The world record for the number of body piercings on one individual is 702, which is held by Canadian Brent Moffat.

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.

OMG was added to dictionaries in 2011, but it's first known use was in 1917.

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