• The two robbers crucified next to Jesus were named Dismas and Gestas. | • The piece that protrudes from the top end of an umbrella is called a "ferrule." |
• The first ever self-adhesive stamps were issued by Sierra Leone in February 1964. |
• An inch of snow falling evenly on one acre of ground is equivalent to about 2715 gallons of water. |
• Orangutans warn people to stay out of their territory by belching. |
• In the late 1920s-early 1930s, the United States had plans drawn up to invade Canada. The document was called "Joint Army and Navy Basic War Plan -- Red" and it was declassified in the mid 1970s. |
• The value of "pi" was first calculated by the Indian Mathematician Budhayana. |
• Armored knights raised their visors to identify themselves when they rode past their king. This custom has become the modern military salute. |
• Synesthesia is a rare condition in which the senses are combined. Synesthetes see words, taste colours and shapes & feel flavours. |
• The Dutch airline is KLM – or would you prefer to say Koninklijke-Luchtvaart-Maatschappij. |