Nowadays, anyone with a Wi-Fi connection has access to a wealth of information at their fingertips. Websites like Google make it possible to learn about every corner of the world. However, there are still many unsolved mysteries and mind-blowing facts about the world out there waiting to be discovered. Here are 41 worldly facts that are sure to amaze even the most knowledgeable person!
1) A strawberry is not a berry, but a banana is.
2) There are more stars in the sky than grains of sand in the world.
3) Humans completely replace their outer skin every month.
4) You can use your hand for a quick measurement of angles.
5) You can also use your hand to remember which months have 31 days.
6) Mosquitoes have killed more humans than all wars in history.
7) You’re twice as likely to get killed by a vending machine than a shark.
8) For every human on earth, there are 1.6 million ants.
9) France was still executing people by guillotine up until 1977.
10) The word ‘set’ has the most number of definitions (464) in the English language.
11) In an average lifetime, a person will walk the equivalent of 5 times around the equator.
12) The jaw is the most commonly used joint in the human body.
13) Starfish are not fish (they’re sea urchins) and killer whales are not whales (they’re dolphins).
