The only recorded collision between a car and a submarine happened in Sweden in 1961, when a driverless Volvo rolled downhill into a docked submarine.

💵 Nearly half (45%) of all US cash and approximately 80% of all $100 bills are located abroad.

Firsts in the World 🌍

First Newspaper → 🇩🇪 Germany
First Railway → 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
First Postal System → 🇪🇬 Egypt
First Paper Money → 🇨🇳 China
First Printed Book → 🇨🇳 China
First Hospital → 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
First Constitution → 🇺🇸 United States
First Democracy → 🇬🇷 Greece
First Olympic Games → 🇬🇷 Greece
First Census → 🇨🇳 China
First University → 🇲🇦 Morocco
First Bank → 🇮🇹 Italy
First Space Program → 🇷🇺 USSR
First Stock Exchange → 🇳🇱 Netherlands
First TV Broadcast → 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
First Internet → 🇺🇸 United States
First Women’s Voting Rights → 🇳🇿 New Zealand
First Car Industry → 🇩🇪 Germany
First Atomic Program → 🇺🇸 United States
First Industrial Revolution → 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
First Airline → 🇩🇪 Germany
First Telephone → 🇺🇸 United States
First Mobile Phone → 🇺🇸 United States
First Computer → 🇺🇸 United States
First Printing Press → 🇩🇪 Germany
First Microscope → 🇳🇱 Netherlands
First Submarine → 🇺🇸 United States
First Helicopter → 🇫🇷 France
First Vaccine → 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
First Postage Stamp → 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

The greatest recorded number of children born to one woman is 69.

Iconic Leaders Who Were Assassinated

☀️ 0.3% of solar energy from the Sahara is enough to power the whole of Europe.

Smoking has already killed far more people this century than in the entire 20th century.

(Our World in Data)

🇺🇸 Only 1 US President has been born after 1946.

The Least Secure Countries in 2025

🇯🇵 Over 80% in Japan believe a major disaster is coming in the near future.

A total of 84.1% of respondents said they believe another earthquake or disaster of the same magnitude as the 2011 catastrophe (magnitude 9.0) could occur within the foreseeable future.

However, when asked about their own preparedness for such an event, 69.2% said they were not prepared, compared with 20.5% who said they were.

🇮🇩 Java is the world's most populous island.

If it were a country, it would be the 9th most populous in the world, including Indonesia.

Everyone was the youngest person alive for a brief moment after their birth.

😀 Happiest Countries in the World:

1. Finland 🇫🇮
2. Iceland 🇮🇸
3. Denmark 🇩🇰
4. Costa Rica 🇨🇷
5. Sweden 🇸🇪
6. Norway 🇳🇴
7. Netherlands 🇳🇱
8. Israel 🇮🇱
9. Luxembourg 🇱🇺
10. Switzerland 🇨🇭

Source: World Happiness Report

The United States stores 94% of all electricity in the form of water reservoirs, not in a battery.

Population ages 65+ (% of population):

🇲🇨 Monaco: 36%
🇯🇵 Japan: 30%
🇮🇹 Italy: 25%
🇵🇹 Portugal: 25%
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico: 25%
🇫🇮 Finland: 24%
🇬🇷 Greece: 24%
🇩🇪 Germany: 23%
🇷🇸 Serbia: 23%
🇧🇬 Bulgaria: 22%
🇫🇷 France: 22%
🇩🇰 Denmark: 21%
🇸🇪 Sweden: 21%
🇪🇸 Spain: 21%
🇦🇹 Austria: 21%
🇳🇱 Netherlands: 20%
🇵🇱 Poland: 20%
🇨🇭 Switzerland: 20%
🇨🇦 Canada: 20%
🇬🇧 UK: 19%
🇰🇷 South Korea: 19%
🇳🇴 Norway: 19%
🇺🇸 US: 18%
🇦🇺 Australia: 18%
🇷🇺 Russia: 17%
🇮🇪 Ireland: 16%
🇹🇭 Thailand: 15%
🇨🇳 China: 15%
🇦🇷 Argentina: 12%
🇧🇷 Brazil: 11%
🇹🇷 Turkey: 10%
🇻🇪 Venezuela: 10%
🇲🇽 Mexico: 8%
🇮🇷 Iran: 8%
🇸🇻 El Salvador: 8%
🇮🇳 India: 7%
🇮🇩 Indonesia: 7%
🇿🇦 South Africa: 7%
🇪🇬 Egypt: 5%
🇵🇰 Pakistan: 4%
🇮🇶 Iraq: 3%
🇳🇬 Nigeria: 3%
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia: 3%
🇦🇫 Afghanistan: 2%
🇦🇪 UAE: 2%

🌍 World: 10%

According to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects

🪖 Largest Armies in the World:

1. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh - 7,004,000
2. 🇻🇳 Vietnam - 5,750,000
3. 🇺🇦 Ukraine - 5,000,000
4. 🇮🇳 India - 4,900,000
5. 🇰🇷 South Korea - 3,650,000
6. 🇷🇺 Russia - 3,600,000
7. 🇨🇳 China - 3,100,000
8. 🇺🇸 United States - 2,100,000
9. 🇰🇵 North Korea - 1,960,000
10. 🇹🇼 Taiwan - 1,930,000
11. 🇧🇷 Brazil - 1,876,000
12. 🇵🇰 Pakistan - 1,760,000
13. 🇵🇭 Philippines - 1,660,000
14. 🇨🇴 Colombia - 1,529,000
15. 🇪🇬 Egypt - 1,218,000
16. 🇮🇷 Iran - 1,180,000
17. 🇮🇩 Indonesia - 1,056,000
18. 🇩🇪 Germany - 1,044,000
19. 🇹🇷 Türkiye - 1,011,000
20. 🇮🇱 Israel - 670,000

Note: Total personnel (active + reserves + paramilitary).

Source: GlobalFirepower 2026

How Much People Trust Institutions, by country🤝

How much do countries trust their institutions like government, media, NGOs, and businesses?

This visualization reveals the data.