93 interesting facts for kids that will blow their minds
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What do kids love more than a good surprise? A fun fact that makes them say, "Whoa!" Whether you're a parent looking to spark your child's curiosity, a teacher filling a lesson with wow-worthy moments, or just a trivia lover yourself, these 93 fun facts for kids will entertain and educate in equal measure.
From jaw-dropping animal abilities to mind-bending space trivia, these facts make great conversation starters at the dinner table or fun tidbits for long car rides.
Amazing animal facts
An octopus has three hearts.
Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins can.
A snail can sleep for up to three years.
Sea otters hold hands when they sleep so they don’t drift apart.
Cows have best friends.
Some frogs can freeze and come back to life.
Elephants can't jump, but they can run up to 25 mph.
A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
Hummingbirds can fly backward.
Some turtles can breathe through their bottoms.
Butterflies can taste with their feet.
Koalas have fingerprints almost identical to humans.
A blue whale’s heart is the size of a small car.
A group of porcupines is called a prickle.
Penguins propose to each other with pebbles.
You can hear a blue whale's heartbeat from 2 miles away.
Wild nature facts
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Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t.
Water can boil and freeze at the same time.
Some rocks can float on water.
Trees talk to each other through underground networks.
Antarctica is the driest, windiest, and coldest continent.
A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.
The Sahara Desert can reach freezing temperatures at night.
Raindrops aren’t actually tear-shaped – they’re more like hamburger buns.
Awesome space facts
Space smells like seared steak.
The sun is 400 times larger than the moon, but also 400 times farther away.
A day on Mercury lasts 1,408 hours.
There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on Earth.
The footprints on the moon will be there for millions of years.
Saturn's rings are made of ice and rock.
Neutron stars can spin 600 times per second.
One million Earths could fit inside the sun.
Mars has the tallest volcano in the solar system.
Venus spins in the opposite direction of most planets.
A day on Uranus lasts 17 hours and 14 minutes.
The moon has moonquakes.
Inventive science facts
Hot water can freeze faster than cold water.
Your body has more bacteria than human cells.
Some metals explode when in contact with water.
Sound travels about four times faster in water than in air.
Your stomach gets a new lining every few days.
Chewing gum while studying can help you remember things.
You can't burp in space.
A teaspoon of honey is the lifetime work of 12 bees.
Wacky history facts
Napoleon was once attacked by a horde of bunnies.
Cleopatra lived closer to the iPhone than the pyramids.
Vikings used bones to make combs.
Roman concrete is stronger than today’s.
Ancient Egyptians loved board games.
The shortest war in history lasted 38 minutes.
King Tut was buried with 130 walking sticks.
The Eiffel Tower can grow over 6 inches in summer.
George Washington had false teeth made from hippo ivory.
Fun food facts
Apples float because they’re 25% air.
Carrots used to be purple.
Honey never spoils.
Ketchup was once sold as medicine.
Popsicles were invented by an 11-year-old.
Cotton candy was invented by a dentist.
One ear of corn has about 800 kernels.
Wrigley’s gum was the first product with a barcode.
Pineapples take 2 years to grow.
You can use peanut butter to make diamonds.
Geography and culture facts
Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined.
Antarctica has only two ATMs.
There are places in Norway where the sun doesn’t rise for 2 months.
The Great Wall of China is over 13,000 miles long.
In Japan, you can hire a person to cheer you up.
The "M" in M&M’s stands for Mars and Murrie.
Iceland has no mosquitoes.
Australia has pink lakes.
The world's largest pizza was over 13,000 square feet.
LEGO bricks can withstand more than 950 pounds of force.
Cool human body facts
Your bones are stronger than steel.
You blink around 20 times per minute.
Your brain uses 20% of your body’s energy.
Babies have more bones than adults.
Your taste buds have a lifespan of about 10 days.
You shed about 600,000 skin cells every hour.
Your heart beats more than 100,000 times a day.
You can’t tickle yourself.
Your nose can remember 50,000 different scents.
Goosebumps are your body’s way of staying warm.
Sports and fun facts
Basketball was invented by a Canadian PE teacher.
Golf is the only sport to have been played on the moon.
The Olympic Games used to award medals for art.
Soccer balls were once made of pig bladders.
The longest game of Monopoly lasted 70 days.
A baseball has exactly 108 stitches.
The first hockey pucks were frozen cow dung.
Tug of war was once an Olympic sport.
The world’s largest snowman was over 120 feet tall.
A marathon is exactly 26.2 miles because of a royal family request.
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