sample answers

• the shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes between britain and zanzibar on august 27, 1896.
• a group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance."
• bananas are berries, but strawberries aren't.
• the eiffel tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer due to thermal expansion.
• honey never spoils. archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible.
• a single bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.
• the world's largest mushroom, armillaria ostoyae, covers over 3.4 square miles (8.8 square kilometers) in oregon's malheur national forest.
• the average person produces about 25,000 quarts (23,658 liters) of saliva in their lifetime, enough to fill two swimming pools.
• cows have best friends and can become stressed when separated from them.
• the shortest recorded human pregnancy lasted only 22 weeks.