FACTArchive β†’
The hottest place humans live is a puddle of acid. πŸ§‚
FACT
@fact5
Unbelievable RecordsJul 24, 2026

The hottest place humans live is a puddle of acid. πŸ§‚

The hottest place humans live is a puddle of acid. πŸ§‚ . . . The Danakil Depression in Ethiopia sits 125 meters below sea level. Average yearly temperature: 36–38Β°C. The Dallol pools have a pH near 0 β€” more acidic than battery fluid. And every day, Afar salt miners cut slabs by hand and load them onto camels, exactly as they did 1,000 years ago.

See it on Facebook →← All facts
Source
https://www.europlanet.org/news/danakil/
Share β†’ X Reddit WhatsApp Threads Facebook
Spot an error? Email hello@thefact5.com with a source β€” we correct visibly.
KEEP SCROLLING

More strange facts ✦

A man fell faster than sound with nothing but a suit. πŸͺ‚
FACT
@fact5
Unbelievable Records
A man fell faster than sound with nothing but a suit. πŸͺ‚
The longest recorded case of hiccups lasted 68 years, with Iowa farmer Charles Osborne hiccupping every 1.5 seconds from 1922 until the year he died in 1990.
FACT
@fact5
Unbelievable Records
The longest recorded case of hiccups lasted 68 years, with Iowa farmer Charles Osborne hiccupping every 1.5 seconds from 1922 until the year he died in 1990.
The world record for most toilet seats broken by someone's head in one minute is 46, achieved by Kevin Shelley in Germany in 2007 after years of training.
FACT
@fact5
Unbelievable Records
The world record for most toilet seats broken by someone's head in one minute is 46, achieved by Kevin Shelley in Germany in 2007 after years of training.
Two men heard their submarine crack 11 kilometers underwater. 🌊
FACT
@fact5
Unbelievable Records
Two men heard their submarine crack 11 kilometers underwater. 🌊
The Fake Prince
FACT
@fact5
WTF Facts
The Fake Prince
The Unfreezing Element
FACT
@fact5
Science
The Unfreezing Element
Sea otters hold hands while sleeping so they don't drift apart in ocean currents, and mothers wrap their babies in kelp like blankets.
FACT
@fact5
Animal Oddities
Sea otters hold hands while sleeping so they don't drift apart in ocean currents, and mothers wrap their babies in kelp like blankets.
The London Bridge that was sold to Arizona in 1968 was actually the wrong bridge - the buyer thought he was getting Tower Bridge
FACT
@fact5
Dark History
The London Bridge that was sold to Arizona in 1968 was actually the wrong bridge - the buyer thought he was getting Tower Bridge
The Professional Sleepers
FACT
@fact5
Animals
The Professional Sleepers
Mercury's Time Warp
FACT
@fact5
Space
Mercury's Time Warp
The Mountain of Mars
FACT
@fact5
Space
The Mountain of Mars
In Japan, there are professional line-standers called 'daikō' who wait in queues for busy people for up to $40 per hour
FACT
@fact5
Bizarre Human Behavior
In Japan, there are professional line-standers called 'daikō' who wait in queues for busy people for up to $40 per hour
🎲 Surprise me with another