1. The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar, which lasted only 38 minutes in 1896.
2. A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
3. The first item ever sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer for $14.83.
4. The largest snowflake ever recorded was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.
5. Neil Armstrong’s first words on the moon were actually supposed to be “That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind,” but due to a technical glitch, the word “a” was not heard.
6. In Japan, there is a train station that has no entrance or exit. It was built solely to allow students to safely commute to and from school.
7. The term “spam” for unwanted emails comes from a Monty Python sketch in which a group of Vikings repeatedly chants “spam” while singing.
8. The Eiffel Tower can actually be 15 centimeters taller during the summer due to thermal expansion.
9. The word “nerd” was first coined by Dr. Seuss in his book “If I Ran the Zoo.”
10. The shortest war combat death in history was Private Thomas William Grady, who was killed in action during the Anglo-Zanzibar War.
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