Hello friends first of all a very Happy Christmas to all the blog readers. Here we are back with some more amazing facts and there are many more facts yet to come ahead.
I thank you all the blog readers, and this blog expects more readers and promises to amaze you with new facts.
1. "Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone"
Ancient Egyptian pillows were wooden or stone headrests.These pillows were mostly used by placing them under the heads of the deceased because the head of a human was considered to be the essence of life and sacred.
2. "The Russians once partied so hard while the WWII ended, that the entire city of Moscow ran out of Vodka"
At 1:10 a.m. on May 9, 1945, night owls in the USSR heard a radio report that Nazi Germany had officially surrendered to the Russia. Rather than wait until morning to celebrate, citizens took to the streets in their pajamas. The revelry reached such a fever pitch that by the time Joseph Stalin addressed the nation 22 hours later, the Russians faced a new crisis: The entire country had run out of vodka!
3. "It would take you 10 years to view all the photos shared on Snapchat in the last hour"
Every second 8,796 photos are shared on Snapchat and it would take 10 years to view all the photos shared on Snapchat in the last hour. By the time you had viewed all those photos, another 880,000 year worth of photos would have been shared.
4. "The united states has more museums than Starbucks and McDonald's locations combined"
There are roughly 15,521 Starbucks locations in the United States, and about 15,779 McDonald's restaurants. But combined, the two chains don't come close to the number of museums in the U.S., which stands at a whopping 35,000.
5. "3D printing is a 35 year old technology, It's become popular these years only because the patents have expired or will expire soon"
This year, many patents on 3D printers will expire, possibly creating more competition, innovation, and lower prices. However, there are still quite a few overlapping patents out there, however, which causes a lot of murkiness. During the last decade, the Patent and Trademark Office has received more than 6,800 3D printing patent applications. Since 2007, almost 700 patents have been filed annually.
6. "Beijing issued its most severe air pollution warning for the second time"
Beijing issued its second ever “red alert”, closing schools and ordering half of all private cars off the road from Saturday until Tuesday.Weather authorities warned that the capital city would be shrouded in the worst smog of year 2015 in the next few days. It will be Beijing’s third period of prolonged heavy pollution in less than a month. Beijing Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) is 234 means very unhealthy.
7. "A man bought $27 of bitcoin, forgets about them, and finds they're now worth $886k"
A Norwegian man discovers $27 bitcoin investment now worth more than enough to buy an apartment. This high rise in bitcoin has meant that within the space of four years, one Norwegian man’s $27 investment turned into a forgotten $886,000.
8. "Giving a cow name can increase milk yield by almost 284 liters per year"
Giving a cow a name and treating her as an individual with "more personal touch" can increase milk production, so says a scientific research published in the online "Anthrozoos", which is described as a "multidisciplinary journal of the interactions of people and animals"."Just as people respond better to the personal touch, cows also feel happier and more relaxed if they are given a bit more one-to-one attention," said Dr Catherine Douglas, lead researcher of the university's School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development.
9. "Eton college, one of the most expensive schools in Britain, was originally founded to provide free education"
Eton was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore” to provide free education to 70 poor boys who would then go on to King's College, Cambridge, which he founded in 1441.
10. "Tesla once paid an overdue hotel bill with a model of his 'death beam'"
Tesla once paid an overdue hotel bill with a model of his “death beam”. Tesla’s “death beam” would be able to stop any invading army, thus making warfare pointless. When he turned over the box containing the model, Tesla warned the hotel’s employees that they must never open it. They fearfully complied, hiding the box in a storeroom. After his death in 1943 the box was pried open and found to contain nothing but harmless old electrical components.
I thank you all the blog readers, and this blog expects more readers and promises to amaze you with new facts.
Lets start with some facts
1. "Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone"
Ancient Egyptian pillows were wooden or stone headrests.These pillows were mostly used by placing them under the heads of the deceased because the head of a human was considered to be the essence of life and sacred.
2. "The Russians once partied so hard while the WWII ended, that the entire city of Moscow ran out of Vodka"
At 1:10 a.m. on May 9, 1945, night owls in the USSR heard a radio report that Nazi Germany had officially surrendered to the Russia. Rather than wait until morning to celebrate, citizens took to the streets in their pajamas. The revelry reached such a fever pitch that by the time Joseph Stalin addressed the nation 22 hours later, the Russians faced a new crisis: The entire country had run out of vodka!
3. "It would take you 10 years to view all the photos shared on Snapchat in the last hour"
Every second 8,796 photos are shared on Snapchat and it would take 10 years to view all the photos shared on Snapchat in the last hour. By the time you had viewed all those photos, another 880,000 year worth of photos would have been shared.
4. "The united states has more museums than Starbucks and McDonald's locations combined"
There are roughly 15,521 Starbucks locations in the United States, and about 15,779 McDonald's restaurants. But combined, the two chains don't come close to the number of museums in the U.S., which stands at a whopping 35,000.
5. "3D printing is a 35 year old technology, It's become popular these years only because the patents have expired or will expire soon"
This year, many patents on 3D printers will expire, possibly creating more competition, innovation, and lower prices. However, there are still quite a few overlapping patents out there, however, which causes a lot of murkiness. During the last decade, the Patent and Trademark Office has received more than 6,800 3D printing patent applications. Since 2007, almost 700 patents have been filed annually.
6. "Beijing issued its most severe air pollution warning for the second time"
Beijing issued its second ever “red alert”, closing schools and ordering half of all private cars off the road from Saturday until Tuesday.Weather authorities warned that the capital city would be shrouded in the worst smog of year 2015 in the next few days. It will be Beijing’s third period of prolonged heavy pollution in less than a month. Beijing Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI) is 234 means very unhealthy.
7. "A man bought $27 of bitcoin, forgets about them, and finds they're now worth $886k"
A Norwegian man discovers $27 bitcoin investment now worth more than enough to buy an apartment. This high rise in bitcoin has meant that within the space of four years, one Norwegian man’s $27 investment turned into a forgotten $886,000.
8. "Giving a cow name can increase milk yield by almost 284 liters per year"
Giving a cow a name and treating her as an individual with "more personal touch" can increase milk production, so says a scientific research published in the online "Anthrozoos", which is described as a "multidisciplinary journal of the interactions of people and animals"."Just as people respond better to the personal touch, cows also feel happier and more relaxed if they are given a bit more one-to-one attention," said Dr Catherine Douglas, lead researcher of the university's School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development.
9. "Eton college, one of the most expensive schools in Britain, was originally founded to provide free education"
Eton was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "Kynge's College of Our Ladye of Eton besyde Windesore” to provide free education to 70 poor boys who would then go on to King's College, Cambridge, which he founded in 1441.
10. "Tesla once paid an overdue hotel bill with a model of his 'death beam'"
Tesla once paid an overdue hotel bill with a model of his “death beam”. Tesla’s “death beam” would be able to stop any invading army, thus making warfare pointless. When he turned over the box containing the model, Tesla warned the hotel’s employees that they must never open it. They fearfully complied, hiding the box in a storeroom. After his death in 1943 the box was pried open and found to contain nothing but harmless old electrical components.
