What are some mind-blowing facts that sound unreal but are actually true?

1. Did you know that a single strand of human hair can support the weight of 3.5 ounces?
That means a head full of hair could hold the weight of two elephants!

2. In 2016, a group of scientists discovered a planet that is almost identical to Earth. It's
called Proxima b and it's only 4.24 light-years away.

3. If you folded a piece of paper in half 103 times, it would be as thick as the observable
universe.

4. Your nose can remember 50,000 different scents, which is why smells can bring back vivid
memories.

5. Elephants are the only animals other than humans that can mourn their dead and hold
funeral ceremonies.

6. A single teaspoon of a neutron star would weigh 6 billion tons, making it the densest
object in the universe.

7. The longest time a person has gone without sleeping is 11 days. It's called Fatal Familial
Insomnia and is extremely rare.

8. The shortest war in history was between the countries of Zanzibar and Great Britain. It
only lasted 38 minutes.

9. Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs
that are still edible after thousands of years.

10. The world's largest snowflake was recorded in Montana in 1887. It measured 15 inches
wide and 8 inches thick.

11. Sharks have been around for longer than trees. They first appeared in the ocean 400
million years ago while trees didn't appear on land until 350 million years ago.

12. In the 16th century, tulips were more valuable than gold in Holland and a single bulb
could cost the equivalent of a wealthy person's annual income.