As The Arkansas Optimist, 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.

  • Octopuses have three hearts: Two pump blood to the gills, while the third pumps it to the rest of the body.
  • The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer: The high temperatures make the iron expand.
  • Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren't: In botanical terms, a berry is a fruit produced from the ovary of a single flower with seeds embedded in the flesh.
  • Cows have best friends: They can become stressed when separated from their close companions.
  • The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896: It lasted only 38 minutes.
  • The Vatican City is the smallest country in the world: It's just 0.2 square miles in area.
  • The largest snowflake ever recorded was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick: It fell in Fort Keogh, Montana in 1887.
  • The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896: It lasted only 38 minutes.
  • The world's largest desert is not the Sahara, but Antarctica: A desert is defined as a place that receives less than 10 inches of precipitation per year.
  • Hawaii moves 7.5 cm closer to Alaska every year: Due to geological processes, the Pacific Plate is moving northwestward.
  • A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus: Venus takes 243 Earth days to rotate on its axis, but only 225 Earth days to orbit the sun.
  • The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896: It lasted only 38 minutes.
  • Hawaii moves 7.5 cm closer to Alaska every year: Due to geological processes, the Pacific Plate is moving northwestward.
  • The world's largest desert is not the Sahara, but Antarctica: A desert is defined as a place that receives less than 10 inches of precipitation per year.
  • A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus: Venus takes 243 Earth days to rotate on its axis, but only 225 Earth days to orbit the sun.

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