World Facts

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 20, 2020 06:00

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

March 20, 2020 06:00

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

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

There are 19 countries that do not have a river flowing within them.

March 12, 2020 04:33

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

A covalent bond is a type of chemical bond that involves an electron pair between at least two atoms.

March 10, 2020 01:06

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

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

March 6, 2020 06:00

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

March 2, 2020 02:25