January 2025

2 | January derives its name from Janus, Roman god of doors and gateways.

3 | January replaced March as the first month of the year in 153 BCE.

6 | Africa's population, currently 1.4 billion, is expected to double by 2050.

7 | Essex Police’s budget is double INTERPOL’s annual operations funding.

8 | ‘listen’ and ‘silent’ share identical letters.

9 | Big Ben refers to the bell, while the tower is Elizabeth Tower.

10 | Mount Fuji, Japan’s tallest peak, is an active volcano, last erupting in 1707.

13 | The London Underground, established in 1863, is the world’s oldest metro system.

14 | New Zealand sheep-to-human ratio is 4.6:1, with 24.4 million sheep.

15 | Indonesia has about 130 active volcanoes, the most in the world.

16 | The USB flash drive was invented in Israel.

17 | Chess, initially "Chaturanga," was created in India in the 6th century.

20 | Kumbh Mela, the largest religious gathering, is noticeable even from space.

21 | Israel recycles 90% of its wastewater, the highest globally.

22 | Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country that was never colonized by European.

23 | India produces 70% of the world’s spices.

24 | 1^3+2^3+3^3+4^3+5^3+6^3+7^3+8^3+9^3 = 2025

27| The Philippines is the only country in the world where divorce is illegal.

28 | Guangdong Province has more people than Japan, with over 126 million.

29 | Salmon sushi didn’t exist in Japan until Norway introduced it in 1980s.

30 | The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn.

31 | For 3,800 years, Giza’s Pyramids were the world’s tallest human-made structures.