If the entire population of earth was reduced to exactly 100 people,50% of the world's currency would be held by 6 people. See more

The word "politics" describes the process so well: "Poli" in Latin meaning "many" and "tics" meaning "bloodsucking creatures." See more

There are 100 million internet users in China. Some of the sites they can't access are BBC news, Amnesty International and Dalailama.com. See more

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

Ninety percent of New York City cabbies are recently arrived immigrants. See more

The original name of Bank of America was Bank of Italy. See more

You can be imprisoned for not voting in Fiji, Chile and Egypt - at least in theory. See more

The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system, employing over a million people! See more