20 Fascinating Factlets...
http://listverse.com/2009/11/28/20-more-fascinating-factlets/
1. "Hello" wasn’t always the first thing people said when they answered the phone. After the first proper phone service was started in the US in 1878, people said “Ahoy”.
2. Bagpipes were invented in Iran and then brought to Scotland by the Romans.
3. In medieval Japan, it was fashionable for women to sport black teeth.
4. Apollo 11 had 20 seconds of fuel left when it landed.
5. The Chinese used “the fingerprint technique” as a means of identification as far back as AD700.
6. Charles Dickens earned as much for his lectures as he did for his twenty novels.
7. When the Mayflower was no longer of use, they took it apart and recycled it as a barn.
8. In English gambling dens in the 18th century, there was a person who was hired solely to swallow the dice in the event of a police raid.
9. The gold ring that many sailors wore were often used to pay for a decent burial after their deaths.
10. A model named Grace Robin was the first person to demonstrate contact lenses in 1930.
11. In ancient Rome, a person with a crooked nose was considered to have great leadership potential.
12. In 1915 William Wrigley Jr. Sent chewing gum to everyone in the phone book.
13. In 18th Century Britain, you could take out insurance against going to hell.
14. The youngest parents in recorded history were eight and nine and lived in china in 1910.
15. In 17th Century England, a woman had, on average 13 children.
16. Out of the 266 men who have been appointed Pope, 33 have died in violent circumstances.
17. Olive oil was once used for washing the body in some Mediterranean countries. It is still, however, a lot more seldom practiced today.
18. India was one of the richest countries in the world until the British invasions in the 17th Century.
19. In ancient Egypt, noblewomen were given a few days to ripen after death in order to remove “temptation” from embalmers.
20. George Washington’s false teeth were actually carved from cows teeth and hippopotamus ivory and were fixed together with metal springs.
hahaha!actually the gulfgate wigs look silly,IMHO....and no matter what they say about it being inconspicuous,i can spot a GulfGate customer in any crowd! :-P
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
that really intrigued/fascinates me
LoL Maggi
by the way fYI, i already had a visit to Gulfgate.
They told me tat i hav to wear a bloody wig for my head. I told them them, thank you i prefer my coconut head as it is....:)
Bloody crap !!
well Rizks it can prevent hair loss but i think can't cry over spilled milk ;)
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try it and let us know if it works,rizks....who knows?maybe u can avoid that trip to GulfGate afterall :-D LOL
maybe u could just take a look here too... :-D http://www.ehow.com/how_2119741_use-olive-oil-treat-hair.html
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
Olive Oil good for Hair Loss ? Really ?
Lemme try on my shiny HEAD then.
really?i haven't tried it on my hair yet....but yes,it does make skin extremely soft to touch ;-) and yes,it tastes great on hummous :-P did i just hear a lion growl?oh...it's just my stomach :-D
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
18th :( - Bloody thieves.
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ooops i mean hair loss:) not hearing loss
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lol svelte:) it has GREAT effect on hear loss, tried personally, not to mention adding it to almost all kind of cold appetizers, especially HUMMOS :P
where's my breakfast?
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reg #17...i still use olive oil as body oil.we don't use it for cooking.
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
it's ok sandeep just trying to cheer you guys up a bit :)
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I was just joking phoenix :)
Go India!Yayyyyyyyyyyyy! \m/
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
damn you Brits... take your "one railway line" and give India back all the wealth you made good with... wait a minute, do the Brits have any wealth anymore? most of the wealth is with the NRI's there.. :-P
take it easy indians, you've already invaded peacefully all the world with manpower, in 2005 2.41% of England population were indians, so just keep the good work ;)
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we need such posts more and more...
One railway line in exchange of billions of pounds.. Fair deal?
#18 - and the Brits say, but we gave the Indians the railways!!! :-P
18th one makes me cry ..
contact lenses in 1930???????OMG!
Going to church no more makes you a Christian than standing in a garage makes you a car. ~ Garrison Keillor
liked no 8 :) just thinking of that man later in his toilet oooooooooohhhhhhhh the pain:(
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I love Trivia!!!!
But you gotta believe it, brit. I give you a contract on paper.
You can still do that through religion..
" In 18th Century Britain, you could take out insurance against going to hell."
I can offer that insurance, too.
How much are you willing to pay?