World Facts

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

Our planet is filled with many beautiful cultures, each with its own traditions and customs. Some traditions have disappeared with time, some have been assimilated by more significant cultures, but a huge number of them still remain intact.

March 14, 2020 13:19

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

There are no parts of Earth's surface that are safe from seismic activity and earthquakes, however, some countries are safer than others in this respect.

March 8, 2020 11:03

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

Arawak people are native to the Caribbean and South America.

February 29, 2020 08:42

Minerals are homogenous elements that are inorganic in nature with specific chemical composition, whereas rocks are made up of numerous minerals.

February 29, 2020 08:04

An overview of the different types of maps including topographic, climatological, thematic maps, weather maps, and politic maps.

February 28, 2020 20:01

Paris is named after Parisii tribe that inhabited the region from the mid-third century BC.

February 28, 2020 11:29

The 21st century marks the time when humans arguably started to make some of the most significant advancements ever, and the world began to change at a rapid pace.

February 28, 2020 09:53