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

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

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

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

30% of Chinese adults live with their parents. See more

Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. See more

Close to 80% of people who watch the Super Bowl on television, only do so to view the commercials. 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

The longest sausage made in Australia was 11 kilometers (6.9 miles) long. See more

Left handed people live slightly shorter lives than right handed people. See more

Male and female rats may have sex twenty times a day. See more

22% of American women aged 20 gave birth while in their teens. In Switzerland and Japan, only 2% did so. See more

In comic strips, the person on the left always speaks first. See more

Male bats have the highest rate of homosexuality of any mammal. See more

A snail can sleep for three years. See more