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  • Vanilla is the world’s most expensive spice.
    False - saffron is the most expensive spice. A kilogram requires the stigmas of about 150,000 flowers.
  • The name of Batman’s butler is Albert.
    False - the butler’s name is Alfred.
  • Humans lose an average of 75 strands of hair a month.
    False - humans can lose up to 75 strands in ONE DAY.
  • The letter “T” is the most common in the English Language.
    False - it's the letter “E”.
  • The heart is the largest internal organ in the body.
    False - the largest internal organ in the body is the liver (the skin is the largest overall).
  • The maximum length for a video posted on TikTok is 45 seconds.
    False - it is 60 seconds.
  • Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.
    True - Mount Everest reaches an elevation of 29,032 feet.
  • The two longest rivers in the world are the Mississippi and the Nile.
    False - it is the Nile and the Amazon.
  • French fries originated from France.
    False - we have Belgium to thank for the crispy fried goodness.
  • The hummingbird egg is the world's smallest bird egg.
    True - on the flip side, ostriches lay the largest eggs.
  • The New York Marathon is the largest in the world.
    True - this popular race had humble beginnings with only 127 runners when it started in 1970.
  • An octopus has seven hearts.
    False - it has three hearts and they do a lot of work. One heart circulates blood around the body and the other two pump blood past the gills and pick up oxygen
  • Humans lose more than 80% of heat from their feet.
    False - 80% of heat is lost through the head.
  • All the kings in a standard deck of cards have a mustache.
    False - the King of Hearts does not have a mustache.
  • It takes a sloth two weeks to digest a meal.
    True - that’s the slowest digestion time of any mammal!
  • The blue whale is the biggest animal to have ever lived.
    True - and that includes dinosaurs!
  • The average human sneeze can be clocked at 100 miles an hour.
    True - and be sure to cover your nose, a sneeze can create upwards of 100,000 droplets.
  • The Harry Potter film, Chamber of Secrets, is the longest film of the Harry Potter movies.
    True - set aside 161 minutes to watch this movie!
  • The total length of the Great Wall of China adds up to 13,171 miles.
    True - that distance is half the length of the equator.
  • Pineapples grow on trees.
    False - they actually grow in the ground.
  • Vatican City is the smallest country in the world.
    True - measuring a mere 0.2 square miles, it is almost 120 times smaller than Manhattan in New York.