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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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Today in History

Thursday, 18 September 2025

2009

The 72 year run of the soap opera ''The Guiding Light'' ends as its final episode is broadcast.

2007

Pervez Musharraf announces that he will step down as army chief and restore civilian rule to Pakistan, but only after he is re-elected president.

Buddhist monks join anti-government protesters in Myanmar, starting what some called the Saffron Revolution.

2006

Right wing protesters riot the building of the Hungarian Television in Budapest, Hungary, one day after an audio tape is made public, in which Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány admitted he and his party lied during the 2006 general elections.

2001

First mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attacks.

1998

ICANN is formed.

1997

United States media magnate Ted Turner donates USD $1 billion to the United Nations.

1992

An explosion rocks Giant Mine at the height of a labor dispute, killing 9 replacement workers.

1991

Yugoslavia begins a naval blockade of 7 Adriatic port cities.

1990

Liechtenstein becomes a member of the United Nations.

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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