PlacesMind-BlowingA mathematical thought experiment once claimed that if China's population walked past you in single file, the line would never end due to reproduction rates—but China's population is now declining for the first time since 1961.1k9k
TechnologyMind-BlowingThe number of text messages sent and received in a given day is greater than the world's population.2261k
PlacesMind-BlowingIf Manhattan had the same population density as Alaska, only about 30 people would live there.1821k
PlacesInterestingDespite being the birthplace of Buddhism, India today has less than 1% Buddhist population, a dramatic decline that occurred over the past thousand years.1202k
PlacesMind-BlowingEach year, the number of births in India is comparable to the entire population of Australia.961k
PlacesWeird"Monowi" is a town in Nebraska that has a population of 1; the Mayor pays taxes to herself.968k
AnimalsMind-BlowingThere are more insects in one square mile of rural land than there are human beings in the world.78859
PeopleMind-BlowingIt took roughly 200,000 years for the human population to reach 1 billion. It took only 39 years to add the next 3 billion after we hit 3 billion in 1960.152k
PlacesMind-BlowingOutdatedEvery person in the world can fit in Texas and be given over 1000 sq ft in which to live.143k
PlacesInterestingThere are six times as many people of Irish descent living in America than in Ireland.122k