Which of these is the heaviest?
A double-decker bus
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50,000 Terry’s Chocolate Orange’s
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An African Bush Elephant (max wieght)
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An Orca (max weight)
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A double-decker bus, even without passengers, [weighs](https://www.london.gov.uk/questions/2014/3600) tonnes!
50,000 Terry’s Chocolate Oranges [weigh](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/08/anger-over-shrinking-of-terrys-chocolate-orange/#:~:text=But%20after%20decades%20of%20satisfying,prompting%20outrage%20among%20its%20fans.) 8.65 US tonnes, the African Bush Elephant can [weigh](https://www.omnicalculator.com/conversion/weird-units) six tonnes, and an Orca can also [weigh](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/orca) six tonnes!
Which of these is the longest?
Men’s Javelin throw world record
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1000 full-length Subway sandwiches
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The Evergreen container ship
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An American football field
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Getting stuck in the Suez Canal requires one looong ship, [400m](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56505413) long in fact!
Since Subway [agreed](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/01/size-matters-subway-promises-its-footlong-sandwiches-will-be-a-foot-long) to make their footlongs actually one foot, 1000 of them comes in at 304.8m.
An American football field is [109.7m](https://www.omnicalculator.com/conversion/weird-units) long.
The men’s world record Javelin throw is [98.48](https://www.worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/throws/javelin-throw/outdoor/men) metres.
A flight from London to New York City (direct)
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Watching all three films of _The Lord of the Rings_
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To drive from London to Paris
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The quickest journey to the international space station (from Earth)
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It takes a whole [nine hours and 18 minutes](https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/how-long-does-it-actually-take-to-watch-these-famous-film-franchises/) to finish _The Lord of the Rings_!
Commercial flights from London to New York City have gone as quick as under [five hours](https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesasquith/2020/02/15/under-5-hours-british-airways-boeing-747-sets-the-record-for-the-quickest-flight-between-new-york-and-london/) before! Although flights usually range between seven and eight hours.
The drive from London to Paris takes around [six and a half hours](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/London/Paris,+France/data=!4m8!4m7!1m2!1m1!1s0x47d8a00baf21de75:0x52963a5addd52a99!1m2!1m1!1s0x47e66e1f06e2b70f:0x40b82c3688c9460!3e0?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwivoa3RxsD0AhXhzoUKHeP4BVIQ-A96BAgTEA0), and getting to the ISS can take a measly [three hours and three minutes!](https://www.space.com/soyuz-makes-fastest-space-station-crew-flight-record)
Which of these happened first?
The election of Obama as President
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The first iPhone coming out
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The release of _Up_
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The downgrading of Pluto to a dwarf-planet
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Remember when we had nine planets in our solar system? Then you remember before Pluto’s relegation in [2006!](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-33462184)
Steve Jobs gave us the iPhone in [2007](https://www.businessinsider.com/first-phone-anniversary-2016-12), Obama was of course elected in [2008](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/21/barack-obama-on-the-moment-he-won-presidency-exclusive-extract), and _Up_ came out in [2009!](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1049413/releaseinfo)
Which of these is the hottest?
The hottest temperature ever recorded on earth
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A candle’s flame
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Human body Temperature
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How can something so small be so damn hot? Well, it is fire I guess. The heat of a candle’s flame is [1400°C](https://www.omnicalculator.com/conversion/weird-units), so don’t be playing with fire folks!
Mars turns out to be freezing, who knew? The average surface temperature is minus [62°C](https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/what-is-mars-58.html)!
The hottest place on earth is in the aptly named „Death Valley”, it is primarily in California, and the highest temperature recorded reached [54°C](https://www.omnicalculator.com/conversion/weird-units)!
We’re pretty hot ourselves, having an average body temperature of [36.8°C](https://www.omnicalculator.com/conversion/weird-units).
Which of these is the most money?
The gross box office revenue of _Black Panther_
Via Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
The cost of the most expensive painting ever sold
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The cost of building the Burj Khalifa
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How much Jeff Bezos makes in a week
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How else could he afford a day trip to space? His [$2.2bn](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-mind-blowing-facts-jeff-182204262.html) a week means that $1 for the average American equates to $1.7m for Bezos.
The Burj Khalifa cost [$1.5bn](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/lists/the-worlds-most-expensive-buildings/burj-khalifa/).
Black Panther was a hit worldwide with a [$1.3bn](https://time.com/5523398/highest-grossing-marvel-movies/) gross box office take.
Leonardo da Vinci’s _Salvador Mundi_ broke the record in 2017, selling for [$450.3m](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/the-louvre-wants-this-450-million-leonardo-in-its-big-show-but-its-mystery-owner-appears-to-be-balking/2019/10/15/85bc5094-eec2-11e9-b648-76bcf86eb67e_story.html).
Which of these is the tallest?
50,000 LEGO bricks
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The Empire State Building
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The tallest statue in the world (the Statue of Unity)
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Niagara Falls
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Stacking up 50,000 lego bricks comes to an impressive [480m](https://www.omnicalculator.com/conversion/weird-units) tall!
The Empire State Building is [443m](https://www.omnicalculator.com/conversion/weird-units) tall.
India’s statue of unity is an impressive [182m](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-46028342) tall.
