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Discover the Quirky and Fascinating World of Random Fun Facts on My Tumblr Blog

Hey Tumblr fam! Today I've got a fun fact that'll blow your mind. Did you know that a group of flamingos is called a flamboyance? It's true! These colorful birds not only have beautiful feathers but also have a fabulous collective noun.

I love sharing these random fun facts with you all, and it's amazing how many fascinating things there are to learn about the world around us. From honey that never spoils to the fact that a day on Venus lasts longer than a year, there's always something new to discover.

So keep following along for more quirky and interesting facts, and feel free to share your own fun facts with me too! Let's keep the learning going and never stop exploring the amazing world we live in.

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Random fact a day #22

Did you know that there are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe? That's over 10^120 possible games!

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Random fact a day #21

The world's oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9,000 years old! It was found in Finland and was made from birch bark tar.

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Random fact a day #20

A day on Venus lasts longer than a year on Venus.

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Random fact a day #19

A common housefly hums in the key of F.

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Random fact a day #18

The world's largest underwater volcano is the Tamu Massif, which is located in the Pacific Ocean.

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Random fact a day #17

The world's largest living organism is a fungus called Armillaria ostoyae, which covers 2,200 acres in Oregon, USA.

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Random fact a day #16

The world's largest natural harp is the Cristo Redentor statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which can produce musical notes when the wind blows through its arms.

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Random fact a day #15

The world's largest coral reef is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, which is home to thousands of different species of marine life.

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Random fact a day #14

The world's oldest living tree is a bristlecone pine named Methuselah, which is estimated to be over 4,800 years old.

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Random fact a day #13

Watermelons are actually a vegetable, not a fruit, as they are the product of the flowering plant of the cucurbitaceae family.

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Random fact of the day #12

The world's smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat, which weighs less than a penny.

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Random fact a day #11

The human nose can detect more than 1 trillion different scents.

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Random fact a day #10

The world's largest ocean current is the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, which flows clockwise around Antarctica.

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Random fact a day #9

The Eiffel Tower grows about 6 inches taller in the summer due to the heat expanding the metal.

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Random fact a day #8

The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Seuss in his book "If I Ran the Zoo." It was used to describe a creature that Dr. Seuss's character Gerald McGrew claimed to have in his zoo.

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Random fact a day #7

The world's largest volcano is Mauna Loa, which is located on the island of Hawaii. It is an active shield volcano, and its summit rises to an elevation of 4,169 m (13,678 ft) above sea level, and it has a volume of about 18,000 cubic kilometers. Mauna Loa is also the largest volcano on Earth in terms of both mass and area covered.