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

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

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

Workers in an ant colony only live for about 45-60 days, but a colony's queen can live up to 20 years. See more

If the entire population of earth was reduced to exactly 100 people,50% of the world's currency would be held by 6 people. See more

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

55% of people yawn within 5 minutes of seeing someone else yawn. Reading about yawning makes most people yawn. See more

Over 2500 left handed people are killed each year, because they used products made for right handed people. See more

Yemen, a quasi-failed state torn by civil war, had 54.8 guns per 100 people in 2007. See more