The Olympic Games in ancient Greece lasted 7 days, including religious ceremonies.
The Syrian city of Damascus is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. It reached its peak 2000 years before Rome was founded in 753 BC.
Every year in Great Britain, from the effects of smoking, more than 100.000 people die. That is seven times more than in traffic accidents.
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.
The museum dedicated to skyscrapers is located in New York.
In culinary lingo, six pinches are equal to a fist full.
