December 2024

2 | Eagle vision is about 5 times sharper than human eyesight.

3 | Approximately 25% of the global population is under 15 years old.

4 | Shampoo first originated in India, with chāmpo meaning head massage.

5 | The sum of the first n odd numbers is always n^2.

6 | Sudan has more pyramids than any country in the world.

9 | Pineapples take approximately 2 years to fully grow and mature.

10 | Elephants' pregnancies last nearly 2 years, longest among land animals.

11 | Approximately 9% of the world population identifies as LGBTQ+, globally.

12 | Jericho, continuously inhabited for 11,000 years, is the oldest city in history.

13 | Lemons float, but limes sink.

16 | Giraffes and humans both have 7 neck vertebrae.

17 | We are naturally born able to smile, and newborns sometimes smile while sleeping.

18 | Finland has more saunas than cars.

19 | Approximately 1 in 5 people in the world is living in communist countries.

20 | Any number multiplied by 9 has digits that sum to 9.

23 | Competitive art used to be an Olympic sport.

24 | China borders 14 countries, but has only one time zone.

26 | Lebanon is the only Middle Eastern country without a desert.

27 | No exact birthdate for Jesus exists.

30 | December comes from Latin decem, meaning ten, as it was originally tenth month.

31 | Kiribati and Samoa welcome the new year first, Baker Island welcomes last.