Sunlight takes about 8 minutes to reach the Earth. If sun explodes, we will not know about it for 8 minutes.

Iceland has population of 320,000 people and employs about 500 police officers.

The word "paparazzi" originates from the name of the news photographer Paparazzo, the character of Federico Fellini’s La dolce vita of 1960.

In 2009 Eiffel Tower was painted for 17th time since 1889, and the painting required 60 tonnes of paint.

Dunhill was the first among luxury brands to put its name on a pair of glasses in the 1960s.

English is a native (first) language for over 370 million people around the globe.