A world of meaningless facts

Welcome to meaninglessfacts.com, where we collect meaningless facts about everything from people and animals to crazy rules and laws.

How fast is a snail?

It takes a snail 637 years to migrate from North Jutland to Spain at a rapid pace.

How fast is an escalator?

A European escalator moves at 0.5 meters per second. The world’s fastest elevator is found in the Yokohama Landmark Tower, rising 296 meters in 40 seconds, if you used an escalator instead, the trip would take almost 20 minutes.

Coldest and warmest temperature?

The highest temperature ever recorded in Alaska is 38 degrees Celsius (Fort Yukon, June 27, 1915), while the coldest temperature was measured on July 21, 1983 at -89.2°C at the Vostok base in Antarctica.