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"Factshood" Facts Of The Day (Updated Daily) by Mobsync(m): 6:53am On Jun 24, 2015 |
Follow my [url=facebook.com/factshood]Facebook[/url] and [url=Twitter.com/factshood]Twitter[/url] pages where I post random interesting facts daily. 24 June, 2015 1. Graham Bell wanted phone users to greet themselves. with "ahoy." Today, people use "hello" which was suggested by his rival- Thomas Edison. 2. Smoking in airplanes is illegal. However, all major airplanes have ashtrays because some people would still smoke onboard. 3. In ancient Athens, people who committed suicide were buried outside the city; alone and without a headstone. 4. The Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships is an annual event held in Finland. Contestants compete to know who can throw a mobile phone the farthest. The 5. In 1980, a one gigabyte (1gb) hard drive cost $40,000 and weighed more than 500 pounds. 6. Crocodiles can climb trees. 7. The Dubai Police Force uses several luxurious vehicles including the Lamborghini Aventador, Ferrari FF, Chevrolet Camaro SS, Mercedes-Benz SLS, Bentley Continental GT , Aston Martin One-77 (limited edition), Ford Mustang GT, Bugatti Veyron , Hummer H3 and the BMW i8. 8. The British Navy uses Britney Spears songs to chase away Somali pirates. Somali pirates hate western songs and they can't stand it. 9. In most countries around the world, attempted suicide is punishable with jail term. In Nigeria, it is punishable with life imprisonment. 10. In 1978, two men stole Charlie Chaplin's body from his grave and demanded for a $600,000 ransom before it could be released. 11. A bank robber in Virginia was once caught after he posted pictures of the robbery on Instagram. In his defence, he said it wasn't a robbery because he added "please" at the end of the note he gave the teller. 12. Early in the 1900's, Nicolae Minnick: a scientist, hung himself 12 times so that he could experience how it felt like to commit suicide. 13. The "Red telephone" that connects the US and Russian governments is neither red nor a telephone. It is a secure computer link over which emails are sent. 14. In Italy, mirinda is sold as "Slam." 15. Horses can sleep while standing. 16. James Buchanan: the 15th president of the US never married. His niece: Harriet Lane, served as first lady during his tenure. 17. There is a city called Batman in Turkey. It is the capital of Batman province and is located close to the Batman river. 18. The only people who used the first ATM's were prostitutes and gamblers who did not want to meet face to face with the bank tellers. 19. Between 1644 and 1646, England had a “Witchfinder General." His job was to travel round England in search of witches and sorcerers. 20. The seed of the othalanga plant (Cerbera odollam), also called suicide tree, is so poisonous that it is used to make rat poison. 21. The phone number: 0888-888-888, was banned in Belgium after all the three people it was issued to died under mysterious circumstances. 22. A group of bird eggs is called a clutch. 23. The term: bunny, is derived from the word "bun" which is an ancient English word for squirrels and not rabbits. 24. A contractor in Poland was once caught "getting down" with a vacuum cleaner. When asked what he was doing, he said he was cleaning his underwear. 25. Josef Stalin's surname was Dzhugashvili before he changed it to Stalin. 26. In the 1980's, the murder rate in Miami, Florida, was so high that the medical examiner of Dade county rented a refrigirated trailer to keep excess corpses. 27. The "second" arm of clocks used to be called the "second minute." 28. The Republic of Benin* is the shortest independent country in the world. It was created in the then Mid-Western region, Nigeria, by the seccessionist Biafran government on September 19, 1967. It lasted till September 20, 1967, when it was captured by Nigerian troops. *The Republic of Benin should not be confused with the West African country: Benin Republic, which is also called Republic of Benin. During the Nigerian civil war, Benin Republic was officially known as the Republic of Dahomey. http://facebook.com/Factshood http://twitter.com/Factshood While waiting for tomorrow's facts, you can read "10 Facts You Didn't Know About The First Nigerian Coup And Civil War " https://www.nairaland.com/2394552/10-facts-didnt-know-first |
Re: "Factshood" Facts Of The Day (Updated Daily) by dhorlipizzu(m): 6:53am On Jun 24, 2015 |
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Re: "Factshood" Facts Of The Day (Updated Daily) by Mobsync(m): 6:56am On Jun 24, 2015 |
dhorlipizzu:Just like that? |
Re: "Factshood" Facts Of The Day (Updated Daily) by dhorlipizzu(m): 7:02am On Jun 24, 2015 |
Re: "Factshood" Facts Of The Day (Updated Daily) by Mobsync(m): 7:03am On Jun 24, 2015 |
dhorlipizzu:No |
Re: "Factshood" Facts Of The Day (Updated Daily) by CountDracula(m): 7:06am On Jun 24, 2015 |
I wud love to go to batman |
Re: "Factshood" Facts Of The Day (Updated Daily) by dhorlipizzu(m): 7:11am On Jun 24, 2015 |
Mobsync: Issorait... stay cool |
Re: "Factshood" Facts Of The Day (Updated Daily) by Nobody: 7:28am On Jun 24, 2015 |
I see |
Re: "Factshood" Facts Of The Day (Updated Daily) by okenwa(m): 8:10am On Jun 24, 2015 |
Nice work, out to check out that plant |
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