¿ Real o falso?
The very first post on TikTok (or its older app Musical.ly) was a cat video that still holds the world record for the most likes today.
The very first videos were just simple music clips or people dancing, not a record-breaking cat.
Many people think Sydney or Melbourne is the capital of Australia, but that is not correct. What is the real capital city of Australia?
Canberra (It was chosen as a compromise between Sydney and Melbourne!)
In basketball, how many points do you get for a regular basket that is made from inside the three-point line?
2 points
A human brain produces enough electricity while you are awake to power a small object. What object is it: a smartphone, a small light bulb, or a digital watch?
A small light bulb (Your brain generates about 12 to 25 watts of electricity!)
Flamingos only keep their pink color because they eat special tiny pink shrimps and algae.
Without this specific food in the wild or zoos, flamingos actually turn white or light grey.
Which European country has no lions living in the wild, but still has a lion on its official coat of arms and national emblems, even though it is famous for snow, ice, and thousands of lakes?
Finland
In tennis, what is the special name for a score of zero points during a game?
Love (For example: "15 - Love")
Bananas are very popular fruits, but scientifically speaking, a banana is actually a berry. Guess what: is a strawberry also a real berry?
No, it is False! (Botanically, strawberries and raspberries are not real berries, but bananas, tomatoes, and watermelons are!)
The famous Sagrada Família church in Barcelona started building in the 19th century, but it only got its official building permit in the year 2019.
They built it for over 130 years without a proper official permit until the city and the church finally signed the paperwork in 2019.
Which island country in the Pacific Ocean has no native snakes at all, and it is strictly illegal to bring snakes into the country?
New Zealand (Ireland and Iceland also have no snakes!)
Every four years, athletes from all over the world compete in the Olympic Games. What do the 5 colored rings on the Olympic flag represent?
The 5 continents of the world (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania)
You can hear your own voice inside your head when you speak, but when you listen to a recording of your voice, it sounds higher and strange. Why?
Because your skull bones vibrate when you speak! (When you talk, you hear your voice through air AND through your head bones, making it sound deeper to you.)
White chocolate is made with real cocoa beans, just like dark chocolate and milk chocolate.
White chocolate does not contain cocoa solids; it is made from cocoa butter, sugar, and milk.
Which country is home to the world's most remote inhabited island, where the nearest neighboring land with people is over 2,000 kilometers away?
The United Kingdom (Tristan da Cunha, a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic Ocean.)
Golf balls have small dimples (little bumps/dents) all over their surface. Why are they built like this?
To help the ball fly farther and faster in the air (Smooth balls travel only half the distance due to air resistance!)
If you stretch out all the blood vessels (veins and arteries) from one adult human body and line them up end to end, how far do they reach: around a football field, around a whole city, or twice around the Earth?
Twice around the Earth! (They are about 100,000 kilometers long altogether.)
Cows have best friends and can get stressed or sad when they are separated from them.
Scientific studies show that cows form close friendships and their heart rates go up when they are away from their best buddy.
France shares its longest land border with another European country like Germany or Spain, right? Real or False?
France’s longest land border is actually with Brazil! French Guiana is an overseas territory of France located in South America, sharing a 730-kilometer border with Brazil.
The FIFA World Cup is the biggest tournament in football. Which country has won the FIFA Men's World Cup the most times in history?
Brazil (They have won it 5 times!)
What famous animal produces milk that is naturally bright pink in color: a flamingo, a hippopotamus, or a panda?
A hippopotamus (A hippo secretes two types of acid that mix with white milk to give it a pink tint!)