Music affects the speed at which we eat. According to a study conducted in Dallas (US), if you eat listening to fast rhythms, you will finish your meal 11 minutes earlier.
A man in Minks came in to the subway with a remote control and switched to a channel with cartoons so kids could watch cartoons while waiting for the train.
The first city in the World that has reached one million inhabitants was Rome, around 133 BC. London got its one million inhabitants in 1810, and New York in 1875. Today, there are over 300 cities with more than a million inhabitants.
People who spend the most time in front of television sets are Japanese. They spend on average 9 hours in front of the TV.
The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1986, but lasted only 38 minutes. The shortest war ended with the capitulation of Zanzibar.
Cleopatra's Needle, which is now located at Central Park in New York was once part of a sundial.
