There are more than 600 million telephone lines today, yet almost half the world’s population has never made a phone call.
There are about 5,000 prince and princesses in each Saudi Arabian royal.
Lady Peseshet of Ancient Egypt (2600-2100 BC) is the world’s first known female physician.
The 16th century Escorial palace of King Phillip II of Spain had 1,200 doors.
A Duke is the highest rank you can achieve without being a king or a prince.
The British royal family changed their surname from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor, the name of their castle, in 1917.
Before writing 007 novels, Ian Fleming studied languages at Munich and Geneva universities, worked with Reuters in Moscow, and then became a banker and stockbroker.
Julius Caesar was known as a great swimmer.