Realistically, if people go down the falls in [barrels](https://www.niagarafallslive.com/daredevils_of_niagara_falls.htm), it can’t be thaaat high. Still, you wouldn’t catch me doing that from [57m](https://www.niagaraparks.com/visit-niagara-parks/plan-your-visit/niagara-falls-geology-facts-figures/).
Which city has the most tourists?
Bangkok is the place to go it seems, with [22.78m](https://www.businessinsider.com/most-visited-cities-around-the-world-ranked-2019-9#1-bangkok-2278-million-19) visitors in 2019!
Next up was Paris, which attracted [19.1m](https://www.businessinsider.com/most-visited-cities-around-the-world-ranked-2019-9#1-bangkok-2278-million-19) tourists.
Then we have London, coming in at [19.09m](https://www.businessinsider.com/most-visited-cities-around-the-world-ranked-2019-9#1-bangkok-2278-million-19).
Finally, Dubai drew [15.93m](https://www.businessinsider.com/most-visited-cities-around-the-world-ranked-2019-9#1-bangkok-2278-million-19) visitors, with tourists spending the most per day there, an average of $553!
Citizens of the Vatican City
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All-time summer Olympic gold medals won by the USA
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Episodes of _Doctor Who_ (as of 01/11/21)
Via BBC One
McDonald’s restaurants in the UK (as of 05/12/2021)
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In the UK, as of the fifth of December 2021, McDonald’s has approximately [1300](https://www.mcdonalds.com/gb/en-gb/help/faq/18510-how-many-mcdonalds-restaurants-are-there-in-the-uk-and-the-world.html) restaurants.
The most successful nation of all time, USA gold medals at summer Olympics have reached [1061](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/athletics/news/usa-gold-medals-2021-olympics/1mf68wugb2bss1530u2yis334q)!
The long running BBC series has managed a whopping [862](https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/31/how-many-series-of-doctor-who-are-there-15515998/) episodes, and counting.
While around 850 people live in Vatican City, only around [450](https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2012/07/the-current-legislation-on-citizenship-in-the-vatican-city-state/) are citizens.
Nelson Mandela
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Marilyn Monroe
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Queen Elizabeth
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Elvis Presley
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Bettmann / Getty Images
Nelson Mandela was born in [1918](https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1993/mandela/biographical/#:~:text=Nelson%20Rolihlahla%20Mandela%20was,Witwatersrand%20where%20he%20studied%20law.)!
Queen Elizabeth was born in April [1926](https://www.royal.uk/her-majesty-the-queen#:~:text=The%20Queen%20was%20born%20at,George%20VI%20-%20and%20Queen%20Elizabeth.), two months before [Marilyn Monroe](https://themarilynmonroecollection.com/marilyn-monroe-biography/)!
Elvis Presley was born a decade or so later, in [1935](https://www.graceland.com/biography#:~:text=The%20incredible%20Elvis%20Presley%20life,,%20on%20January%208,%201935.).
Who has more Instagram followers?
Jennifer Aniston
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Lady Gaga
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Justin Timberlake
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Serena Williams
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JT takes it with [62.5m](https://www.instagram.com/justintimberlake/) followers!
Then we have Lady gaga, with [50.5m](https://www.instagram.com/ladygaga/) followers.
In third place is Jennifer Aniston, with [38.7m](https://www.instagram.com/jenniferaniston/) followers.
She’s not used to not winning, but the fewest followers is Serena Williams, with [13.9m](https://www.instagram.com/serenawilliams/).
Which of these affects more people?
Beeturia (beetroots turning your urine red)
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Colour blindness
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Coriander tasting like soap
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Being able to smell ‘asparagus wee’
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The ability to detect the pungent odour of urine after eating asparagus affects [40-60%](https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/314722#More-women-than-men-noseblind-to-asparagus-metabolites) of people.
If you’ve ever noticed your wee being red after eating beetroot, then you’re one of [14%](https://www.healthline.com/health/beeturia#:~:text=Beets%20can%20cause%20beeturia,%20which,14%20percent%20of%20the%20population.) of the population. Coriander having a soapy taste differs from continent to continent, it ranges from [4-14%](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/why-does-cilantro-taste-bad-like-soap_n_7653808). Colour blindness actually affects around [8% of men, but only 0.5%](https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/colour-vision-deficiency/#:~:text=It%27s%20a%20common%20problem%20that,to%20someone%20with%20normal%20vision) of women.
Which of these is more common?
Having blue eyes
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Having red hair
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Regularly snoring
Via Fox
Around [24%](https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/why-do-people-snore-answers-for-better-health) of the population are regular snorers, while 45% of people snore occasionally.
Between [10 and 12%](https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/53739189#:~:text=Research%20suggests%20that%20between%20ten,a%20lefty%20is%20pretty%20cool.) of the population are left-handed, so if you’re a lefty you’re pretty unique.
Only [8-10%](https://www.healthline.com/health/eye-health/eye-color-percentages) of the population have blue eyes, and just [1-2%](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24331615) of people have red hair!
Finally, which of these countries is most populated?
Malaysia
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Australia
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Morocco is the largest populated with [37.5 million](https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/morocco-population/)!
In second we have Malaysia with [33m](https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/morocco-population/), followed by Australia ( [26m](https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/morocco-population/)), and Cuba ( [11.3m](https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/morocco-population/)).
