1) The longest-running TV show in history is "The Simpsons," which has been on the air since 1989 and has over 700 episodes.

2) The shortest verse in the Bible is "Jesus wept" (John 11:35).

3) The World Wide Web, developed by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989, revolutionized the way information is accessed and shared on the internet.

4) The Mongol Empire, under the leadership of Genghis Khan, became the largest contiguous empire in history, spanning from Asia to Europe.