You are two times more likely to be killed by a vending machine than a shark.
The longest border in the world is the one that separates Canada and the United States; a length of 6,416 kilometers.
Every year in Great Britain, from the effects of smoking, more than 100.000 people die. That is seven times more than in traffic accidents.
Matt Groening, the author of all time favorite cartoon "The Simpsons," has put his initials in the drawing of Homer Simpson the “M” is located in his hair, and the “G” in his ears.
The term "redskins", Indians acquired, not because of the color of their skin, but because of the red color they put on their skin when they went to war.
The Mongolian khan and the Chinese emperor went hunting with 500 falcons and an entourage of 10.000 people.
