The Mall in Washington, D.C. is 1.4 times larger than Vatican City. See more

People share their birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world. See more

More people are killed by donkeys than in plane crashes annually. See more

If the population of China walked past you in a single line, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction. See more

The women of Iceland earn two-thirds of their nation's university degrees. See more

The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes. See more

Pearls melt in vinegar. See more

The average person laughs 13 times a day! See more

In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all of the world's nuclear weapons combined. See more

Average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000. See more

Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace. See more

On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year, so don't stick it in your mouth! See more

The word "set" has more definitions than any other word in the English language. See more

The USA has more personal computers than the next 7 countries combined. See more

The word "four" has four letters. In the English language there is no other number whose number of letters is equal to its value. See more

Icthyomaniacs are people who are crazy about fish. See more