England invented Football into what we know it as Today, Although the Origins of the sport are Chinese. Football is the most Watched and the most Played sport in the World. The Football industry makes more Money than any other Sport played in the World. The First Live coverage of a Football game was Shown…
Charles Darrow first Developed the Monopoly game in 1933. The Original game was made from Materials from Darrow’s own Home. A Piece of oilcloth covered the board and the Cards were Handwritten. The original Monopoly die-cast Tokens were Inspired by Darrow’s nieces who recommended Metal charms from Charm bracelets be used. Darrow attempted to Sell…
The Largest flower in the world is the Titan arums, which Produce flowers 10 feet high and 3 feet wide. The Flowers smell of Decaying flesh and are also known as Corpse flowers. Dandelions might seem like Weeds but the Flowers and Leaves are a Good source of Vitamins A and C, Iron, Calcium and…
The name Lemon is said to have been derived from an Asian word for ‘Sour fruit’. Lemons are technically Berries. Lemons turn from Green to Yellow because of Temperature changes. Lemon is an Evergreen tree, Thus their Colors change with the Temperature. It is Not because of Ripeness. Lemon trees can Produce up to 600…
The First pair of shoes containing a Left and Right shoe, were created in Philadelphia. There was No evidence that Right and Left shoes were Created before this time. For centuries, Heels signified a High social standing rather than Gender. It was also crucial for Men riding horses to have a Heel on their boot…
The Majority of Coffee is produced in Brazil. It Produces 40% of the World’s coffee. Second place holder is Vietnam. The word ‘Coffee’ comes from the Arabic word for ‘Wine’ Qahwah later became kahveh in Turkish and then koffie in Dutch, which is where we get the English word Coffee. Before people Learned how to…
Director D. W. Griffith was the First to make a Motion picture in Hollywood. His 17-minute short film In Old California (1910) was filmed for the Biograph Company. The most filmed author is William Shakespeare including straight Film versions, Modern adaptations, West Side Story and Shakespeare parodies. The First film to receive an X rating…
YouTube was Created by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim in 2005 who were all Employees of Paypal. The Inspiration for YouTube as we know it today is credited to two different events. First was Karim’s inability to find footage online of Janet Jackson’s ‘Wardrobe malfunction’. Second when Hurley and Chen were unable to…
The BMW Logo derives from the Company’s origin as an Airplane manufacturer. The now Iconic blue and white ‘Target sign’ represents a Spinning white propeller against a Blue sky. The Six Stars in the Subaru Logo are a reference to Pleiades, a Cluster of stars in the Constellation Taurus. Subaru is also Taurus’s name in…
The First cars didn’t have a Steering Wheel. People had to Steer them with a Lever. The World’s first Automobile was developed by Carl Benz in 1885. The Top speed of the Motor car was 16 km per hour. It was known as the Benz Patent Motorwagen. A Single car has about 30,000 parts. About…