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07/11/2022

Ten fun facts about Lorena Ochoa

Fact 1
Ochoa played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour from 2003 to 2010.

Fact 2
She was the top-ranked female golfer in the world for over three years, from April 2007 to her retirement in May 2010.

Fact 3
As the first Mexican golfer of either gender to be ranked number one in the world, Ochoa is considered the best Mexican golfer of all time.

Fact 4
Born and raised in Guadalajara, she was the third of four children of a real estate developer and an artist.

Fact 5
She took up golf at the age of five, won her first state event at the age of six, and her first national event at seven.

Fact 6
As a junior, Ochoa captured 22 state events in Guadalajara and 44 national events in Mexico. She won five consecutive titles at the Junior World Golf Championships.

Fact 7
In November 2001, Ochoa was presented with Mexico's National Sports Award by Mexican President Vicente Fox. She was the youngest person and first golfer to receive Mexico's highest sporting accolade.

Fact 8
She was the recipient of the 2003 Nancy Lopez Award, which is presented every year to the world's most outstanding female amateur golfer.

Fact 9
Ochoa won the 2006 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year award and received the National Sports Prize for the second time.

Fact 10
She was very successful in women's collegiate golf, winning the NCAA Player of the Year Awards for 2001 and 2002, finishing runner-up at both the 2001 and 2002 NCAA National Championship and being named to the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) 2001 All-America First team.

05/11/2022

Ten fun facts about Daniel Craig

Fact 1
In 2002 Daniel Craig was nominated by the London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor. The nomination was for his performance in the play “A Number at the Royal Court Theatre Downstairs.”

Fact 2
Daniel Craig is a graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where he studied under the tutelage of Collin MacCormack.

Fact 3
In 2006 he was declared to be the “Best Dressed Male” by Esquire Magazine.

Fact 4
Out of all of the actors that appeared in the popular “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” films, Daniel Craig was the only actor who was an actual fan of the video game series to be involved with the project.

Fact 5
In June 2007 Daniel Craig was ranked number seven by Elle Magazine in their “15 Sexiest Men” poll.

Fact 6
At 5 feet 11 inches, Daniel Craig is the shortest actor to take on the iconic role of James Bond and interestingly the only actor to take on the role of James Bond who was born after the popular action series first began.

Fact 7
He made a guest appearance at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Summer Olympic games where he appeared as Bond alongside Queen Elizabeth II.

Fact 8
Actor Daniel Craig and Timothy Dalton have both played the role of James Bond as well as Lord Aisrael.

Fact 9
A long time smoker, Daniel Craig kicked the habit before production of Casino Royale begin in 2006.

Fact 10
In 2008 he was ranked number twenty-nine by the Telegraph in the “100 Most Powerful People In British Culture” list.

05/11/2022

Ten fun facts about Microsoft

Fact 1
IBM is second-largest technology company in the world and will be celebrating its 100th birthday on June 2013.

Fact 2
It was originally called the Tabulating Machine Company when it was founded by Herman Hollerith in 1896. It was only when Thomas Watson took over the company that it came to be known as IBM.

Fact 3
The company is also popularly known as “Big Blue” and the origin of this nickname is still a mystery. Many believe that it’s the logo color and its global order that are the reason for it.

Fact 4
IBM computers manned by IBM personnel helped NASA with the first human-landing on the moon.

Fact 5
In 1997, the chess computer “Deep Blue” defeated Gary Kasparov the world chess champion in a six game match that was closely watched by people across the globe.

Fact 6
In the early part of 2013, “Watson” the IBM computer easily defeated two human “Jeopardy” game show champions and once again, proved the prowess of artificial intelligence.

Fact 7
IBM became the first company ever in 2008, to earn over 4,000 U.S patents in a matter of one year and is the world’s largest company with its revenue taken into account.

Fact 8
The company is credited with inventing the first ever continuous blood separator which is used in the treatment of leukemia.

Fact 9
The company’s original logo was designed in 1924 when its name was changed to IBM. The current day logo was created only in 1972 by a graphic designer named Paul Rand and is meant to represent the innovation and expertise of the company.

