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Friday, November 8, 2013

Did you know that Sandy Allen 7'7 inches, she was listed as the tallest living female at the time of her death in 2008?

Zeng Jinlian
Did you know that Zeng Jinlian was confirmed by Guinness World Records as tallest female ever she was
8 ft 1 ¾ in?

Did you know that Jinlian  Suffered from spine curvature and could not stand at full height.

Did you know that Jinlian was from the People's Republic of China and was the tallest recorded Chinese person and world's tallest person shortly before her death?

Did you know that Jinlian lived from  1964–1982?

Jane Bunford
Did you know that  Jane Bunford was 7 ft 11 in?

Did you know that Bunford was the tallest recorded English person and possibly the world's tallest person at the time of her death?

Did you know that Bunford was born in United Kingdom and lived from 1895–1922?

Did you know that Yao Defen was also from People's Republic of China?

Yao Defen
Did you know that Yao Defen was listed as tallest living female she was 7 ft 8 in by Guinness World Records, until her death on November 13, 2012?

Did you know that Defen lived from 1972–2012?



Did you know that Sandy Allen was 7 ft 7in she was listed as tallest living female by Guinness World Records, until her [40]
Sandy Allen
death on August 13, 2008?

Did you know that Allen was born in United States and lived her life there until she died,
theh
1955–2008?



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Thursday, November 7, 2013

Did you know that NBC has 3 of the longest airing shows in Broadcasting history?

Did you know that NBC has 3 of the longest airing shows in Broadcasting history?
Did you know that Meet the Press[5][6] is a weekly American television news/interview program airing on NBC?

Did you know that Meet The Press is the longest-running television series at 66 years in American broadcasting history, despite bearing little resemblance to the original format of the program seen in its television debut on November 6, 1947?[7]  

Did you know that Meet the Press is the highest-rated of the American television Sunday morning talk shows?[8]
Martha Rountree

Did you know that Meet the Press has been hosted by 11 moderators, beginning with Martha Rountree?

David Gregory
Did you know that Meet the Press current Host is David Gregory, who assumed the role in December 2008?






Did you know that the Today (also called The Today Show) is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC?


Did you know that The Today Show debuted on January 14, 1952?

Did you know that The Today Show was the first of its genre on American television and in the world?

Did you know that The Today Show is the fifth-longest running American television series?

Did you know that originally the Today Show was a two-hour program on weekdays?

Did you know that the Today Show expanded to Sundays (currently a one hour program) in 1987 and Saturdays (running for two hours) in 1992?

Did you know that the weekday broadcast expanded to three hours in 2000, and to four hours in 2007?

ABC Good Morning America
Did you know that Today's dominance was virtually unchallenged by the other networks until the late 1980s, ABC's Good Morning America?
when it was overtaken by


Did you know that The Breakfast Club is a long-run morning variety show on NBC Blue Network/ABC radio (and briefly on television) originating in Chicago, Illinois?

Did you know that the Breakfast Club was hosted by Don McNeill?

Did you know that the Breakfast Club radio program ran from June 23,
1933 through December 27, 1968?

Did you know that  McNeil's 35½-year run as host remains the longest tenure for an M.C. of a network entertainment program?

 surpassing Johnny Carson (29½ years) on The Tonight Show and Bob Barker (34⅔ years) on The Price is Right.





Did you know that The Late Late Show, sometimes referred to as The Late Late,[1][2] or in some cases by the initialism LLS,[3][4] is the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster[8][9][10][11][12][13][14] and the official[15] flagship television programme of Irish broadcasting company Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ)?[16]


Did you know that The Late Late show was broadcast live for over two hours in front of a studio audience it was regarded as an Irish television institution, even outside the country,[17] and was considered "Ireland's chat show"?[18]

Did you know that The Late Late Show began broadcasting on Friday nights in 1962 and was presented by
Gary Bryne
Gay Byrne for over 35 years?

  Did you know that The Late Late Show was first broadcast on Friday, 6 July 1962?

Did you know that since The Late Late Show its format has remained largely the same, with music, chat, comedy and audience involvement in debates on topical issues?











Did you know that The Tonight Show is an American late-night
talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954?


Did you know that the Tonight Show is Recorded in Los Angeles?

Did you know that the Tonight Show is the longest currently running regularly scheduled entertainment program in the United States and the third longest-running show on NBC after Meet the Press and Today?

