The document provides a monthly summary of major events from January to December 2022, including Russia invading Ukraine in February, the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September, and Argentina winning the FIFA World Cup in December. It also lists some notable events involving public figures such as Serena Williams, Will Smith, Johnny Depp, Novak Djokovic, and the deaths of Pelé and Cristiano Ronaldo. The document concludes with some statistical facts about internet usage, websites, messaging, and pet ownership.

1. What Happened
Around the Globe in

2. January 21
‘Anxiety’ was declared as Children’s Word of the
Year by Oxford University.
January
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3. February 20
J P Morgan enters the metaverse and is the first
bank to do so.
February 24
Russia invaded Ukraine escalating the long-
standing Russo-Ukrainian War.
February
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March 1
Daniil Medvedev passes Novac Djokovic to
become world no.1 in tennis.
March

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April 2
La’eeb was announced as the official mascot
for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
April 27
SpaceX launched its fourth astronaut mission to
the ISS.
April

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May 7
Due to the rapid spread of Covid-19, the Asian
Games 2022 got postponed to 2023.
May 14
Scientists manage to successfully grow plants
in soil samples collected from the moon.
May 22
The world’s highest weather station was installed
on Mount Everest.
May

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June 4
Swedish scientists identified a new strain of
Covid-19 commonly found in Red-backed voles.
June 16
The twelfth meeting of BRICS National Security
Advisors was held in Beijing.
June

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July 29
The 22nd Commonwealth Games commenced
at Birmingham.
July

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August 9
Radio astronomers discovered an exoplanet
the size of Jupiter using the ALMA telescope in
Chile.
August

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September 8
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom died
of old age at Balmoral Castle.
September

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October 4
The Nobel Prize was awarded to Alain Aspect,
John F Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger.
October 28
Musk completes USD 44 billion Twitter takeover.
October

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November 21
The FIFA World Cup kicks off in Qatar.
November 28
The WHO recommends a new name for
monkeypox following racist and stigmatizing
language.
November 30
Merriam-Webster’s word of the year 2022 is
‘gaslighting’.
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December 5
Countrywide strikes happened throughout Iran
after Mahsa Amini was beaten to death by the
morality police.
December 7
Wordle (a word game) crowned the top spot
as the most searched term on Google globally.
December 19
Argentina won their third FIFA World Cup title
against France.
December

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August 30
Serena Williams wins the first round
in the US Open.
March 30
Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock
for slapping him at the Academy
Awards for making an insensitive joke
about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
April 12
In Johnny Depp’s libel case against
Amber Heard, explosive accounts of
their tumultuous marriage were
presented in court.
June 12
Novak Djokovic stated that he will
not take the vaccine against the
coronavirus even if he misses major
tournaments.
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December 29
Soccer legend Pelé, who won three
World Cups passed away at the
ageof 82.
December 31
Portuguese football star, Cristiano
Ronaldo joins Al Nassr FC in a
surprise deal.
November 17
In the Green Group of ATP finals,
Rafael Nadal won against Casper
Ruud in straight sets in his final
match.
December 7
Vladimir Putin admitted that his
‘special military operation’ in Ukraine
was taking longer than expected.

16. India orders 2 biriyanis every second in 2022.
Whatsapp users exchange up to 65 billion
messages daily.
Today, it would take someone around 181
million years to download all the existing
data from the internet.
There are 5 billion internet users in the world
today.
There are over 1.7 billion websites and every
day more than 90,000 websites get hacked.
There is a pet in 70% of households in the US.
Women account for nearly 80% of fiction sales
in the US, UK, and Canada.
Some Eye-Popping
Statistical Facts
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