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An elephant, an orca, a bus, or 50,000 Terry's Chocolate Orange's – what's heaviest?

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50,000 Terry's Chocolate Oranges [weigh](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/08/anger-over-shrinking-of-terrys-chocolate-orange/#:~:text=But%20after%20decades%20of%20satisfying,prompting%20outrage%20among%20its%20fans.) 8.65 US tonnes, the African Bush Elephant can [weigh](https://www.omnicalculator.com/conversion/weird-units) six tonnes, and an Orca can also [weigh](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/orca) six tonnes!

A double-decker bus, even without passengers, [weighs](https://www.london.gov.uk/questions/2014/3600) tonnes!

Since Subway [agreed](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/01/size-matters-subway-promises-its-footlong-sandwiches-will-be-a-foot-long) to make their footlongs actually one foot, 1000 of them comes in at 304.8m.
An American football field is [109.7m](https://www.omnicalculator.com/conversion/weird-units) long.
The men's world record Javelin throw is [98.48](https://www.worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/throws/javelin-throw/outdoor/men) metres.

Getting stuck in the Suez Canal requires one looong ship, [400m](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56505413) long in fact!

Commercial flights from London to New York City have gone as quick as under [five hours](https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesasquith/2020/02/15/under-5-hours-british-airways-boeing-747-sets-the-record-for-the-quickest-flight-between-new-york-and-london/) before! Although flights usually range between seven and eight hours. 
The drive from London to Paris takes around [six and a half hours](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/London/Paris,+France/data=!4m8!4m7!1m2!1m1!1s0x47d8a00baf21de75:0x52963a5addd52a99!1m2!1m1!1s0x47e66e1f06e2b70f:0x40b82c3688c9460!3e0?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwivoa3RxsD0AhXhzoUKHeP4BVIQ-A96BAgTEA0), and getting to the ISS can take a measly [three hours and three minutes!](https://www.space.com/soyuz-makes-fastest-space-station-crew-flight-record)

It takes a whole [nine hours and 18 minutes](https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/how-long-does-it-actually-take-to-watch-these-famous-film-franchises/) to finish _The Lord of the Rings_!

Steve Jobs gave us the iPhone in [2007](https://www.businessinsider.com/first-phone-anniversary-2016-12), Obama was of course elected in [2008](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/21/barack-obama-on-the-moment-he-won-presidency-exclusive-extract), and _Up_ came out in [2009!](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1049413/releaseinfo)

Remember when we had nine planets in our solar system? Then you remember before Pluto's relegation in [2006!](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-33462184)

Mars turns out to be freezing, who knew? The average surface temperature is minus [62°C](https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/what-is-mars-58.html)!
The hottest place on earth is in the aptly named "Death Valley", it is primarily in California, and the highest temperature recorded reached [54°C](https://www.omnicalculator.com/conversion/weird-units)!
We're pretty hot ourselves, having an average body temperature of [36.8°C](https://www.omnicalculator.com/conversion/weird-units).

How can something so small be so damn hot? Well, it is fire I guess. The heat of a candle's flame is [1400°C](https://www.omnicalculator.com/conversion/weird-units), so don't be playing with fire folks!

The Burj Khalifa cost [$1.5bn](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/lists/the-worlds-most-expensive-buildings/burj-khalifa/).
Black Panther was a hit worldwide with a [$1.3bn](https://time.com/5523398/highest-grossing-marvel-movies/) gross box office take. 
Leonardo da Vinci's _Salvador Mundi_ broke the record in 2017, selling for [$450.3m](https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/the-louvre-wants-this-450-million-leonardo-in-its-big-show-but-its-mystery-owner-appears-to-be-balking/2019/10/15/85bc5094-eec2-11e9-b648-76bcf86eb67e_story.html).

How else could he afford a day trip to space? His [$2.2bn](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-mind-blowing-facts-jeff-182204262.html) a week means that $1 for the average American equates to $1.7m for Bezos.

The Empire State Building is [443m](https://www.omnicalculator.com/conversion/weird-units) tall.
India's statue of unity is an impressive [182m](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-46028342) tall.
Realistically, if people go down the falls in [barrels](https://www.niagarafallslive.com/daredevils_of_niagara_falls.htm), it can't be thaaat high. Still, you wouldn't catch me doing that from [57m](https://www.niagaraparks.com/visit-niagara-parks/plan-your-visit/niagara-falls-geology-facts-figures/).

Stacking up 50,000 lego bricks comes to an impressive [480m](https://www.omnicalculator.com/conversion/weird-units) tall!

Data from 2019 when travelling was, you know, still a thing.

