1) The push for gender equality and women's empowerment has gained momentum worldwide, with increased advocacy for equal rights, representation in leadership positions, and efforts to address issues such as gender-based violence and discrimination.

2) Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) allow individuals to perform banking transactions, such as withdrawing cash, outside of traditional bank branches.

3) The Berlin Conference in 1884-1885 divided Africa among European powers and set the stage for the colonization of the continent.

4) The world's oldest known living tree is a bristlecone pine named "Methuselah" in California, estimated to be over 4,800 years old.