- ...that the oldest known writing system, known as cuneiform, was developed in southern Iraq during the Sumerian civilization.
- ...that the oldest laws were written in Iraq by the Sumerian King Ur-Nammu.
- ...that Iraq is second only to Saudi Arabia in oil reserves.
- ...that the national soccer team of Iraq won the AFC Asian Cup in 2007.
- ...the wheel was invented in the southern Iraqi city of Ur.
- ...that Iraq is the largest producer of dates with more than 400 types and more than 22 million date palms.
- ...that Iraq’s national dish is Masgouf (impaled fish) and its national cookie is Kleicha (meaning circle or wheel), both of which can be traced back to antiquity.
- ...in the 1940s and 1950s, Iraq had 4/5 of the world's Arecaceae population, these numbers have drastically decreased in the last few decades.