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.

A recent survey carried out by Statista Consumer Insights shows that Americans are only slightly more likely than some Europeans to plan and attend the upcoming FIFA World Cup this year despite it talking place in their own country.

A 2026 Harvard study of 130,000 individuals found that drinking 2-3 cups of caffeinated coffee daily is associated with an 18% lower risk of dementia, regardless of an individual's genetic predisposition.