The shortest war in history was fought between the countries of Zanzibar and Great Britain in 1896. The war lasted only 38 minutes before a ceasefire was declared.
The world’s largest snowflake on record was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. It fell in Montana in 1887.
The longest time between two twins being born is 87 days. This occurred when one twin was born prematurely at 23 weeks, while the other was born full term.
The original name of Bank of America was the Bank of Italy. It was founded by Amadeo Giannini in San Francisco in 1904 to serve Italian immigrants who were not welcomed by other banks.
The Great Barrier Reef is not a single continuous reef, but rather a collection of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching over 1,400 miles off the coast of Australia.