Wednesday, 30 November 2011

Plasticine

Plasticine was invented by William Harbutt in England in 1897.

Monday, 28 November 2011

Tuesday, 22 November 2011

Chuck Norris

The UN does not negotiate with terrorists. They let Chuck Norris deal with them.

Monday, 21 November 2011

Keanu Reeves

The mother of actor Keanu Reeves worked as a costume designer for musician Alice Cooper.

Wednesday, 16 November 2011

Kermit the Frog

Kermit the Frog was "born" in 1955 on the show "Sam and Friends".

Tuesday, 15 November 2011

Family Feud

Richard Dawson, the host of the original Family Feud, met his second wife when she was a member of a contestant family on the show. In his second stint hosting the show, he did not kiss the female contestants as a promise to his wife and daughter.

Friday, 11 November 2011

Time in Australia

Australia has both horizontal and vertical time zones in summer.

Wednesday, 9 November 2011

LBD

It was in 1926 that Coco Chanel that introduced the "Little Black Dress". The style has now become a fashion staple for women.

Friday, 4 November 2011

Wireless Nation

In 2003, Niue became the world's first "WiFi nation", where free wireless Internet access is provided throughout the country by The Internet Users Society-Niue.

Thursday, 3 November 2011

Las Vegas Weather

In Las Vegas, the average temperature is 66.3 degrees (19 degrees centigrade), average yearly rainfall 4.13 inches (10.64 centimeters), average daily humidity 29 percent, and has 211.5 clear days annually, 82.4 partly cloudy days, 71.3 cloudy days.

Wednesday, 2 November 2011

Batteries

The oldest known batteries were discovered near Baghdad and are roughly 2000 years old.

Tuesday, 1 November 2011

Moustache

In a deck of cards the King of Hearts is the only king without a moustache.

Monday, 31 October 2011

Pumpkins!

Irish children used to carve out potatoes or turnips and light them for their Halloween gatherings. They commemorated Jack, a shifty Irish villain so wicked that neither God nor the Devil wanted him. Rejected by both the sacred and profane, he wandered the world endlessly looking for a place to rest, his only warmth a glittering candle in a rotten turnip.

Thursday, 27 October 2011

Shocking fact about the CN Tower

Lightning strikes Toronto's CN Tower an average of 75 times per year. Long copper strips run down the CN Tower to grounding rods buried below ground to prevent damage.

Wednesday, 26 October 2011

Opera

In opera, contraltos are the lowest and most rare female voice category. They were often assigned roles originally written for castrati, or male singers who were castrated before puberty.

Monday, 24 October 2011

Mold

Mold requires the following conditions to grow:
  • Mold spores (which are always present indoors and outdoors)
  • The right temperature range, from 2°C to 40°C
  • A food supply, which means anything organic such as books, carpets, clothing, wood, drywall, etc.
  • A source of moisture
The last condition, moisture, is the only practical factor to control in most houses.

Friday, 21 October 2011

Coffee

A coffee bean is actually a green seen inside of a bright red berry.

Tuesday, 18 October 2011

Christine Baranski

Actress Christine Baranski was born in Buffalo, New York and is of Polish descent.

Monday, 17 October 2011

Bowled over...

The first indoor bowling lanes were built in New York City in 1840.