Here are some interesting facts that are not commonly known:
Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still perfectly edible.
The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896. It lasted only 38 minutes.
In the early 1900s, lobsters were considered poor man's food and were often fed to prisoners and servants. They were so abundant that they would wash up on the shores in piles.
Wombat feces are cube-shaped. The unique shape helps prevent the feces from rolling away on sloped surfaces.
The oldest known living tree is a bristlecone pine named "Methuselah," located in the White Mountains of California. It is estimated to be over 4,800 years old.
The Hawaiian alphabet only has 13 letters: A, E, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, U, W, and 'okina, which is a glottal stop.
Cleopatra, the famous Egyptian queen, lived closer in time to the construction of the first Pizza Hut restaurant than to the construction of the Great Pyramids.
Octopuses have three hearts. Two hearts pump blood to the gills, while the third heart circulates it to the rest of the body.
The world's oldest known musical instrument is a flute made from a vulture wing bone, dating back over 40,000 years. It was discovered in a cave in Germany.
The longest recorded flight of a chicken is 13 seconds. Although chickens cannot fly long distances, they can manage short bursts of flight.
Remember, while these facts are interesting, their rarity means that they may not be widely known or commonly shared.