Category: did you know
The capital of England
The Romans invaded England in 43 AD, establishing Londinium, which became London, but had Colchester as the capital of England. London became […]
07/05/2012. Category: did you know. Tags: city, olympics
The Mousetrap
For her 80th birthday in 1947, Queen Mary requested a radio play be written for her by Agatha Christie. The play – […]
10/17/2011. Category: did you know. Tags: theater
World population
In 1801, when the first complete world census was carried out, the world’s population was 1 billion. The most populous countries were […]
08/23/2011. Category: did you know. Tags: population
Dialysis, Life-Saving Care at Great Risk and Cost
In 1972, after a month of deliberation, Congress launched the nation’s most ambitious experiment in universal health care: a change to the […]
11/10/2010. Category: did you know. Tags: dialysis, health
The powerful machine inside you
Your heart beats 101,000 times a day. During your lifetime it will beat about 3 billion times and pump about 800 million […]
10/14/2010. Category: did you know. Tags: body, heart
Human eye detects sound
The human eye can detect millions of colors and is sensitive to light and sounds. Yes, sound. University research studies show that […]
09/28/2010. Category: did you know. Tags: brain, eyes, sound
20-20 vision is based on the distance of 20 feet
When you do an eye test, the distance between you and the eye chart is 20 feet. The distance was chosen because […]
09/24/2010. Category: did you know. Tags: eyes, vision
13% of people are left-handed
In medieval times, left-handed people could not become knights because it was thought that they were descendants of the devil, it is […]
09/21/2010. Category: did you know. Tags: driving, left-handed, travel
August is baby month
We bid a hearty welcome to the millions of new earthlings who arrive in August, the month with the highest birth rate. […]
08/09/2010. Category: did you know. Tags: babies, population
Smoking in public buildings first banned in 1940s
While British and American tobacco companies are in the headlines often, China actually is the world’s largest cigarette producer. Almost 50% of […]
07/12/2010. Category: did you know. Tags: banned, smoking
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