These facts you’re about to read sound totally false, but go ahead and check for yourself.

#1. Russia has a larger surface area than Pluto.

#2. Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire.

#3. France was still executing people by guillotine when Star Wars: A New Hope hit theatres.

#4. Nintendo was originally a trading card company.

#5. If the sun were the size of a white blood cell then the Milky Way Galaxy would be the size of the United States.

#6. There are more stars in space than there are grains of sand on every beach in the world.

#7. For every human on Earth there are 1.6 million ants.

#8. The total weight of all those ants, however, is about the same as all the humans.

#9. On Jupiter and Saturn it rains diamonds.

#10. Ten percent of all the photos ever taken were taken in the last 12 months.

#11. Shakespeare made up the name “Jessica” for his play Merchant of Venice.

12. Your chances of being killed by a vending machine are actually twice as large as your chance of being bitten by a shark.

#13. Nowhere in the Humpty Dumpty Nursery Rhyme does it say that Humpty Dumpty is an egg.

#14. Armadillos almost always give birth to quadruplets.

#15. Scotland’s national animal is the unicorn.

#16. There are more fake flamingos in the world than real ones.

#17. John Tyler, the 10th president of the US, was born in 1790. He has a grandson that is alive today.

#18. A strawberry is NOT a berry.

#19. A banana IS a berry.

#20. There is enough water in Lake Superior to cover all of North and South America in one foot of liquid.

#22. There are 10 times more bacteria in your body than actual body cells.

#23. There is only one country between North Korea and Norway.

#24. New York City is farther south than Rome, Italy

#25. Maine is the closest US state to Africa.

From: http://www.lifebuzz.com/crazy-facts/7/

Weekly thingy!

For our weekly thingy, we will have Wags The Wolf-a virtual pet-temporarily on! He's at the bottom of the page. Feed him a steak, or click on the moon to watch him howl.
We need people to submit weird facts!(See Welcome) To do so, comment on this page.
Adtionally, Katie, Gabriel, please provide me with a google account that has working email so I can add you as a author.

First piece of news!

I promise that this first piece of news is not a fake..... Or is it?
So, whats going on with a frog in a salad? Is it totally gross or super funny? Well, to find out more, read on! Here are 2 cool but (depending on your view) gross.
WARNING: IF YOU DO NOT LIKE DEAD THINGS OR FROGS, DO NOT CONTINUE

Welcome!

Welcome to The Monthly Classroom! Here, you will find homework assignments, weird facts, and the latest on Pottermore.
First, discover our team:
Currently, no-one except me(Lena!) is an author of The Monthly Classroom. We have 3 spots left. I will post the final team when it is finalized.
Second, discover our weekly contest:
Weird Facts! Submit a weird fact. Our team will chose three facts as the finals, and our readers will vote on the weirdest. Winner gets to .... I don't know. Maybe chose their own prize? MUST BE REASONABLE!
Third, discover the weekly Pottermore tip:
Brew the Polyjuice Potion by finding Most Pointe Potions in the moment of the same name(Book two). You can find Slytherin hair in the moment "Enemies Of the Heir Beware" In book two, on the head of the red haired boy who isn't Ron.
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Fith(and final): Once every month, we post a piece of news. Watch out.... Some of these might be fake!