Weird World Records
The shortest war in recorded history—lasting under an hour—was fought in 1896 between Britain and this sultanate.
What is Zanzibar?
In this Canadian province, it is technically illegal to drag a dead horse down Yonge Street on a Sunday.
What is Ontario?
This planet completes a full rotation in under 10 hours, making it the fastest-spinning planet in the solar system.
What is Jupiter?
This ancient city, carved into sandstone cliffs, was the capital of the Nabataean Kingdom.
What is Petra?
“The first rule of __ is don't talk about __…”
What is Fight Club?
The longest chess game theoretically possible (based on move combinations) exceeds the number of atoms in this cosmic entity.
What is the observable universe?
In this European country, it was once illegal to die inside the town of Longyearbyen due to permafrost conditions.
What is Norway?
This nearby galaxy, about 2.5 million light-years away, is on a collision course with the Milky Way.
What is the Andromeda Galaxy?
The Hagia Sophia, originally built as a cathedral in 537 CE, is located in this modern-day city.
What is Istanbul?
“Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.”
What is Back to the Future?
The Guinness record for largest snowflake (reported in 1887) allegedly measured 15 inches across in this U.S. state.
What is Montana?
In Japan, this law regulates waistline size for adults in an effort to combat obesity.
What is the Metabo Law?
Messier 42, located in Orion, is a famous example of this type of stellar nursery.
What is a nebula?
Machu Picchu sits in this mountain range.
What are the Andes Mountains?
“I am serious… and don’t call me Shirley.”
What is Airplane!?
The world’s longest hiccuping spree lasted 68 years and belonged to Charles Osborne of this Midwestern U.S. state.
What is Iowa?
Forgetting your wife’s birthday is technically a criminal offense in this country in Oceania.
What is Samoa?
This phenomenon occurs when light from a distant object is bent around a massive body, predicted by Einstein’s general relativity.
What is gravitational lensing?
Angkor Wat, the world’s largest religious monument, was built in this country.
What is Cambodia?
“I drink your milkshake!”
What is There Will Be Blood?
The record for most Big Macs eaten—over 30,000—was set by Donald Gorske, who consumed them almost daily in this state.
What is Wisconsin?
In this U.S. state, it’s illegal to hunt camels—left over from a 19th-century military experiment.
What is Arizona?
The Chandrasekhar limit defines the maximum mass (about 1.4 solar masses) for this type of stellar remnant before collapse.
What is a white dwarf?
This massive Soviet-era statue in Volgograd commemorates the Battle of Stalingrad.
What is The Motherland Calls statue?
“As if!”
What is Clueless?