September 2024

2 | The second most spoken language in the UK is Polish.

3 | The Antarctic Desert is the world's largest desert, covering about 14 million km2.

4 | Arabic numerals (0, 1, 2, 3) originated from Indian mathematicians, not Arabs.

5 | Water is the only substance that naturally exists in solid, liquid, and gas.

6 | Lumbini, Nepal, is the birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Buddha.

9 | Beijing is about 10.4 times larger than London, covering 16,410 km2 versus 1,572 km2.

10 | Hong Kong has the highest petrol price in the world, around £2.50 per litre​​.

11 | Samsung has sold the most mobile phones in history, exceeding 2.8 billion units.

12 | Around 9-10% of the global population currently lives without access to electricity​.

13 | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ⋯ = ⁠−1/12⁠

16 | The average person learns approximately 20,000 to 35,000 words in their lifetime.

17 | A day on Venus is longer than its year, with one rotation taking about 243 Earth days.

19 | The outer layer of skin is fully replaced every 27 days.

20 | Around 85% of all emails sent daily are spam.

23 | 33% of the population, or 2.6 billion people, don’t use internet.

24 | China has the largest foreign reserves globally, totalling $3.288 trillion

25 | The lighter was invented in 1823, before the match in 1826​.

26 | Decaf coffee contains trace caffeine, with at least 97% removed.

27 | South Korea has the world’s lowest fertility rate, 0.70 per woman.

30 | Japan has the world's highest debt-to-GDP ratio at 259.4%.