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.
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