russia.
74. A group of owls is called a parliament.
75. There are more chickens on Earth than people.
76. Bamboo is the fastest-growing plant in the world.
77. A sneeze travels at about 100 miles per hour.
78. Lemons have more sugar than strawberries.
79. A cat’s whiskers are about as wide as its body.
80. The moon is slowly moving away from Earth.
81. Sharks have been around for over 400 million years.
82. The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backward.
83. The oldest recorded elephant lived to be 86 years old.
84. A group of wolves is called a pack.
85. The human nose can detect about 1 trillion different smells.
86. Chocolate was once used as money.
87. Earth is the only planet in our solar system that has liquid water.
88. The Arctic Ocean is the smallest ocean.
89. Peanuts are not nuts; they are legumes.
90. The shortest war in history lasted just 38 minutes.
91. The heaviest pumpkin ever grown weighed over 2,600 pounds.
92. The mosquito is the deadliest animal on Earth because it spreads diseases.
93. A giraffe’s tongue can be up to 20 inches long.
94. Water covers about 71% of the Earth’s surface.
95. A day on Mars lasts about 24 hours and 39 minutes.
96. Koalas are not bears; they are marsupials.
97. The average person walks the equivalent of five times around the world in their lifetime.
98. The largest land animal is the African elephant.
99. Sponges are animals, not plants.
100. A baby panda is smaller than a teacup when it’s born.
These facts are perfect for sparking curiosity and learning in young minds!
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