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Tell Me a Fun Fact! 100+ Cool Kid Facts to Share Today

Melanie Smith

05/06/2025

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Melanie Smith

A writer from the UK, has a degree in English Literature. Melanie creates blog posts, articles, and long-form content on a wide range of subjects, specializing in parenthood and wellness. Her short fiction regularly appears in magazines and podcasts in the UK, the USA, Canada and Australia

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Kids love fun facts. As well as being super entertaining, these types of facts can spark curiosity, engage young minds, and fuel creativity. Children enjoy sharing these interesting little morsels of knowledge about everything from their favorite animal to the world’s most popular flavor of ice cream. Plus, they’re a great means of bonding with both other kids and parents.

Ready to go? Dive into our list of over 100 fun facts for kids, and prepare to be amazed!

100+ Fun Facts for Kids

Animal Facts for Kids

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A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
Starfish have no brains.
Slugs have four noses!
Frogs drink water through their skin.
Sea otters hold hands when sleeping so they don’t drift apart.
The world’s largest animal (on land) is the African bush elephant, which can weigh as much as 22,000 pounds! And when it comes to marine animals? Blue whales take the title. They’re actually the largest animals on the planet—their tongues alone weigh four tons!
The fastest animal on the planet is the peregrine falcon (you thought cheetah, right?). These amazing animals can reach speeds of 190 miles per hour.
It’s not just insects that have compound eyes—crustaceans, including lobsters and crabs, have them, too.
It takes 12 bees all their lives to produce one teaspoon of honey.
Butterflies can taste with their feet!
Bats are the only mammals that can fly.
According to historical evidence, the keeping of cats as pets dates back at least 9,500 years.
A grizzly bear’s bite is powerful enough to crush a bowling ball.
A zebra’s stripes serve as a natural insect repellent!

Science & Nature Facts

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Clouds are not weightless—they can weigh over one million pounds!
Lightning can make the air around it about five times hotter than the surface of the sun.
The Amazon rainforest produces more than 20% of the global oxygen supply.
Liquid nitrogen can instantly freeze objects.
Spider silk is the strongest natural material in the world.
The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on the planet, at over 2,000 kilometers long.
The average person walks the equivalent of five times around the world during their lifetime.
Hot water freezes faster than cold water.
Scientists estimate the Earth’s age as around 4.5 billion years.
Animals that have been into space include dogs, monkeys, chimpanzees, mice… and a guinea pig.
Antarctica is a continent, but the Arctic is not.
The Earth’s atmosphere contains more water than all its rivers combined.
It can take an hour for a snowflake to reach the ground.
A black blizzard is dust and dirt mixed with wind.

History & Geography Facts

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Renowned painter Frida Kahlo had a pet deer called Granizo.
The shortest war in recorded history was the Anglo-Zanzibar War, which lasted no longer than 40 minutes.
Barack Obama is left-handed. Other notable left-handed people include Leonardo Da Vinci, Paul McCartney, Lewis Carroll, and Neil Armstrong.
The coldest temperature ever recorded on the summit of Mount Everest is -41 °C. Brrrr, that’s chilly!
Volcanoes aren’t just found on land, but also under the sea.
The world’s longest international border is that between the US and Canada, which stretches for 8,890 kilometers.
The only area of land on Earth that is not owned by any country is Antarctica.
It’s estimated that there are 11,010 trillion grains of sand on the surface of the Earth.
There are over 7,600 islands in the Philippines.
Africa sits in all four hemispheres—the only continent to do so.
There are 42 buildings in New York City that have their own zip codes!
The Eiffel Tower was originally meant to go to Barcelona.
Some historians believe that the famous Egyptian queen, Cleopatra, was actually Greek.
After his presidency, George Washington opened a whisky distillery.
Tablecloths were originally used as single giant communal napkins!

