- Joseph Necephore Niepce developed the world’s first photographic image in 1827.
- Valentine’s Day originates from the ancient Roman fertility festival of Lupercalia, which was celebrated on 15 February in honour of the gods Lupercus and Faunus, as well as the legendary founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus.
- Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and ears never stop growing.
- The three largest land-owners in England are the Queen, the Church of England and Trinity College, Cambridge.
- The word “Checkmate” in chess comes from the Persian phrase “Shah Mat”, which means “the king is dead”.
- Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn’t added until 5 years later.
- Coca-Cola was originally green.
- A zebra is white with black stripes.
- The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
- The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood plasma.
- A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother’s first flight.
- Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
- No word in English rhymes with ‘MONTH. ‘
- ‘Go’, is the shortest complete sentence in English.
- In the year 2000, 100 tonnes of cyanide, from a gold mine in northern Romania, spilled into rivers in Romania, Hungary and Yugoslavia and destroyed aquatic life for several hundred kilometres.
- It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
- Kissing is healthier than shaking hands.
- The earth is about 6, 588, 000, 000, 000, 000, 000 tons in weight.
- Jedi’ is an official religion in Australia with over 70, 000 followers.
- There are about 540, 000 words in English and growing.
- Hugo Boss designed some of the Nazi SS uniforms.
- Caffeine is on the International Olympic Committee list of prohibited substances.
- Tokyo has had 24 recorded instances of people either killed or receiving serious skull fractures while bowing to each other with the traditional Japanese greeting.
- Yoghurt, got its name from the Turkish word “yogurur”, which means “long life”.
Zgovancu Petrișor
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