• The largest animal that ever lived is also currently living -- the blue whale.
  • The world consumes 2 quarts (approx. 2 liters) of oil per person per day.
  • If Earth was the size of a basketball, the moon would be the size of a tennis ball and they'd be 25 feet apart.
  • For every 100 girls born in China, 119 boys are born.
  • Of all the people in history that have reached 65 years of age, half of them are living right now.
  • If Earth's life was compressed into one year, then humans would have been around for only 2 seconds.
  • The Middle East's population almost tripled over the last 30 years.

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