Queen Hatshepsut was the only woman pharaoh of Egypt.

Porcupines have around 30,000 quills on their bodies.

Ancient Egypt had three seasons: the Flood season, the Planting season, and the Harvest season.

A bee must eat 7 pounds of honey for it to make 1 pound of wax.

The French composer Claude Debussy had horns!

Greenland is the largest island on Earth.

About 85 percent of Japan's land is mountainous.

The Mongol Empire was the largest empire in history.

The term "radiation" was coined by Marie Curie.

The ruby is the rarest of all gemstones.