Some FIFA World Cup Knowledge for you.
The Penalty was introduced in 1891.
Share on FacebookYou remember the Golden Girls, right?
Well, picture it, Sicily, 1942, something happened to Sophia 
Sophia was Dorothy’s mother in the show. The cute little old lady.
Here are the facts:
Dorothy, played by Beatrice “Bea” Arthur (May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009)
Sophia, played by Estelle Getty (July 25, 1923 – July 22, 2008)
Take a look at those dates… “Sophia” was born in 1923 and “Dorothy” was born in 1922!
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The chicken (or rooster) on the Kellogg’s Cornflakes box is named “Cornelius”.
Now you can teach your children something new
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Share on Facebook1. £1m made up of £20 notes weighs 25 times as much as the equivalent of £1m in 500 euro notes.
2. The Downing Street front door used to be green.
3. And it has its own cleaner.
4. Shakespeare’s Henry VIII is considered jinxed because during a performance in 1613, the Globe theatre burned down.
5. The prime minister’s first task is always to answer the question of whether he would retaliate in the event of a nuclear attack.
6. More than half of Spain’s cabinet is female.
7. China smokes one third of the world’s cigarettes.
8. And there are 4.5 trillion cigarette butts discarded each year.
9. Florence Nightingale used the pseudonym “Miss Smith” to evade the media.
10. Hair is used to clean up oil spills because it is adsorbent
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When I was about 9, I watched a biography about Walter Disney.
There was one interesting and useless fact that stuck with me all these years.
Apparently he wanted to name his first character Mortimer Mouse. But, his wife had more common sense (as they tend to) and told him it wasn’t a good name.
She suggested Mickey Mouse. And so it began…
Share on FacebookIt’s just like when you take a shower with hot water — it’s very humid in your bathroom, but it’s not raining. Water droplets need a surface to condense on, like a mirror in a bathroom or a speck of dust or pollen in the atmosphere.
Share on FacebookOnly female mosquitoes bite; like males, they typically feed on flower nectar, but require nutrients from blood in order to lay eggs
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