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Best selling novels worldwide ranked by estimated number of copies sold

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Fastest manned aircraft (excluding spacecraft) ranked by top speed

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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

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The fastest land animals in the world ranked by maximum speed

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Sunday, 18 January 2026

2007

The strongest storm in the United Kingdom in 17 years kills 14 people, Germany sees the worst storm since 1999 with 13 deaths. Hurricane Kyrill, causes at least 44 deaths across 20 countries in Western Europe.

2005

The Airbus A380, the world's largest commercial jet, is unveiled at a ceremony in Toulouse, France

2003

A bushfire kills 4 people and destroys more than 500 homes in Canberra, Australia.

2002

Sierra Leone Civil War is finally declared over.

2000

The Tagish Lake meteorite impacts the Earth.

1998

Lewinsky scandal: Matt Drudge breaks the story of the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky affair on his website The Drudge Report.

1997

In north west Rwanda, Hutu militia members kill 3 Spanish aid workers, 3 soldiers and seriously wound one other.

Boerge Ousland of Norway becomes the first person to cross Antarctica alone and unaided.

1994

The Cando event, a possible bolide impact in Cando, Spain. Witnesses claim to have seen a fireball in the sky lasting for almost one minute.

1993

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is officially observed for the first time in all 50 states.

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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