Tonight will be the EARTH HOUR..so for u guys who will be at home between 8.30 to 9.30 evening..pls kindly participate in this international event cuz it will not only conserve energy comsumption but to reduces the rate of global warming which we are facing now..i know u wouldn't get any credits or merits from the goverment for switching ur lights off for an hour but ur doin something good to the earth and also u feel great tat u did contributed something to save the earth from plunging into global warming even more..
And i've found some interesting facts u ppl would never knew existed or had no idea..
- The first home TV set was demonstrated in 1928 and the size of the screen was 3-inches by 4-inches.
- It takes 110 domestic silkworm cocoons to make a man's tie and 630 to make a blouse.
- "IN GOD WE TRUST", motto of United States, adopted July 30, 1956, first appeared on US coins in 1864.
- The last time a cigarette commercial appeared on TV was December 31, 1970.
- Benjamin Franklin wanted the TURKEY as the national symbol of the United States.
- The color KHAKI was first used during the AFGHAN WAR in 1880 because the color was considered good camouflage.
- The FIRST TELEPHONE MESSAGE by Alexander Graham Bell on March 10, 1876 to his assistant Thomas Augustus Watson was "Mr. Watson, come here I need you".
- According to both FRENCH and PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH tradition, BELLS NICHOLS is the name of Santa's BROTHER. (This i had no idea at all..DOES SANTA HAS A BROTHER?)
- The Kings in a deck of cards are named: Alexander, Caesar, Charles and David(Really had no idea bout this!!)
- The plastic on the end of a shoelace is called an AGLET
- In Italian: "MAFIA" means "BEAUTY, EXCELLENCE and BRAVERY"; "COSA NOSTRA" means "OUR THING".
- The word "Highjack" originated during prohibition. When a truck of illegal liquor was taken, the gunman would say "HIGH, JACK", indicating how the driver should raise his hands.
- TRISKAIDEKAPHOBIA is the unnatural fear of the number "13". (This is Hillarious cuz i've never heard of ppl having fear of a number 13..LOL..anyone of u readers are?? I hope not)
- The first product to have a bar code scanned was Wrigley's gum.
- Every day is about 55 billionths of a second longer than the day before it
- Footprints of astronauts who landed on the moon should last at least 10 million years since the moon has no atmosphere.
- If an Amish man has a beard, he is married.(Haha..so for u guys who have beard shave it off or ppl think ur married..Jokin..it doesn't even exist in Malaysia!!)
- As of 2006, 200 million blogs were left without updates.(Cool fact bout bloggers, so update ur blogs often to prevent from being the 200 million in the future statistic)
- Fathers tend to determine the height of their child, mothers their weight. (This is so TRUE)
- Barbie's full name is Barbie Millicent Roberts. (Cool i didn't know tat)
- Music can help reduce chronic pain by more than 20% and can alleviate depression by up to 25%.(is it a myth or wat??)
- Men with a certain rare medical condition can breastfeed babies (Lol!!!)
- 9 out of 10 people believe Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.This isn't true; Joseph Swan did.
- Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel with over 50,000 words, none of which containing the letter "e." (Amazing feat)
- Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon with his left foot first. (Didn't knew this one existed)
- Russia has the most movie theaters in the world. (Would like to go there one day)
- The youngest Pope was 11 years old.
- Titanic was running at 22 knots when she hit the iceberg.(convert it to km/h)
Tats all for today posting..Comments guys..hehe..Enjoy Reading..
I know among the 200 million bloggers lies Jesper who doesnt update his blog! lol.. And ya ppl are afraid of no 13 coz they believe it brings bad luck wht! lol... Friday the 13th... Which Pope is that is 11 years old?? How can he be a pope at that age? haha...
ReplyDeletehaha! I was born on Friday, April 13th... does that make me doomed for the rest of my life!?
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