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  1. The human brain is capable of generating more electrical impulses in a single day than all the telephones in the world combined.
  2. A sneeze can travel up to 100 mph.
  3. The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after just 38 minutes.
  4. The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef system, is home to over 1,500 species of fish, 411 species of hard coral, and thousands of other species.
  5. The longest marathon playing chess is 120 hours and 15 minutes, achieved by Istvan Dorogi (Hungary) at the University of West Hungary, Sopron, Hungary, from 20 to 25 April 2010.
  6. The tallest tree ever recorded was a coast redwood in California that was 379.7 feet (115.7 meters) tall.
  7. The largest snowflake on record was 15 inches (38 cm) wide and 8 inches (20 cm) thick. It fell in Montana in 1887.
  8. The oldest living organism on Earth is a bristlecone pine tree in California that is over 5,000 years old.
  9. The longest human beard on record was 17.5 feet (5.3 meters) long and belonged to Hans Langseth (Norway).
  10. The largest animal on Earth is the blue whale, which can reach lengths of up to 100 feet (30 meters) and can weigh as much as 200 tons.
10 amazing things