Space Facts

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Saturn’s rings are mostly composed of ice.
Temperatures on Mars can reach 427 °C, which is 61 times hotter than the average temperature here on Earth.
Although the average temperature on Mercury during the day is a blistering 167 °C, at night the planet’s temperature can drop as low as -180 °C, as it has no atmosphere to hold in the heat.
Venus spins backwards.
The wind blows over 1,000 miles per hour on Neptune.
The sunset on Mars looks blue.
It would take more than 800 years to fly a plane to Pluto. You’d need a lot of snacks for that ride!
Halley’s Comet enters our inner solar system every 75 years, meaning the next time it’ll visit will be in 2061.
Uranus rotates on its side—the only planet in our solar system to do so.
Astronomers think there are between 200-400 billion stars in our home galaxy, the Milky Way.
Pan, one of Saturn’s moons, is walnut-shaped as it’s absorbing some of the material making up the planet’s rings.
Our sun is more than 300,000 times bigger than the Earth.
Venus and Mercury are the only planets in our solar system that don’t have any moons.
Although none have yet been discovered, white holes are possible according to mathematics.

Weird and Wacky Facts

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The opposite sides of a die always add up to seven.
The average yawn lasts nearly six seconds.
More than one billion hours of YouTube videos are watched every day.
The most expensive book in the world was written by Leonardo Da Vinci and was purchased by Bill Gates for $30.8 million.
There are more sheep than people in New Zealand.
The world’s shortest commercial flight is in Scotland, and takes passengers between Westray and Papa Westray islands—it takes just 90 seconds!
A group of pugs is called a grumble.
In the Philippines, McDonald’s serves spaghetti.
Cheese is the world’s most shoplifted food.
Competitive art and tug-of-war were both once Olympic sports.
It was fashionable to have black teeth in the 16th century.
The Statue of Liberty was once used as a lighthouse.
The oldest-known pants in the world are around 3,000 years old!
There are more potential variations in a game of chess than atoms in the known universe.

Food Facts

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French fries are actually from Belgium.
Americans eat around 20 million hot dogs a year.
There is no chocolate in white chocolate.
Cashews aren’t nuts—they’re seeds!
Pineapples take two to three years to grow.
The most common pizza topping is pepperoni.
Alaska grows the largest vegetables as the sun shines up to 20 hours a day.
In 2024, a poll revealed that vanilla was the most popular flavor of ice cream in the US.
The world’s highest dinner party was held at 7,056 meters on Tibet’s North Col on April 30, 2018.
Figs are flowers, not fruit.
Crushed beetles are the primary ingredient in most foodstuffs.
There are over 3,000 varieties of pears!
In China, watermelons are popular gifts.
Limes sink, but lemons float.

Body & Health Facts

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About 70% of the average adult human body is water.
A tongue print is as unique as a fingerprint!
Telling a lie can cause a change in body temperature.
Your stomach lining renews itself every three to four days.
The average person farts between five and 15 times a day!
The human body emits a tiny amount of light, but it’s too weak for our eyes to see.
About half of your body is bacteria—gross!
Your left lung is around 10% smaller than your right. Why? To make room for your heart.
Humans produce around 40,000 liters of saliva over a lifetime.
Your eyes can distinguish roughly 10 million colors.
Our hearts beat around 100,000 times a day, pumping approximately 5.5 liters of blood per minute.
The human brain runs on around 20 watts of power—about the same as a lightbulb!
You have more than 600 muscles, the strongest of which (by weight) is your jaw muscle.
Earwax is a type of sweat.

Bonus Section: Fun Facts About Safety & Technology

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Fire kills more people in the US every year than all natural disasters combined.
Simple safety signs in the workplace can reduce the risks of accidents by 80%.
In the US, an estimated 460,000 children go missing every year. If, as a parent, you’re concerned about this, you could consider using a GPS tracking app, such as that offered by Findmykids, to see exactly where your kids are when they’re out of the house.
Each person has, on average, two to eight networked gadgets.
The World Wide Web was invented in 1989 by the British scientist Tim Berners-Lee.
Microsoft Windows’ original name was “Interface Manager.”
Before 1995, domain names were free.
The first computer mouse was made of wood.
Over 35 billion Google searches are made every month.
CAPTCHA means “Completely Automatic Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart”.
The most commonly used passwords in the world are 12345 and 123456.
Over 92% of the world’s currency is digital.
Major tech companies, including Apple, Amazon, and Google, started from a garage.
The first video camera recorder was as big as a piano!

How to Use This List

So there you go, more than 100 fun facts for kids that’ll intrigue, entertain, and inspire. Whether you’re looking for nuggets of information about their favorite animal or want to amaze them with some wacky science facts, you’re spoiled for choice.

