World Facts

Aside from supplies and equipment during the pandemic, we also read about the shortage of hospital beds in intensive care facilities across the globe. So, which countries are best prepared in terms of number of hospital beds?

March 30, 2020 10:10

Although the answer does not have an easy answer, it has been theorized that English may have more words than other modern languages.

March 25, 2020 14:46

Both ancient and medieval periods proved to be fascinating sources of knowledge and technological sophistication that surprises even the modern times.

March 19, 2020 17:03

Drug addiction is a problem of the modern world, and the harm addictive psychoactive substances can cause has only grown larger over the last few decades.

March 19, 2020 15:43

The Spanish flu, caused by the H1N1 virus in 1918, was the deadliest pandemic in human history, leaving one-third of the population infected, and more than 50 million dead. 

March 18, 2020 10:40

Okunoshima Island is also known as Rabbit or Bunny Island due to the large population of feral rabbits that inhabit the island.

March 17, 2020 13:28

Ever since the Bronze Age, and the first appearance of maces and swords, humans have continued working on creating more powerful and efficient weapons.

March 16, 2020 06:56

The beginning of the 21st century will be remembered by global concerns over terrorism, global warming, the rise of the global economy, and private enterprises, to name a few.

March 16, 2020 06:50

Toyosu market is a major wholesale market in Tokyo where patrons can buy fish, vegetables, and other goods.

March 16, 2020 04:15

Budget cuts to NASA have prevented further moon landings.

March 15, 2020 20:35

Taking several factors into account, the Bloomberg Global Health Index tries to point out countries that do the most when it comes to keeping their citizens healthy.

March 15, 2020 09:53

The misery index measures the most miserable countries in the world, and it is an economic indicator that adds the unemployment rate of a country to its inflation rate.

March 14, 2020 13:06

France refuses to acknowledge the exact number of nuclear weapons the country has.

March 11, 2020 17:04

The Newar people refers to a community of people hailing from the Kathmandu Valley and surrounding areas in Nepal.

March 11, 2020 16:52

Shin Bet is the internal security arm of the Israeli government.

March 11, 2020 16:29

Ridesharing programs have proven to be one of the most significant life improvements in the 21st century, and popular apps like Uber allow people to become self-employed.

March 11, 2020 13:16

Almost 600 million years ago, during the Ediacaran period, multicellular life forms started appearing. Scientists are confident that some of the species that were found out to be living during that period are animals and can be considered the first animals on Earth.

March 9, 2020 10:46

The 21st century was marked by a large number of changes in a short amount of time. During these 20 years, the world has evolved drastically, and the United States was the setting for a large number of these changes.

March 8, 2020 12:54

The United Nations Security Council is responsible for maintaining international peace and security.

March 2, 2020 02:25

According to the Bloomberg Global Health Index, the healthiest country in the world is currently Spain.

March 1, 2020 14:05