100 facts about the Fifa World Cup
Saturday, June 12th, 2010 Posted in Interesting | No Comments »1 — every match at the inaugural 1930 World Cup in Uruguay was played in one city: Montevideo. 2 — Sweden's Jan Olsson, wearing No. 2, was the defender that Dutch star Johan Cruyff famously bamboozled with his inventive ...
Amazing Facts on Cucumber
Saturday, April 24th, 2010 Posted in Health Tips, Interesting | No Comments »This information was in The New York Times several weeks ago as part of their "Spotlight on the Home" series that highlighted creative and fanciful ways to solve common problems. 1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, ...
What is white chocolate?
Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 Posted in Interesting | No Comments »White chocolate contains cocoa butter, a product of the cocoa bean that is also used to produce chocolate. The cocoa butter, which does have a faint chocolate flavor is combined with milk, sugar and often other flavoring ingredients such as ...
Interesting and Fun Alcohol Facts
Friday, July 10th, 2009 Posted in Interesting | No Comments »The word “toast,” which means wishing good health originated in ancient Rome. A piece of toasted bread was literally dropped into wine back then. The soil of one of the vineyards in France is considered so precious that it is mandatory ...
Fun Facts About The Brain
Saturday, May 23rd, 2009 Posted in Interesting | No Comments »Dimensions and Sizes Average dimensions of the adult brain: Width = 140 mm/5.5 in, Length = 167 mm/6.5 in, Height = 93 mm/3.6 in. How much does human brain weigh? At birth our brains weigh and average of 350-400g (about 4/5 ...
Facts About Friday the 13th
Friday, March 20th, 2009 Posted in Interesting | No Comments »The origin of the link between bad luck and Friday the 13th is murky. The whole thing might date to Biblical times (the 13th guest at the Last Supper betrayed Jesus). By the Middle Ages, both Friday and 13 were ...
