Ants began farming about 50 million years before humans thought to raise their own crops. See more

There were 13 gun massacres in the 18 years before Australia improved their gun control laws. There have not been any since, in over 14 years. See more

Ants make up 1/10 of the total world animal tissue. The total biomass of all the ants on Earth is about equal to the total biomass of all the people. See more

Americans ate eight million more orders of french fries and almost six million more hamburgers this year compared to last. See more

Some birds have been know to put ants into their feathers because the ants squirt formic acid, which kills parasites. See more

After the worst mass shooting in Australia's history, new gun control laws dropped their firearm homicide rate by 42% over the next seven years. See more

The US has nearly four times the gun homicide rate of Switzerland, which is second in line when it comes to homicides by firearm per 1 million people. See more

The Slave-Maker ant is so named because it raids the nest of other ants and steals their pupae. Once the pupae hatch, they are made to work as slaves. See more

Workers in an ant colony only live for about 45-60 days, but a colony's queen can live up to 20 years. See more

By combining force of numbers with organized aggression, ants have become the greatest insect killers on Earth -- even of their own kind. See more

200 million people in China live on less than $1 a day. 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

In 2006, there were 398 million mobile (or cell) phones in China. See more

Ten years ago, only 500 people in China could ski. This year, an estimated 5,000,000 Chinese will visit ski resorts. See more

A snail can sleep for three years. See more

Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants. See more