My kids corner - 5

Sports & Games

1. Most soccer players run 7 miles in a game.
2. Holes in a golf course must be 4.25 inches in diameter, and at least 4 inches deep.
3. In tennis, zero points is referred to as love, which is possibly derived from the French word for egg, l'oeuf, referring to the physical appearance of the number zero.
4. The Olympic was the sister ship of the Titanic, and she provided twenty-five years of service.
5. The sport with the most number of officials with relation to players is tennis. There are 13 officials for two players.
6. The spots on dice are called "pips."
7. If you add up all the number on a roulette wheel, that is 1through 36, you get '666', the biblical number of fallen man.
8. The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail (HP), India, 2444 mt above sea level
9. The Australian term for extras in cricket are 'sundries'
10. Since 1896, the beginning of the modern Olympics, only Greece and Australia have participated in every Games
11. In 1935, Jesse Owens broke 4 world records in 45 minutes
12. The metal instrument used in shoe stores to measure feet is called the Brannock device

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1. The Most/ Longest/ Shortest/ Tallest/ Smallest/ Biggest/ Fastest:
2. The oldest national flag still in existence, that of Denmark, dates back to the 13th century
3. The longest movie made lasts 85 hours and is fittingly titled "The Cure for Insomnia.
4. The world's highest cricket ground is in Chail (HP), India, 2444 mts above sea level.
5. The most common disease in the world is tooth decay
6. Ninety percent of all species that have become extinct have been birds
7. The youngest Pope was 11 years old.
8. The quickest ascent of Everest, in 10 hours, 56 minutes, was achieved by Sherpa Lhakpa Gelu
9. The longest fence in the world is in Australia and it runs for over 3,436 miles (5,530 km)

The country with the most Post offices is India with over 152,792 compared with just over 38,000 in the United States.

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Fun Facts - People

1. Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined
2. Einstein couldn't speak fluently when he was nine. His parents thought he might be retarded
3. In 1935, Jesse Owens broke 4 world records in 45 minutes
4. Mother Teresa's real name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
5. George Washington died the last hour of the last day of the last week of the last month of the last year of the 18th century
6. St Francis of Assisi introduced Christmas Carols to formal church services
7. The quickest ascent of Everest, in 10 hours, 56 minutes, was achieved by Sherpa Lhakpa Gelu
8. Abraham Lincoln held a liquor license and operated several taverns
9. Walt Disney was once fired by a newspaper editor for lack of imagination
10. Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts
11. Alexander the Great was an epileptic
12. Mozart wrote the music for the song Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star when he was just five years old.
13. Thomas Edison's total school education consisted of three months

Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, was born in the ancient southeastern Turkish town of Lycia early in the fourth century

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UNBELIEVABLE FACTS

Ø A cough releases an explosive charge of air that moves at speed up to 60 mph.

Ø A human being loses an average of 40 to 100 strands of hair a day.

Ø A fingernail or toenail takes about 6 months to grow from base to tip.

Ø A jellyfish is made up of 95% in water.

Ø A starfish has no heart.

Ø Dolphins sleep with one eye open.

Ø Alligators can’t move backwards.

Ø A snail can sleep for 3 years.

Ø Every time you sneeze your heart stop a second.

Ø An ostrich’s eye is bigger than its brain.

Ø All babies are color –blind when they are born.

Ø There are about 6800 languages in the world.

Ø The coconut is the largest seed in the world.