the first blocks of flats were built in Rome in the 1st Century.

The First ever Skyscraper was the 10-storey-high Home Insurance Building built in Chicago, USA, in 1885.

In 1923, Marathon Dancing competitions became Popular in the USA after Alma Cummings danced for 27 hours without stopping.

Ancient Greek theatres were open-air. The biggest could hold 10,000 Spectators.

Playing cards date from 12th-Century Persia and India, when a pack contained 48 cards.

The most Expensive Film ever made was the 1968 Russian epic War and Peace, which cost the Equivalent of $560 million to produce!!!

The film Gandhi had 264,560 extras.

The Harry Potter novels by JK Rowling have been translated into 60 Diffrent languages.

An estimated 1.5 Billion people watched the 1985 charity concert Live Aid on Television.

A Giant Reclining Buddha in China is the world’s Largest Statue. Carved from stone, it is 416 m (1,365 ft) long. it was finished in 2004.

The highest paid Sportsman of the 21st-century is Tiger Woods with earnings of around $100 Million per year.

The first Compact Disc went on sale in 1982.