Fancy That!
Facts to make you go“WOW!”
WOW! PRINCE HARRY BECAME THE FIRST ROYAL TO MAKE A POP RECORD WHEN HE PLAYED TAMBOURINE ON THE QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE CELEBRATION SINGLE, SING.
◆ Luxembourg’s motto is mir welle bleiwe wat mir sinn – “We wish to remain what we are.” ◆ CLOCKS ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION ARE SET TO GREENWICH MEAN TIME.
◆ Volkswagens were once sold in America with the slogan, “It’s ugly but it gets you there.” ◆ Chuck Yeager was the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound.
◆ JOHN CHAMBERS WAS THE FIRST MAKE-UP ARTIST TO WIN AN OSCAR, FOR HIS WORK ON PLANETOFTHEAPES.
◆ Robbie Williams holds the record for the most BRIT Awards, with 13 as a solo artist and five as a member of Take That. ◆ Jane Austin’s 1816 novel Emma contained the first printed reference to a dinner party.
◆ WEST RUISLIP TO EPPING IS THE LONGEST JOURNEY WITHOUT CHANGE ON THE LONDON UNDERGROUND, AT 34.1 MILES.
◆ Wrestler Klondyke Kate’s real name is Jayne Porter. ◆ MEN HAD TO PAY A HAT TAX, BASED ON THE PRICE OF THEIR HAT, BETWEEN 1784-1811.
◆ Moscow was founded by Prince Yuri Dolgorukiy in 1147. ◆ 11% OF PEOPLE IN THE UK WALK TO WORK.
Robert Cornelius WOW! took the first photo of a human, in 1839 – and it was a selfie!
◆ ANNIE EDSON TAYLOR WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO SURVIVE A TRIP OVER NIAGARA FALLS IN A BARREL – AT THE AGE OF 63. ◆ WIND TURBINES BUILT BEFORE 1978 ALL TURNED ANTI-CLOCKWISE. SINCE THEN, THEY’VE ALL TURNED CLOCKWISE.
◆ StrictlyCome Dancing took the “strictly” bit of its name from the 1992 film StrictlyBallroom.
◆ ST ISIDORE OF SEVILLE WAS AN ENCYCLOPAEDIA COMPILER BORN AROUND 560AD, WHO IS POPULARLY REGARDED AS THE PATRON SAINT OF THE INTERNET. ◆ The Terracotta Army has around 8,000 soldiers and 650 horses.
◆ “READY RHINO” WAS AN OLD SLANG TERM FOR MONEY.