Next up was Paris, which attracted [19.1m](https://www.businessinsider.com/most-visited-cities-around-the-world-ranked-2019-9#1-bangkok-2278-million-19) tourists.
Then we have London, coming in at [19.09m](https://www.businessinsider.com/most-visited-cities-around-the-world-ranked-2019-9#1-bangkok-2278-million-19). 
Finally, Dubai drew [15.93m](https://www.businessinsider.com/most-visited-cities-around-the-world-ranked-2019-9#1-bangkok-2278-million-19) visitors, with tourists spending the most per day there, an average of $553!

Bangkok is the place to go it seems, with [22.78m](https://www.businessinsider.com/most-visited-cities-around-the-world-ranked-2019-9#1-bangkok-2278-million-19) visitors in 2019!

The most successful nation of all time, USA gold medals at summer Olympics have reached [1061](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/athletics/news/usa-gold-medals-2021-olympics/1mf68wugb2bss1530u2yis334q)!
The long running BBC series has managed a whopping [862](https://metro.co.uk/2021/10/31/how-many-series-of-doctor-who-are-there-15515998/) episodes, and counting. 
While around 850 people live in Vatican City, only around [450](https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2012/07/the-current-legislation-on-citizenship-in-the-vatican-city-state/) are citizens.

In the UK, as of the fifth of December 2021, McDonald's has approximately [1300](https://www.mcdonalds.com/gb/en-gb/help/faq/18510-how-many-mcdonalds-restaurants-are-there-in-the-uk-and-the-world.html) restaurants.

Queen Elizabeth was born in April [1926](https://www.royal.uk/her-majesty-the-queen#:~:text=The%20Queen%20was%20born%20at,George%20VI%20-%20and%20Queen%20Elizabeth.), two months before [Marilyn Monroe](https://themarilynmonroecollection.com/marilyn-monroe-biography/)! 
Elvis Presley was born a decade or so later, in [1935](https://www.graceland.com/biography#:~:text=The%20incredible%20Elvis%20Presley%20life,,%20on%20January%208,%201935.).

Nelson Mandela was born in [1918](https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1993/mandela/biographical/#:~:text=Nelson%20Rolihlahla%20Mandela%20was,Witwatersrand%20where%20he%20studied%20law.)!

Then we have Lady gaga, with [50.5m](https://www.instagram.com/ladygaga/) followers. 
In third place is Jennifer Aniston, with [38.7m](https://www.instagram.com/jenniferaniston/) followers. 
She's not used to not winning, but the fewest followers is Serena Williams, with [13.9m](https://www.instagram.com/serenawilliams/).

JT takes it with [62.5m](https://www.instagram.com/justintimberlake/) followers!

If you've ever noticed your wee being red after eating beetroot, then you're one of [14%](https://www.healthline.com/health/beeturia#:~:text=Beets%20can%20cause%20beeturia,%20which,14%20percent%20of%20the%20population.) of the population. Coriander having a soapy taste differs from continent to continent, it ranges from [4-14%](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/why-does-cilantro-taste-bad-like-soap_n_7653808). Colour blindness actually affects around [8% of men, but only 0.5%](https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/colour-vision-deficiency/#:~:text=It%27s%20a%20common%20problem%20that,to%20someone%20with%20normal%20vision) of women.

The ability to detect the pungent odour of urine after eating asparagus affects [40-60%](https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/314722#More-women-than-men-noseblind-to-asparagus-metabolites) of people.

Between [10 and 12%](https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/53739189#:~:text=Research%20suggests%20that%20between%20ten,a%20lefty%20is%20pretty%20cool.) of the population are left-handed, so if you're a lefty you're pretty unique. 
Only [8-10%](https://www.healthline.com/health/eye-health/eye-color-percentages) of the population have blue eyes, and just [1-2%](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24331615) of people have red hair!

Around [24%](https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/why-do-people-snore-answers-for-better-health) of the population are regular snorers, while 45% of people snore occasionally.

In second we have Malaysia with [33m](https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/morocco-population/), followed by Australia ( [26m](https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/morocco-population/)), and Cuba ( [11.3m](https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/morocco-population/)).

Morocco is the largest populated with [37.5 million](https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/morocco-population/)!

Finally, which of these countries is most populated?

So you're not the greatest guesser, who cares? You've clearly got too much _actual_ information in your head to waste space with these useless facts.

You know what, you should really trust your instincts because they seem to serve you well. Or maybe you just know some very useless facts?

Wow! You are clearly a master guesser. If there was a degree in intuition, you'd be top of the class!

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If You Get 100% On This Estimation Quiz Then You're A Certified Genius

Ever find yourself wondering what the height of the Empire State building is in LEGO bricks? Well, I found this awesome tool that'll help you find out.

This helped me fashion a quiz to find out how accurate your guesstimations are!

H/T to the Omnicalculator! A fun tool to compare bizarre units of measurements.

Learned anything useful? Probably not. But estimating is a skill in its own right. Let us know how you did in the comments below!

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