Welcome, students! Get ready to be amazed by some incredible facts that will blow your mind. We've gathered 100 short and fascinating facts that are perfect for sharing at your school assembly. From surprising animal traits to mind-blowing science facts, these facts are sure to capture your interest and leave you wanting to learn more. So, let’s get started and explore these amazing facts together!

Amazing Facts for School Assembly

• Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still edible.

• A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.

• Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren't.

• Octopuses have three hearts.

• A single strand of spider silk is thinner than a human hair, but also five times stronger than steel of the same width.

• The Eiffel Tower can be 15 cm taller during the summer due to thermal expansion of the iron.

• The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar on August 27,1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.

• A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.

• There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all the world’s beaches.

• Dolphins have names for each other.

• The longest word in the English language is 189,819 letters long and would take three and a half hours to pronounce.

• There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.

• The shortest complete sentence in the English language is "I am."

• A crocodile can't stick its tongue out.

• The fingerprints of a koala are so indistinguishable from humans that they have on occasion been confused at a crime scene.

• A shrimp's heart is in its head.

• A jiffy is an actual unit of time: 1/100th of a second.

• Hippo milk is pink.

• Scotland's national animal is the unicorn.

• The heart of a blue whale, the largest animal on earth, is five feet long and weighs 400 pounds.

• A group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance."

• You can hear a blue whale's heartbeat from two miles away.

• Butterflies can taste with their feet.

• There’s a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “Highest Court in the Land.”

• The longest place name in the world is 85 letters long: Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

• Wombat poop is cube-shaped.

• A snail can sleep for three years at a time.

• Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins can.

• In Switzerland, it's illegal to own just one guinea pig.

• The hottest chili pepper in the world is so hot it could kill you.

• Some fungi create zombies, then control their minds.

• A small child could swim through the veins of a blue whale.

• The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Seuss in "If I Ran the Zoo."

• A "jiffy" is about one trillionth of a second.

• Sea cucumbers eat with their feet.

• The Guinness World Record for the longest hiccuping spree is held by Charles Osborne, who hiccuped continuously for 68 years.

• The shortest war on record was fought between the British Empire and the Sultanate of Zanzibar in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.

• The world's largest grand piano was built by a 15-year-old in New Zealand.

• An octopus has three hearts, nine brains, and blue blood.

• Honey never spoils. Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient Egyptian tombs that are over 3,000 years old and still edible.

• The electric chair was invented by a dentist.

• There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on all the world’s beaches.

• Humans are the only animals that blush.

• A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.

• A bolt of lightning contains enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.

• There are more possible iterations of a game of chess than there are atoms in the known universe.

• Wombat poop is cube-shaped.

• A snail can sleep for three years at a time.

• Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins can.

• In Switzerland, it's illegal to own just one guinea pig.

• The hottest chili pepper in the world is so hot it could kill you.

• Some fungi create zombies, then control their minds.

• A small child could swim through the veins of a blue whale.

• The longest word in the English language is 189,819 letters long and would take three and a half hours to pronounce.

• The shortest complete sentence in the English language is "I am."

• A crocodile can't stick its tongue out.

• The fingerprints of a koala are so indistinguishable from humans that they have on occasion been confused at a crime scene.

• A shrimp's heart is in its head.

• A jiffy is an actual unit of time: 1/100th of a second.

• Hippo milk is pink.

• The inventor of the Pringles can is now buried in one.

• Scotland's national animal is the unicorn.

• The heart of a blue whale, the largest animal on earth, is five feet long and weighs 400 pounds.

• A group of flamingos is called a "flamboyance."

• You can hear a blue whale's heartbeat from two miles away.

• Butterflies can taste with their feet.

• There’s a basketball court on the top floor of the U.S. Supreme Court Building. It’s known as the “Highest Court in the Land.”

• The longest place name in the world is 85 letters long: Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu.

• The fastest gust of wind ever recorded on Earth was 253 miles per hour.

Amazing Facts About Science for Students in Assembly

• Water can boil and freeze at the same time.
• Bananas are naturally radioactive.
• Humans share 60% of their DNA with bananas.
• A teaspoon of honey is the life work of 12 bees.
• Earth’s core is as hot as the sun’s surface.
• Light from the Sun takes 8 minutes to reach Earth.
• An octopus has three hearts.
• Gold can be found in seawater.
• Humans and giraffes have the same number of neck bones.
• A bolt of lightning is five times hotter than the sun.

Amazing facts for school assembly about India

• India is the world's largest democracy.
• The game of chess was invented in India.
• India has the second-largest population in the world.
• The number zero was discovered in India.
• India is home to the world's largest postal network.
• The Kumbh Mela festival is visible from space.
• The Himalayas in India are the tallest mountains in the world.
• India is the only country with a floating post office.
• Yoga originated in India over 5,000 years ago.
• India has 22 official languages.