Fact 10
The company’s slogan “Think” was created in 1914 by Thomas. J Watson. The Apple campaign which was called “Think different” was considered to have taken off from the IBM one.

05/11/2022

Ten fun facts about Isaac Newton

Fact 1
Isaac Newton was born in 1642 on Christmas day and was born a premature baby. He was born so premature, doctors did not expect him to survive.

Fact 2
He belonged to a farming family. His mother had insisted that he manage the family farm at the age of 17. Newton turned out to be a very bad farmer and thankfully for the rest of the world, he went on to study at Trinity College in Cambridge.

Fact 3
A large percentage of the discoveries that Newton made were between 21-27 years of age. However, these findings were disclosed to the world only several years later.

Fact 4
He became a Lucasian Professor of mathematics at the age of 26. This is a mathematics professorship at the University of Cambridge.

Fact 5
Newton’s greatest passion was the bible and he wrote less about science and mathematics and more about religion. He had calculated the date of the Jesus Christ’ crucifixion to be April 3, A.D. 33.

Fact 6
In 1668, Newton developed the Newtonian telescope which was the very first functional reflecting telescope.

Fact 7
His alchemical studies were kept under wraps while he was alive. Making gold and silver was considered to be a felony and was punishable by law.

Fact 8
In his one year stint as Member of Parliament in 1689, the only words he spoke were to an usher. He requested him to shut a window to stop the draft of wind from blowing in.

Fact 9
Isaac Newton was appointed the warden of the London Mint in 1696 and was assigned the task of putting an end to counterfeiting.

Fact 10
In his early years, Newton was a very bad student and had got beaten-up by a school bully. He eventually managed to challenge the boy and beat him up in return. As a second challenge to prove his mettle he strived to excel in academics and succeeded. This was the turning point of his life.

03/11/2022

Ten fun facts about Franklin D. Roosevelt

Fact 1
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882 and died on April 12, 1945). Commonly referred to as FDR, he was a central figure in the political events of mid-20th century.

Fact 2
Roosevelt is known for his dominant personality and he is the only American President who has been elected for more than two terms.

Fact 3
He built the New Deal Coalition that was detrimental in the realignment of the American politics post 1932 and his domestic policies in the middle third of the 20th century, defined American liberalism.

Fact 4
FDR defeated Republican Herbert Hoover in November 1932 at the peak of the Great Depression. 'Happy Days Are Here Again' was the theme song for his campaign.

Fact 5
Roosevelt dedicated his first 100 days in office, to leading and execute the various programs of the New Deal, which were designed to provide relief, generate economic growth and reform the society as a whole. Some of them being creating job opportunities, accelerating the economic growth and improvement in the transportation system.

Fact 6
He also influenced the creation of Bretton Woods and the United Nations(UN).

Fact 7
He is consistently rated as one of the top three U.S Presidents along with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

Fact 8
Roosevelt was a liberal Democrat and he described his position as 'a little left of the center'.

Fact 9
Roosevelt contracted Polio while he was vacationing in Campobello Island, Canada with his family. The aftermath of which left him permanently paralyzed from waist below.

Fact 10
Fala, Roosevelt's dog, was his constant companion during his time in the White House and is often credited as the 'most photographed dog'.

02/11/2022

Ten fun facts about Saturn

Fact 1
It is the second largest planet in the Solar System, after Jupiter.

Fact 2
Named after the Roman god of agriculture, Saturn, its astronomical symbol represents the god's sickle.

Fact 3
In ancient times, it was the most distant of the five known planets in the solar system (excluding Earth) and thus a major character in various mythologies.

Fact 4
In ancient Roman mythology, the god Saturnus, from which the planet takes its name, was the god of agriculture.

Fact 5
Saturn is the most distant of the five planets easily visible to the naked eye.

Fact 6
Saturn is a gas giant with an average radius about nine times that of Earth.

Fact 7
Saturn's interior is probably composed of a core of iron, nickel and rock (silicon and oxygen compounds), surrounded by a deep layer of metallic hydrogen, an intermediate layer of liquid hydrogen and liquid helium and an outer gaseous layer.

