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

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

Harvard research concludes gun deaths and firearm ownership are related. See more

Yemen, a quasi-failed state torn by civil war, had 54.8 guns per 100 people in 2007. See more

Estimated in 2007, the number of civilian-owned firearms in the US was 88.8 guns per 100 people. See more

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

In ancient Egypt, killing a cat was a crime punishable by death. See more

Mexico City sinks about 10 inches a year. See more

In Lebanon it's legal to have animal sex, but only with female animals. Animal sex with males is a capital crime. See more

The 'save' icon on Microsoft Word shows a floppy disk, with the shutter on backwards. See more