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World's Most Dangerous Animals

Deadliest animals in the world ranked by estimated number of human fatalities per year

Best Selling Musicians

Top selling musicians of all time ranked by estimated number of albums sold

Best Selling Books of All-Time

Best selling novels worldwide ranked by estimated number of copies sold

Fastest Manned Aircraft in the World

Fastest manned aircraft (excluding spacecraft) ranked by top speed

World's Most Practiced Religions

Major religions of the world ranked by estimated number of followers

Worst Genocides of the Twentieth Century

The ten worst genocides of the 20th century listed by dictators responsible; ranked by number of deaths

World's Fastest Land Animals

The fastest land animals in the world ranked by maximum speed

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Today in History

Sunday, 05 May 2024

2007

Kenya Airways Flight KQ 507 crashes in Cameroon.

2006

The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army.

1994

The signing of the Bishkek Protocol between Armenia and Azerbaijan effectively freezes the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

1992

Ratification by Alabama brings into effect the 27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

1991

A riot breaks out in the Mt. Pleasant section of Washington, D.C. after police shoot a Salvadoran man.

1987

Iran-Contra affair: start of Congressional televised hearings in the United States of America

1981

Bobby Sands dies in the Long Kesh prison hospital after 66 days of hunger-striking, aged 27.

1980

Operation Nimrod: The British Special Air Service storms the Iranian embassy in London after a six-day siege.

1964

The Council of Europe declares May 5 as Europe Day

1961

Project Mercury|The Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 3

FACTOIDS

Vincent van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh sold only one painting in his lifetime.

Blue Whale

The blue whale is the largest animal that has ever lived.

Gold

Every ton of seawater contains approximately 1 milligram of dissolved gold.

Mosquito

Studies show that mosquitoes prefer biting blondes to brunettes.

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