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 long is the rail network in the US?

The railroad network in the United States has a length of 271,619 kilometers, which is enough to make a train track that travels seven times around the earth at the equator.

The Milky Way

The Milky Way consists of approximately 100 billion stars in a disk-shaped spiral with an extension of about 100,000 light years.

What are the fastest birds in the world?

The world’s fastest bird; The white-breasted kite flies at 171 km/h; The peregrine falcon plummets at up to 320 km/h; The ostrich runs at around 65 km/h; The Gentoo penguin swims at up to 35 km/h.