Ants make up 1/10 of the total world animal tissue. The total biomass of all the ants on Earth is about equal to the total biomass of all the people. 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

By combining force of numbers with organized aggression, ants have become the greatest insect killers on Earth -- even of their own kind. See more

99% of all animal species that ever lived on Earth are now extinct. See more

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

Some birds have been know to put ants into their feathers because the ants squirt formic acid, which kills parasites. See more

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

In Lebanon it's legal to have animal sex, but only with female animals. Animal sex with males is a capital crime. See more

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

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

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

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

Estimated in 2007, the number of civilian-owned firearms in the US was 88.8 guns per 100 people. See more

The Slave-Maker ant is so named because it raids the nest of other ants and steals their pupae. Once the pupae hatch, they are made to work as slaves. See more

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