Try sharing some of these facts during family time, over dinner, whilst on a walk, in the car, or as part of your other efforts to pry kids away from their screens! You could also consider popping a fun fact into your child’s lunchbox or on a sticky note on their bedroom door to spark their curiosity throughout the day.

Inspire a Lifelong Love of Learning with Fun Facts for Kids

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Use our bumper list of fun facts for kids to strike up a conversation with your kids, make them laugh with a morsel of weird information, or support their learning. You could even have a competition to find out who can come up with the wackiest fact on a specific subject! However, you make the most of these amazing facts, they’re sure to promote a love of learning, pique kids’ curiosity, and even have them keen to find out more about a certain subject.

FAQs

What are 10 interesting facts?

From amazing animals to awesome architecture, the world is full of interesting facts. Here’s our top 10:

It takes 12 bees all their lives to produce one teaspoon of honey.
Spider silk is the strongest natural material in the world.
Africa sits in all four hemispheres—the only continent to do so.
There are 42 buildings in New York City that have their own zip codes!
The sunset on Mars looks blue.
The most expensive book in the world was written by Leonardo Da Vinci and was purchased by Bill Gates for $30.8 million.
Alaska grows the largest vegetables as the sun shines up to 20 hours a day.
The human body emits a tiny amount of light, but it’s too weak for our eyes to see.
The human brain runs on around 20 watts of power—about the same as a lightbulb!
The first computer mouse was made of wood.

What are 50 Fun Facts?

Looking for 50 fun facts? Try these:

A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.
Slugs have four noses!
Frogs drink water through their skin.
Sea otters hold hands when sleeping so they don’t drift apart.
The fastest animal on the planet is the peregrine falcon.
It’s not just insects that have compound eyes—crustaceans, including lobsters and crabs, have them, too.
Butterflies can taste with their feet!
Bats are the only mammals that can fly.
The opposite sides of a die always add up to seven.
The average yawn lasts nearly six seconds.
There are more sheep than people in New Zealand.
A group of pugs is called a grumble.
In the Philippines, McDonald’s serves spaghetti.
Cheese is the world’s most shoplifted food.
Competitive art and tug-of-war were both once Olympic sports.
It was fashionable to have black teeth in the 16th century.
The Statue of Liberty was once used as a lighthouse.
The oldest-known pants in the world are around 3,000 years old!
There are more potential variations in a game of chess than atoms in the known universe.
About 70% of the average adult human body is water.
A tongue print is as unique as a fingerprint!
Telling a lie can cause a change in body temperature.
Your stomach lining renews itself every three to four days.
The average person farts between five and 15 times a day!
The human body emits a tiny amount of light, but it’s too weak for our eyes to see.
About half of your body is bacteria – gross!
Your left lung is around 10% smaller than your right. Why? To make room for your heart.
Humans produce around 40,000 liters of saliva over a lifetime.
Your eyes can distinguish roughly 10 million colors.
Our hearts beat around 100,000 times a day, pumping approximately 5.5 liters of blood per minute.
The human brain runs on around 20 watts of power—about the same as a lightbulb!
You have more than 600 muscles, the strongest of which (by weight) is your jaw muscle.
Earwax is a type of sweat.
French fries are actually from Belgium.
Americans eat around 20 million hot dogs a year.
There is no chocolate in white chocolate.
Cashews aren’t nuts – they’re seeds!
Pineapples take two to three years to grow.
The most common pizza topping is pepperoni.
In 2024, a poll revealed that vanilla was the most popular flavor of ice cream in the US.
The world’s highest dinner party was held at 7,056 meters on Tibet’s North Col on April 30, 2018.
Figs are flowers, not fruit.
Crushed beetles are the primary ingredient in most foodstuffs.
There are over 3,000 varieties of pears!
In China, watermelons are popular gifts.
Limes sink, but lemons float.
The most commonly used passwords in the world are 12345 and 123456.
Over 92% of the world’s currency is digital.
Major tech companies, including Apple, Amazon, and Google, started from a garage.
The first video camera recorder was as big as a piano!

What are some facts for 8-year-olds?

All kids love weird and wacky facts—and 8-year-olds are no different. Children of this age are sure to enjoy facts about, for example, their favorite animal or hobby, some mind-blowing facts about science and space, or some “gross” facts about the human body!

Try this: Puzzle Up Minds: Brain Teaser Questions for Kids and Adults.

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