10 Fun Facts that Are Fun to Know

Fun Facts

1) If you were to unwind your DNA it would be long enough to traverse the solar system about two times.

2) There is a jellyfish called the immortal jellyfish that doesn't die from age. It just repeatedly reverts back to it's infant stage. Interestingly enough pictures of immortal jellyfish show lights inside their body that make them look like angels.

3) When I was young I was taught the longest word in the English dictionary and I thought it was fun to learn as a youth. The word is Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. It's the name of a lung disease caused by inhaling volcanic ash.

4) If you were to lay out your blood vessels in a straight line they would circle the Earth more than three times.

5) Google was named after Googol which is a 1 with 100 zeros behind it. Google was originally named BackRub but they decided to change their name.

6) The oldest person to have ever have been recorded was 122 years old.

7) A static reverb is the name for causing distortion from bringing an electric guitar too close to an amplifier. It was made popular by none other than Jimi Hendrix.

8) Methuselah is a tree that is thought to be the oldest living organism on Earth and has been alive for over 4,500 years.

9) The tallest man ever recorded was 8' 11 inches due to an enlarged pituitary gland.

10) They say it rains diamonds on Jupiter and Saturn. So just find a way to travel to Jupiter and Saturn and you would be extra rich!

There's a short list of some fun facts for your enjoyment. Thanks goes out to all of the readers!

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