Fact 8
The planet exhibits a pale yellow hue due to ammonia crystals in its upper atmosphere.

Fact 9
Saturn has a prominent ring system that consists of nine continuous main rings and three discontinuous arcs, composed mostly of ice particles with a smaller amount of rocky debris and dust.

Fact 10
Saturn has been known since prehistoric times.

01/11/2022

Ten fun facts about Toads

Fact 1
Toads are generally terrestrial in their habits except during the breeding season when they seek water.

Fact 2
They come out at night to feed on insects and burrow beneath the earth in the daytime. Toads hibernate during the winter.

Fact 3
Toads have recessed eyes and they have dry bumpy warty skin and do not have teeth. Toads shed their skins regularly and often eat the dead skin.

Fact 4
They weigh from 20 to 80 kg and their length ranges from 8 – 13 cm.

Fact 5
Toads live on land as well as in water, in gardens, large water bodies, woodlands, scrubs and rough grasslands. Their lifespan is 20 to 40 years.

Fact 6
Their diet includes insect larvae, spider, insects and flies and other invertebrates.

Fact 7
The collective name for a group is a Knot.

Fact 8
Babies are called tadpoles. The gestation period is 10 days and they lay 600 to 4000 eggs. Their eggs are usually laid in long strings.

Fact 9
Toads secrete a toxic foul tasting substance called bufagin to deter predators. They have bulges or glandular areas called parotid glands on the back of their heads.

Fact 10
During mating, male toads clasp females in a special hold known as “Amplexus”. They remain like this for a few days as the female lays her spawn.

01/11/2022

Ten fun facts about Bobcats

Fact 1
The fur color of Bobcats ranges from yellow to gray brown.

Fact 2
They are nocturnal animals that are agile and climb well. They are fierce hunters and mark their territories with claw marks and deposits of urine.

Fact 3
Bobcats weigh 16 to 30 pounds and their length is from 26 to 41 inches. Their life span is 10 to 12 years.

Fact 4
They live in woods, forests, urban edge semi-desert areas and swamps in Continental United States from Southern Canada to Northern Mexico.

Fact 5
Bobcats have a main natal den and several secondary dens under rock shelters or caves. They are also found under fallen trees, brush piles or hollow logs.

Fact 6
They walk for 4 miles every day and do not have an accurate sense of smell. They are excellent swimmers, stalkers and hunters.

Fact 7
Bobcats are carnivores and eat small animals such as mice, squirrel, birds and rabbits. They even hunt deer, sheep, poultry and young pigs.

Fact 8
They communicate by a variety of vocalizations which includes yowls, spits, mews, hisses and purrs.

Fact 9
The collective name for a group is a clutter or clowder.

Fact 10
The gestation period is 2 months and they have one to six kittens at a time. Males are called Torn while the females are called queens. Their babies are called kittens

01/11/2022

Ten fun facts about Emus

Fact 1
Emus have long necks and two sets of eyelids, one for blinking and one to keep the dust out. They have long feet with three toes on each foot.

Fact 2
Each of their feathers has a double shaft. They run holding out their tiny wings hidden under the feathers to serve as stabilizers.

Fact 3
An emu can grow to between 5 to 6.5 feet in height and can weigh up to 130 lbs. The males are slightly smaller than females.

Fact 4
The sound made by males is similar to a pig’s grunt while females make loud booming sounds.

Fact 5
Emus require water every day. They use their lungs as evaporative coolers in hot weather. In cool weather the multiple folds in the nasal passages are used to recycle air and create moisture for reuse.

Fact 6
Emus breed in cooler months and pair in summer. Females lay large eggs weighing about a pound each. The male sits on the eggs to incubate them when the female is busing laying more eggs.

Fact 7
They feed on flowers, berries, grains, insects soft shoots and grubs.

Fact 8
These birds store large amounts of fat in their bodies and use these stores to survive when looking for more food.

Fact 9
They can sprint at 30 mps. They are solitary creatures but can live in pairs or flocks.

Fact 10
Emus can swim and cross rivers in the course of wandering.

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