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As The Ozark Trading Post, we believe that publishing a fun fact every day can help our readers start their day with a smile, spark their curiosity, and provide a break from the day-to-day grind. It can also foster a sense of community, as readers can share the fun fact with friends and family or use it as a conversation starter.

  • The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer. The high temperatures make the iron expand.

  • A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance. These colorful birds certainly live up to their collective noun!

  • The shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes. It was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896.

  • Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren't. In botanical terms, berries develop from a single ovary, which bananas do, but strawberries don't.

  • The first oranges weren't orange. They were green, and the orange color only developed through mutation.

  • There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe. It's an astonishingly complex game!

  • Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3000 years old and still perfectly edible.

  • Octopuses have three hearts. Two pump blood to the gills, while the third pumps it to the rest of the body.

  • The shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes. It was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896.

  • The fingerprints of a koala are so indistinguishable from humans that they have on occasion been confused at a crime scene. It's quite a bizarre fact!

  • The human brain takes in 11 million bits of information every second, yet is only aware of 40. Our brains are incredibly selective!

  • Cows have best friends. They get stressed when they are separated from them.

  • A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance. These colorful birds certainly live up to their collective noun!

  • The shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes. It was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896.

  • The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer. The high temperatures make the iron expand.

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