Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words .
Nintendo originally operated as a trading card company .
Strawberries are not really berries .
Bananas are examples of berries .
The Anglo-Zanzibar War (1896) is the shortest war in history lasting for 38 minutes .
In 2007 , Iran arrested 14 squirrels on suspicion of spying .
An octopus has three hearts.
Mauritania was the last country to abolish slavery in 2007 .
There’s a McDonald’s on every continent except Antarctica .
Jamaica’s flag is the only national flag that does not share the colours of the U.S. flag or the Union Jack .
In South Korea , there’s a number for reporting spies – 113 .
Mr Potato Head was the first toy to be advertised on TV.
The Exorcist was the first horror film to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture .
Russia’s bigger than Pluto .
A man managed to get honours from both the Allies and the Axis during World War II . His name was Joan Pujol Garcia and he worked as a double agent against Germany throughout the war . The Germans never realized that they had been fooled .
