Ships of the desert, 27% of all food production ends up in garbage cans

1. In 1955 the richest woman in the world was Mrs Hetty Green Wilks, who left an estate of $95 million in a will that was found in a tin box with four pieces of soap. Queen Elizabeth of Britain and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands count under the 10 wealthiest women in the world.
2. According to a study by the Economic Research Service, 27% of all food production in Western nations ends up in garbage cans. Yet, 1.2 billion people are underfed - the same number of people who are overweight.
3. A person can live without food for about a month, but only about a week without water.
   If the amount of water in your body is reduced by just 1%, you'll feel thirsty.
   If it's reduced by 10%, you'll die.
4. Camels are called "ships of the desert" because of the way they move, not because of their transport capabilities. A Dromedary camel has one hump and a Bactrian camel two humps. The humps are used as fat storage. Thus, an undernourished camel will not have a hump.
5. The system of democracy was introduced 2 500 years ago in Athens, Greece. The oldest existing governing body operates in Althing in Iceland. It was established in 930 AD.