I came across most of these in recent reading
1. The most unreached people group in the world appears to be the Bengalis from Bangladesh. With 157 million people, there are more than twice as many Bengalis as any other unreached population group.
2. Christopher Wren began planning renovations for the old St Paul’s Cathedral - including a new, modern dome - before the Great Fire of September 1666. Appointed to survey the dilapidated structure in early 1666, his designs for a dome were approved just one week before the fire destroyed the building.
3. The Monument to the Great Fire of London, commonly known as "The Monument," is the world’s tallest freestanding stone column, standing at 202 feet (61.6 meters) high. Completed in 1677, it features 311 steps leading to a viewing platform, commemorating the 1666 fire, and is located 202 feet from where the blaze began.
4. From 1710 to 1962 St Paul's was the tallest building in London at 365 feet.
5. The Mongol Empire (13th–14th centuries) was the largest contiguous land empire in history, covering over 24 million (9.3 million sq miles) at its peak, or about 17–18% of the world's landmass. Founded by Genghis Khan, it stretched from Eastern Europe to the Sea of Japan.
6. It was only in 1975 that the Napoleonic law was repealed that until then had potentially provided a specific legal defence that made it much easier for a husband to avoid severe punishment for killing his wife if he caught her in the act of adultery.
7. The Tower of London was used as a prison right up until 1952. The Kray twind were incarcerated there.
8. There were 43 assassination attempts on Adolf Hitler’s life. He survived all of them. He later decided to kill himself.
9. Napoleon III is buried in English soil. Originally buried in St Mary's Catholic Church. Chislehurst, Kent, his body was later moved to a monastery in Farnborough, Hampshire, where his wife was buried.
10. Mount Everest isn't really the tallest mountain on Earth. Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa in Hawaii, the twin volcanoes, are taller than Mount Everest as 4.2km of their height is submerged underwater. The twin volcanoes measure a staggering 10.2km in total, compared to Everest’s paltry 8.8km.
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