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Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 10:58pm On Oct 16, 2016 |
Allow me to add my widow's mite to nairaland because i have taken a lot of knowledge and i'd like to give back a little. Thanks. Mods ask for permission first before taking it to front page. |
Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 11:06pm On Oct 16, 2016 |
'Charlize Theron.' The girl who starred in 'Mighty joe young, 'The Italian job, 'The Huntsman' Hancock', along side Will Smith is a South African. 1 Like
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 11:15pm On Oct 16, 2016 |
Simon Kingberg who produced Deadpool was paid $40,000,000. About #18,000,000,000. In other words, he was paid eighteen billion naira.
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 11:21pm On Oct 16, 2016 |
American movie company '20th Century Fox' was first named '20th Century' and it was founded in 1915. One year after the declaration of World War one. It is 101 years old and still counting... 2 Likes
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 6:23am On Oct 17, 2016 |
Covenant University owned by Bishop David Oyedepo is the only private university to be among top ten in Nigeria. Yes, he has two universities (Landmark and Covenant University ) and they are among the top 20 in Nigeria. 1 Like
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 10:04am On Oct 17, 2016 |
Informative. |
Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 5:56pm On Oct 17, 2016 |
The science fiction movie 'James Cameron's Avatar' grossed 2.788 billion dollars and the historical romantic disaster movie 'Titanic' grossed 2.187 billion dollars. He directed the first movie (Titanic) that broke the world record and stood till his second movie (Avater) broke the record of the first movie. James Cameron directed both movies. He is one of the most sought after Directors in the world.
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 6:01pm On Oct 17, 2016 |
'James Cameron's Avater' took almost ten years to produce. It was to be produced in 1999. Unbelievably the technology as at then wasn't compatible with his vision or it wasn't what he wanted. The film came out in 2009. 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 7:08pm On Oct 18, 2016 |
Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey best known for recording the theme songs to the James Bond movies :- Moonraker(1974) Diamonds Are Forever(1971) Goldfinger(1964) is a Nigerian. 8 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by freezyprinzy(m): 9:52pm On Oct 18, 2016 |
Cool |
Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 11:32pm On Oct 18, 2016 |
Sophie Okonedo is an actress that has recieved O.B.E (Officer of the British Empire) one of the highest awards in Britain. She's Nigerian. 1 Like
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 11:40pm On Oct 18, 2016 |
Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith Church a.k.a Winners Chapel, is the richest pastor in the WORLD. From Australia to Canada to South Korea. He is reportedly worth $150 million. That's about #57.6 billion. His church first started in Kwara state before moving to Ogun state where he's currently based. 1 Like
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 11:52pm On Oct 18, 2016 |
Christ Embassy runs three TV channels. They are:- 1. LoveWorld TV, 2. LoveWorld SAT and 3. LoveWorld Plus They are the first 24-Hour Christian channels in Africa to be broadcasted to the world.
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 1:29pm On Oct 19, 2016 |
The USS PUEBLO was captured in North Korea on 23 January 1968. It was as U.S navy spy ship that was close to North Korea during the cold war. It is the only U.S Navy ship that is recorded as active as of 2016 but unused. North Korea is currently using the ship as a museum.
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 3:25pm On Oct 19, 2016 |
Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo is the pastor of Abuja based Commonwealth of Zion Assembly was spotted posing with his luxury Porsche Targa 911 4s car, outside his church, on Saturday, June 25. He is the first to own such car in Nigeria.
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by sexymoma(f): 5:42pm On Oct 19, 2016 |
Perfectdanny:op, av you listened to any of this man's preaching... the man can boast!!! well he prays wella sha... buh e too dey talk. |
Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 6:35pm On Oct 19, 2016 |
sexymoma: I also know he has a private jet. All crew members of his jet are members of his church. I'm yet to listen to him though. |
Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 9:19pm On Oct 20, 2016 |
Joshua Oluwafemi Olaseni is a heavyweight boxer that has never lost a game in his professional career. He is the sixth best heavyweight boxer in the world. The dude is Nigerian. 1 Like
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 9:20pm On Oct 20, 2016 |
It doesn't end
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 10:16pm On Oct 21, 2016 |
The 2013 Disney Animated Musical Comedy Fantasy drama film ''Frozen'' is the highest grossing cartoon of all times with an estimated profit of $1.276 billion.
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 10:36pm On Oct 21, 2016 |
Zhewei wang who played Chang in the 2010 movie Karate Kid starring Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith(Will Smith's son) beat approximately ten thousand contestant during the audition for the role. 1 Like
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 10:52pm On Oct 21, 2016 |
The American couple and songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Lopez wrote ''Let it go'' for the animated movie ''Frozen.'' The song won Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 86th Academy Awards and two Grammy Awards at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 11:46am On Oct 22, 2016 |
The U.S once paid dues to countries like Turkey, Algeria, Morroco to allow the country's merchant ships to pass without problems. If they didn't pay, their ships would be seized and their sailors captured. That's the picture of an American paying dues to Dey of Algiers in 1800. 2 Likes
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 12:32pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
The U.S Navy was revived in 1794 just to fight pirates. It was disbanded 1778 before being brought back. It is the largest navy in the world consist of 3000+ aircrafts and helicopters, 400+ ships, 370,000+ sailors, 12+ aircraft carriers, 50+ submarines. It is a combination of 13 navies of different countries. It also has more fighter pilots than the U.S airforce.
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 12:56pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
The Lockheed Martin F-35 lightening stealth multi-role fighter jet is the most expensive military machine ever made on the Planet. With an estimated cost of $165 billion. Thats almost the G.D.P of 10 West African countries. Buying a Jet like this will gulp 108 million dollars. That's #48,600,000,000. In other words forty eight billion, six hundred million naira without an engine. That is the G.D.P of some countries.
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 4:00pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
The Hong Kong Police Force is the largest disciplined service under the Security Bureau of Hong Kong. It is the world's second, and Asia's first, police agency to operate with a modern policing system. It was formed on 1 May 1844 by the British Hong Kong government with a strength of 32 officers.
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 4:10pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
The 2010 fantasy action movie ''Avater: The Last Airbender,'' was criticised because NO BLACK ACTORS STARRED IN IT. Though it was based on the cartoon of the same movie ''where there are also no black characters''
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 4:21pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
John Boyega who played ''finn the stormtrooper'' in the 2015 sci-fi space epic American movie ''Star Wars-The force Awakens'' is a Nigerian and he's 24 years old. He was paid $15 million for his role in the movie. In other words, he earned seven hundred and fifty million naira.
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 5:14pm On Oct 22, 2016 |
Harrison Ford was paid 16 million pounds for his role as Han Solo in the same movie above. In other words, he was paid six billion eight hundred and ninety two million naira.
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 8:03am On Oct 23, 2016 |
Daniel Craig. The James Bond star made a cameo appearance as a stormtrooper in the 2015 space sci-fi epic American movie. ''Star wars-The Force Awakens.''
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 11:11am On Oct 23, 2016 |
The Nigerian pop star Seyi Shay is a British and Nigerian citizen.
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Re: Interesting Unknown Facts!!! by Nobody: 11:22am On Oct 23, 2016 |
George Lucas, The founder and previous owner of mega film industry Lucasfilm sold the company to Disney for a whooping sum of $4.06 billion in 2011. You do the maths yourself.
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