The telescope on Mount Palomar, California, can see a distance of 7,038,835,200,000,000 million miles. See more

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

It took approximately 2.5 million blocks to build the Pyramid of Giza, which is one of the Great Pyramids. See more

The Netherlands has built 800 miles of massive dikes and sea walls to hold back the sea. See more

The Chico, California, City Council enacted a ban on nuclear weapons, setting a $500.00 fine for anyone detonating one within city limits. See more

Your system of blood vessels is over 60,000 miles long. That's long enough to go around the world more than twice! See more

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

Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace. See more

The highest publicly reported amount of money paid for a domain name is $7.5 million! Paid for business.com. See more

The longest sausage made in Australia was 11 kilometers (6.9 miles) long. See more