Asia is Earth’s largest and most populous continent with an area of 44.58 million km²

Penicillin, the first true antibiotic, was discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming, Professor of Bacteriology at St. Mary’s Hospital in London.

The value of tulips during the Dutch Golden Age in the 17th century increased so much that people began using them as a currency themselves. There are records of entire homes being sold for not yet bloomed tulip bulbs.