The Syrian city of Damascus is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. It reached its peak 2000 years before Rome was founded in 753 BC.
The largest rose bush is located in the US state Tombstone Arizona. It was planted in the 18th century and when it is in full bloom it has more than 200.000 roses!
Right-handed people on average live nine years longer than left-handed people.
According to a study by British scientists, 63.6% of professional football players experience a grave breach while playing football.
In 1666, the fire that destroyed most of the city of London, at the same time has ended the plague. Mostly because the fire killed infected rats who were the carriers of the disease.
The first country to give women the right to vote was New Zealand in 1893.
