As of 2010, the longest suspension bridge in the world is the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Kobe, Japan. Opened in 1998, it spans an amazing 1991 metres (6529 feet).

Aztec emperor Montezuma had a nephew, Cuitlahac, whose name meant "plenty of excrement."

In the 14th century the Black Death killed 75,000,000 people. It was carried by fleas on the black rat.

AMAZING FACTS