English Language Teaching

Fun Facts

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen seconds.

Strange but true!

The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is:

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Strange but true!

Dogs have four toes on their hind feet, and five on their front feet.

Strange but true!

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.

Strange but true!

Like many students, Starfish don’t have brains.

Strange but true!

Einstein couldn’t speak fluently when he was nine. His parents thought he might be retarded.

Strange but true!

“I am” is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

Strange but true!

Butterflies taste with their feet.

Strange but true!

All polar bears are left handed.

Strange but true!

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

Strange but true!

Honey is the only food that doesn’t spoil.

Strange but true!

A duck’s quack doesn’t echo, and no one knows why.

Strange but true!

The fingerprints of koala bears are virtually indistinguishable from those of humans, so much so that they could be confused at a crime scene.

Strange but true!

Snails can sleep for three years without eating.

Strange but true!

A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

Strange but true!

Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.

Strange but true!

Months that begin on a Sunday will always have a ‘Friday the 13th.’

Strange but true!

Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn’t wear trousers.

Strange but true!

You’ve just read 19 strange Fun Facts!

Strange but true!

Let’s see how good your mind is!

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Are you one of them?

If so, congratulations!