In Italy, 95 liters per year of non-carbonated bottled water is drunk per capita, making it the first country in the world in that category.
The first ice cream was made in the 18th century in the Sicilian town of Taormina with the help of snow from the slopes of Mount Etna, the only live volcano in Europe.
Grand piano consists of about 12.000 parts.
The power of the first lasers was measured by the number of razor blades the laser beams could pass through.
75% of women will make their bed every day. Unlike women, men are less likely to make it. Only 45% of men will make their own bed in the morning.
In the Middle Ages, patients were tended by nuns, who in between themselves called one another sisters. That name was later used for trained nurses.
