Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is considered one of the most prolific composers of classical music. By the time he reached thirty-five, he wrote about a thousand compositions.
The first country to give women the right to vote was New Zealand in 1893.
In the middle ages, nutmeg was the most expensive spice. Not because of the taste and smell, but because of the belief that it protected against the plague.
Every 24 hours 364.321 babies are born and 147.137 people die. That means that Earth’s population grows with the pace of 79 million each Year.
In the Middle Ages, patients were tended by nuns, who in between themselves called one another sisters. That name was later used for trained nurses.
Grand piano consists of about 12.000 parts.