Mexico City sinks about 10 inches a year. See more

The Chico, California, City Council enacted a ban on nuclear weapons, setting a $500.00 fine for anyone detonating one within city limits. See more

Research shows the ability to use guns in robberies makes similar levels of 'property crime' 54 times more deadly in New York City than in London! 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

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

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

One pair of rats has the potential for 15,000 descendants in a year. See more

A female can produce up to twelve litters of twenty rats a year. See more

Rats destroy an estimated 1/3 of the world’s food supply each year. See more

US tops the world in plastic surgery procedures. Next comes Mexico. See more

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

China uses 45 billion chopsticks per year and 25 million trees are chopped down to make 'em. See more

Every year, you eat approximately 4 bugs in your sleep. See more

Every year some 50 million cars are added to the world’s roads. See more

Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows. See more