LEGO bricks withstand compression better than concrete. An ordinary plastic LEGO brick can support the weight of 375,000 other bricks before it fails. This, theoretically, would let you build a tower nearing 3.5km in height. Scaling this up to house-size bricks, however, would cost far too much.
100 Mind-Blowing Height Facts
The average dinosaur lifespan was surprisingly small. The Tyrannosaurus rex, for example, reached full size between 16-22 years old and lived up until 27-33. The largest dinosaurs such as the Brontosaurus and Diplodocus tended to live up to between 39-53 years old, maybe reaching the height of 70.
Queen Elizabeth II had a stand-in to make sure the sun wouldn’t get in her eyes. Ella Slack has a similar height and stature to the queen, so before big events, she’ll rehearse to avoid any royal pains like the sun getting in Her Majesty’s eyes. Slack had been doing it for three decades but wasn’t allowed to sit on the throne, so she had to squat above it.
Queen Elizabeth II had a stand-in to make sure the sun wouldn’t get in her eyes. Ella Slack was a similar height to the late Queen, so she would rehearse big events beforehand to make sure everything would be comfortable for the monarch. However, she wasn’t allowed to sit on the throne, so she had to squat above it.
The Netherlands has the tallest population. At an average height of 72.36” (6.03 ft), the Netherlands is home to the tallest population on Earth.
Indonesia has the shortest population. On the flip side, the smallest population in the world are in Indonesia. It houses the world’s smallest average height at 62.2” (5.2 ft).
North Koreans are shorter than South Koreans. According to a researcher from Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, North Koreans are, on average, four centimetres shorter than South Koreans. Factors that cause the height difference include malnourishment, economic stagnation, and lack of immigration.
Bumblebees can fly at great heights. Bumblebees can fly beyond the height of Mt. Everest. Researchers were shocked to discover that two bees that they were tracking were able to fly up to 30,000 feet high.
Fleas can jump 200 times its height. The fleas are claimed to be the best jumpers in the world due to their size and the lengths they can jump. The height of a flea jump is equivalent to a human being jumping to the top of the Empire State Building from the ground.
Cats can jump a height of 7 times its tail length. This is approximately 8 feet high. This is possible due to the powerful back leg muscles of the cat.
There is a Starbucks cup in all frames of Fight Club. Move aside, Game of Thrones. David Fincher directed Fight Club at the height of Starbucks cafes popping up everywhere. He claimed it was “too much of a good thing,” and put a Starbucks cup in every shot of the film. Starbucks allowed its products to be shown in the ‘90s cult classic, as long as their shop was not destroyed on film. For the cafe scene, Fincher used the fictional Gratifico Coffee instead.
People in New England thought tuberculosis was vampirism. The 19th century was the height of the “New England Vampire Panic.” during this time, people thought that “consumption” (what they called Tuberculosis) was spread by vampires. People would even dig up Tuberculosis victims and stake them through the heart. Not a fan of Twilight, it seems.
High heels were invented for men. Though heels are seen as symbols of femininity nowadays, high heels were initially designed for men’s use in the late 16th century. During this time, heels were seen as masculine and a great height booster.
Mars is home to Olympus Mons, a dormant volcano and the largest volcano and highest mountain in our solar system. It is 16 miles high and 600 km across the base, making it 3x the height of Mount Everest.
A person’s arm span (the length of their arms stretched out) is about equal to their height.
The highest mountain known to man is on an asteroid called Vesta. Measuring a whopping 22km in height, it is three times as tall as Mount Everest!
Cat fleas can jump to a height of up to 60 times their body length.
Spiders move their legs using biological hydraulics. Their blood powers the hydraulic systems in their legs; they’re able to increase and decrease the pressure in individual legs to move them. They can increase the pressure in their legs up to eight times their resting blood pressure, allowing them to jump at least 50 times their height! The only muscles that spiders have in their legs are in their three hip joints.
Your height changes depending on the time of day.
Rickrolling made its first appearance on YouTube in 2009. At the height of Rickrolling, which was 2008, over 18 million US adults were Rickrolled.