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

People share their birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world. See more

Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people do. 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

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

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

The largest employer in the world is the Indian railway system, employing over a million people! See more