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

The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes. See more

Fewer than half of the 16,200 major league baseball players have ever hit a home run. See more

If the population of China walked past you in a single line, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction. See more

The national anthem of Greece has 158 verses. No one in Greece has memorized all 158 verses. See more

More people are killed by donkeys than in plane crashes annually. See more

Average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000. 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

The word "four" has four letters. In the English language there is no other number whose number of letters is equal to its value. See more

Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married. See more

The longest word in the English language is 1909 letters long and it refers to a distinct part of DNA. See more

The average person laughs 13 times a day! See more

In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all of the world's nuclear weapons combined. See more

Pearls melt in vinegar. See more

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older. See more

Every single possible 3-character .com domain (over 50,000) has long since been registered! See more