15 Amazing Facts About the World
*Nature*
1. *The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on Earth!* It spans over 2,300 kilometers.
2. *The highest mountain peak is Mount Everest!* It's located in the Himalayas and stands at 8,848 meters.
3. *The deepest part of the ocean is the Mariana Trench!* It's located in the Pacific Ocean and has a depth of 11,034 meters.

*Science*
1. *The human nose can detect over 1 trillion scents!* Our sense of smell is incredibly powerful.
2. *Butterflies taste with their feet!* They have tiny sensors on their feet that help them detect sweet or bitter tastes.
3. *The largest planet in our solar system is Jupiter!* It's more than 1,300 times the size of Earth.

*History*
1. *The ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramid of Giza!* It's one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
2. *The shortest war in history lasted only 38 minutes!* The war between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27, 1896.
3. *The oldest known piece of literature is the Epic of Gilgamesh!* It's an ancient Mesopotamian epic poem that dates back over 4,000 years.

*Technology*
1. *The first computer bug was an actual insect!* In 1947, engineers found a moth stuck in a relay switch.
2. *The first smartphone was called the IBM Simon!* Released in 1994, it had a touchscreen, email, fax, and phone capabilities.
3. *The world's fastest supercomputer is Summit!* It can perform over 200 billion calculations per second.

*Miscellaneous*
1. *The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds!* Yes, you read that right - 13 whole seconds!
2. *The world's most expensive spice is saffron!* It takes 75,000 flowers to produce just one pound.
3. *The largest living organism is a fungus!* The Armillaria ostoyae fungus covers over 9.6 square kilometers.

*Share your favorite fact from this list in the comments below
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