Author: Ros Geller
Best-Selling PlayStation 2 Games of All Time: Top 10
Two franchises account for the entire top five of the PlayStation 2’s best-seller list. Grand Theft Auto holds three of those places and Gran Turismo the other two, and no other series…
Common Law Marriage States: Where It Still Exists
Only seven US states and the District of Columbia still allow couples to enter a common law marriage. Rhode Island became the most recent to close the door, abolishing new common law…
Most F1 World Championships: All 17 Multiple Winners
Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton share the Formula One record with seven World Drivers’ Championships each, and no one else has more than five. Between them they account for 14 of the…
Most Populous Countries in the World: Top 10 Ranked
India and China are the only countries on Earth with more than a billion people, and together they account for over a third of humanity. India passed China in 2023 and now…
Best-Selling PlayStation Games of All Time: Top 10
The best-selling game on the original PlayStation was not Final Fantasy VII. Gran Turismo sold 10.85 million copies to Final Fantasy VII’s 10.02 million, and those two are the only PlayStation games…
Longest-Running Broadway Shows: Top 12 by Performances
The Phantom of the Opera played 13,981 performances on Broadway between 1988 and 2023, a record that stands more than 2,200 performances clear of anything else. It is the only show in…
Dying Without a Will: Who Inherits Under State Law
If you die without a will, you do not decide who inherits your property. Your state does, through a set of default rules called intestate succession that apply identically to everyone who…
Most NBA Championships: All 12 Multiple Winners Ranked
The Boston Celtics have won 18 NBA championships, one more than the Los Angeles Lakers, and between them these two franchises hold 35 of the 80 titles ever awarded. That is nearly…
Largest Economies in the World: Top 10 by GDP
The United States remains the world’s largest economy at $32.38 trillion, roughly 26% of global output on its own. China follows at $20.85 trillion, and no third country comes close to either.…
Most Visited Countries in the World: Top 10 Ranked
France received 102 million international visitors in 2024, becoming the first country in history to pass 100 million annual arrivals. It has held the top spot for more than three decades, and…
Highest-Grossing Animated Movies of All Time: Top 10
The highest-grossing animated film of all time is not a Disney or Pixar release. Ne Zha 2, a Chinese production based on a 16th-century folk novel, earned $2.22 billion worldwide, more than…
Types of Power of Attorney: All 5 Explained
A power of attorney lets someone else act on your behalf, and the type you choose determines whether that authority survives the exact moment you are most likely to need it. A…
Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Games: Top 10 Ranked
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has sold 71.08 million copies on the Nintendo Switch, a figure that makes it not just the console’s biggest game but one of the best-selling video games ever…
Tallest Buildings in the World: Top 10 Ranked by Height
The Burj Khalifa has been the tallest building in the world since 2010, and 16 years later nothing has come close. At 828 meters it stands 149 meters clear of second place,…
Most Olympic Gold Medals: All 19 Athletes With 8 or More
Michael Phelps has won 23 Olympic gold medals, more than double the tally of anyone else in history. The gap between first and second place on this list is the largest in…