This is the top ten of everything in the world that you will most likely find interesting. Here are a few samples:
Stars Nearest To The Earth -
1. Proxima Centauri - 4.22 light-years
2. Alpha Centauri - 4.35 light-years
3. Barnard's Star - 5.98 light-years
4. Wolf 359 - 7.75 light-years
Most Common Elements In The Universe -
1. Hydrogen
2. Helium
3. Oxygen
4. Carbon
5. Neon
6. Iron
7. Nitrogen
Deadliest Snakes -
1. Black mamba - lethal dose 3.0 mg/800 mg
2. Taipan - 2.0 mg/520 mg
3. Russel's viper - 2.0 mg/400 mg
4. Inland taipan - 0.7 mg/110 mg
5. Green mamba - 7.0 mg/500 mg
Last Names In The USA -
1. Smith 1.006%
2. Johnson 0.810%
3. Williams 0.699%
4. Brown 0.621%
5. Jones 0.621%
6. Davis 0.480%
7. Miller 0.424%
8. Wilson 0.339%
9. Moore 0.312%
Largest Countries -
1. Russia - 13.0 percent of world total area
2. China - 7.1
3. Canada - 7.0
4. US - 6.9
5. Brazil - 6.4
6. Australia - 5.8
Most Widely Spoken Languages -
1. Chinese (Mandarin) - 874,000,000 speakers
2. Hindustani - 426,000,000
3. Spanish - 358,000,000
4. English - 341,000,000
5. Bengali - 207,000,000
6. Arabic - 206,000,000
7. Portugese - 176,000,000
8. Russian - 167,000,000
9. Japanese - 125,000,000
Countries With The Most Universities -
1. India - 8,407
2. US - 5,758
3. Argentina - 1,831
Reference (Memorial 330/1)