Interesting Trivia

  • Super glue was originally invented to close cuts and wounds.
  • The Christmas Tree at Trafalgar Square is presented every year by the people of Oslo, Norway to the people of London since 1947 as a token of gratitude for the help that the British armed forces gave to Norway during World War 2.
  • Sir Isaac Newton predicted that the world would end in the year 2060.
  • Monopoly, the high-stakes, buying-and-selling real estate game was created by Charles Darrow in reaction to the poverty of the Great Depression of 1929.
  • Over 50% of 12-year-old children have illegal Facebook accounts, most of whom signed up with the help of their parents.
  • When caterpillars are placed in a circle, they will continuously follow each other around until they die.
  • Until the 1850s, there were no left and right shoes - both pair were identical.
  • Researchers at Western Illinois University claim Facebook leads to narcissism and 'shallow relationships'.
  • Saint Isidore of Seville was nominated as the Patron Saint of Internet, due his search to record knowledge and make it available echoes the purpose of the Internet, which is why nominated Pope John Paul II him for this role.
  • There is no word one can write using only the bottom row of the keyboard.
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