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

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

Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over a million descendants. See more

Former enemies, America and Russia now have a great deal in common - they both lead the world in locking people up. See more