Friday Fun Facts

Find out interesting and fun facts about everything from animals, landmarks, science, history, pop culture, and more every Friday!

Friday, August 28

This activity is for all ages.

#1: Bats are the only mammals that can fly.



Other mammals that "fly" such as flying squirrels are actually gliding instead of flying.

#2: It would only take about one hour to drive a car to space.



If a car traveled upward at 60 miles per hour, it would only take about an hour to reach space.

#3: The longest distance traveled by a paper airplane is over 226 feet.



On February 26, 2012, Joe Ayoob and John M. Collins designed and flew a paper airplane from a single piece of paper that traveled a distance of 226 feet and 10 inches at the McClellan Air Force Base in North Highlands, California.

#4: New Zealand has more sheep than people.



According to recent estimates, there are about 29.5 million sheep and about 4.6 million people in New Zealand. That means there are approximately 6 sheep to every human in the country!

#5: The oldest known drawing by humans is 73,000 years old.



The drawing was discovered in a cave in South Africa. The drawing consists of red lines made with crayon. 

Sources:

• Fact #1: https://www.britannica.com/list/5-surprising-facts-about-bats
• Fact #2: https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/if-you-could-drive-a-car-upwards-at-60mph-how-long-would-it-take-to-get-to-the-moon/
• Fact #3: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/farthest-flight-by-a-paper-aircraft
• Fact #4: http://archive.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/population/mythbusters/3million-people-60million-sheep.aspx#gsc.tab=0
• Fact #5: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-06664-y