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

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

Americans own roughly 42 percent of all the world’s privately held firearms while making up less than 5% of the world’s population. See more

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