Fact-a-day archive

Southern White rhinos were thought to be extinct in the late 19th century, but in 1895 a small population of… Read More

In South Africa, the highest inflation rate to date was recorded in January 1986, at 20.7%. That year the average… Read More

The educational trajectory of young women across generations, from the Silents to Millenials, has been steep. In the US, among… Read More

In the Middle Ages, across Western Europe, murder rates were as high as 20 to 100 people per 100,000. By… Read More

According to the World Health Organisation, the leading cause of death globally in 2000 was Ischaemic heart disease which accounted… Read More