Countries & Culture Facts for Kids
Amazing facts about countries and cultures
Despite their fearsome reputation, piranhas in Brazil's Amazon rarely attack humans β they are opportunistic scavengers and large schools typically only attack wounded or dead prey.
Africa is the world's youngest continent by population β more than 60% of its people are under 25 years old, making it the fastest-growing region on Earth.
Japan opened the world's first robot-staffed hotel in 2015 β robots check guests in, carry luggage, and clean rooms, although some were later replaced by humans.
Mali is home to the Great Mosque of DjennΓ© β the world's largest mud-brick building and one of Africa's greatest architectural achievements, rebuilt by the community each year.
Singapore enforces strict fines for littering, jaywalking, and even failing to flush a public toilet β the city-state is among the cleanest in the world partly as a result.
Nepal's Sherpa community has guided mountaineers on Everest for over a century β Sherpa Kami Rita Sherpa has climbed Everest a record-breaking 29 times.
The United States Constitution, written in 1787, is the world's oldest written national constitution still in use today.
Japan's shinkansen bullet trains travel at speeds of over 200 mph and have carried billions of passengers since 1964 with an exceptional safety record β zero passenger deaths in crashes.
The Amazon basin, mostly in Brazil, contains about 10% of all species on Earth β scientists still discover hundreds of new species there every year.
India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft made the first ever successful soft landing near the Moon's south pole in August 2023 β a major milestone for space exploration.