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# funny-facts
# funny-facts

# Funny

- [Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words.](https://thefactbase.com/hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia-is-the-fear-of-long-words)
- [Sea otters have a pouch under their forearm to store their favorite rocks.](https://thefactbase.com/sea-otters-have-a-pouch-under-their-forearm-to-store-their-favorite-rocks)
- [There is a small village in France called "Pussy".](https://thefactbase.com/there-is-a-small-village-in-france-called-pussy)
- [50 percent of your hand strength comes from your pinky finger.](https://thefactbase.com/50-percent-of-your-hand-strength-comes-from-your-pinky-finger)
- [The word "mortgage" comes from a French word that means "death contract".](https://thefactbase.com/the-word-mortgage-comes-from-a-french-word-that-means-death-contract)
- [A YouTube science channel used mathematics to estimate how much the entire Internet weighs. The whole Internet weighs approximately 50g, the same weight as a strawberry.](https://thefactbase.com/a-youtube-science-channel-used-mathematics-to-estimate-how-much-the-entire-internet-weighs-the-whole-internet-weighs-approximately-50g-the-same-weight-as-a-strawberry)
- [It's harder to get into Walmart than into Harvard. Harvard accepts 4.5% of applicants, but Walmart hires only 2.6%.](https://thefactbase.com/it-s-harder-to-get-into-walmart-than-into-harvard-harvard-accepts-4-5-of-applicants-but-walmart-hires-only-2-6)
- [Do you use a loofah in the shower? If so, you're washing with produce: a loofah is actually a vegetable!](https://thefactbase.com/do-you-use-a-loofah-in-the-shower-if-so-you-re-washing-with-produce-a-loofah-is-actually-a-vegetable)
- [The longest word in the English language is 189,819 letters and would take over 3 hours to pronounce.](https://thefactbase.com/the-longest-word-in-the-english-language-is-189-819-letters-and-would-take-over-3-hours-to-pronounce)
- [The Twitter bird actually has a name – Larry.](https://thefactbase.com/the-twitter-bird-actually-has-a-name-larry)
- [If you're being drunk or violent in Japan, police will get a futon and roll you into a burrito.](https://thefactbase.com/if-you-re-being-drunk-or-violent-in-japan-police-will-get-a-futon-and-roll-you-into-a-burrito)
- [Cows have "best friends" and get stressed when separated.](https://thefactbase.com/cows-have-best-friends-and-get-stressed-when-separated)
- [Paraskevidekatriaphobia, fear of Friday the 13th, leads to $800 million in losses annually.](https://thefactbase.com/paraskevidekatriaphobia-fear-of-friday-the-13th-leads-to-800-million-in-losses-annually)
- [7% of religious Americans pray to God about finding a good parking spot.](https://thefactbase.com/7-of-religious-americans-pray-to-god-about-finding-a-good-parking-spot)
- [A "buttload" is a real measurement of weight.](https://thefactbase.com/a-buttload-is-a-real-measurement-of-weight)
- [The world's tallest structure built with Lego bricks was 114 feet, 11 inches (35 meters) tall.](https://thefactbase.com/the-world-s-tallest-structure-built-with-lego-bricks-was-114-feet-11-inches-35-meters-tall)
- [The first letters of the months July through to November spell JASON.](https://thefactbase.com/the-first-letters-of-the-months-july-through-to-november-spell-jason)
- [If you are in for a long drive at night, listen to comedians while driving, it's harder to fall asleep while laughing.](https://thefactbase.com/if-you-are-in-for-a-long-drive-at-night-listen-to-comedians-while-driving-it-s-harder-to-fall-asleep-while-laughing)
- [A group of frogs is called an army.](https://thefactbase.com/a-group-of-frogs-is-called-an-army)
- [Cotton candy was invented in 1897... by a dentist.](https://thefactbase.com/cotton-candy-was-invented-in-1897-by-a-dentist)

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