Did you know that the question as to whether it is the longest-running entertainment program in the world is a matter of debate, the Irish series The Late Late Show, which debuted in 1962, has run continuously in the same format and is a claimant to the title, whereas Tonight underwent significant changes in format and title during its history?

 Did you know that The Tonight Show was hosted by Steve Allen (1954–57), Jack Paar (1957–62), Johnny Carson (1962–92), Jay Leno (1992–2009, 2010–present), and Conan O'Brien (2009–10). Several guest hosts also appeared, particularly during the Paar and Carson eras?
Johnny Carson

Did you know that the longest-serving host to date was Johnny Carson, who hosted The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson for 30 seasons from the fall of 1962 through the spring of 1992?

Did you know that the current host of the show is Jay Leno, who had hosted the show from 1992 to 2009 and began his second tenure on March 1, 2010?[1]


Did you know that on April 3, 2013, NBC announced Jimmy Fallon would become the new host of The Tonight Show. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy
Jimmy Fallon 
Fallon
will premiere February 24, 2014, the day after the closing ceremonies of the 2014 Winter Olympics?[2]

Did you know that Fallon will move the 'Tonight Show' after 42 years in California back to New York?







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Did you know that November 2013, Dish Network announced plans to close the remaining 300 Blockbuster stores with 3,000 employees?

Did you know that Blockbuster LLC, formerly Blockbuster Entertainment Inc.,[2] was an video rental shops (both owned and franchised), later adding DVD-by-mail, streaming, video on demand and cinema theater?[3]
American-based provider of home movie and video game rental services, originally through

Did you know that Michael Kelly was President of Blockbuster and Dennis McGill Executive Vice
Michael Kelly was President of Blockbuster  
President and CFO?
 


Did you know that Blockbuster Video was founded in 1985?

Did you know that in 1996 Blockbuster Entertainment was the new name of Block Buster?

Did you know that Block Buster headquarters was in Englewood, Colorado?

Did you know that at its peak in 2004, Blockbuster had up to 60,000 employees and more than 9,000 stores?[4][5]

Did you know that due to competition from companies such as Netflix and Redbox, Blockbuster lost significant revenue and filed for bankruptcy on September 23, 2010?[6]

Did you know that on April 6, 2011, the company and its remaining 1,700 stores were bought by satellite television provider Dish Network at auction for $233 million and the assumption of $87 million in liabilities 7]
and other obligations.?

Did you know that November 2013, Dish Network announced plans to close the remaining 300 Blockbuster stores with 3,000 employees.[13]






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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Did you know that Gabby Douglas won gold medals in both the individual and team all-around competitions in the 2012 Summer Olympics?

Did you know that Gabrielle Christina Victoria Douglas[2] was born December 31, 1995?

Did you know that "Gabby" Douglas is member of the  is a member of the U.S. Women's Gymnastics team an American artistic gymnast?

Did you know that Gabby Douglas only wants to be called Gabrielle Douglas?

Did you know that Gabby Douglas won gold medals in both the individual and team all-around competitions in the  2012 Summer Olympics?

Did you know that Douglas is the first woman of color and the first African-American gymnast[3][4] in Olympic history to become the individual all-around champion, and the first American gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team competitions at the same Olympics as well as being the only American All-Around Champion to win multiple gold medals, thus far?

Did you know that there was a huge public outcry from black viewers that did not like how Gabby hair looked rough?

Did you know that Douglas was also a member of the gold-winning U.S. team at the 2011 World Championships?






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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Did you know that in his prime, Pablo was the 7th richest man in the world?


Did you know that Pablo Escobar: Net Worth was $30 Billion?
Richest Criminals
Pablo Escobar

Did you know that Pablo Escobar, was the richest criminal in history?

Did you know that Escobar was the head of Colombia's Medellin cocaine cartel, the most powerful drug cartel ever?

Did you know that in his prime, Pablo was the 7th richest man in the world?
 
Did you know that Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria lived from (December 1, 1949 – December 2, 1993)?

Did yo know that in 1989, Forbes magazine estimated Escobar to be one of 227 billionaires in the world with a personal net worth of close to US$3 billion[15] while his Medellín cartel controlled 80% of the global cocaine market?[16]

Did you know that Escobar was a lifelong sports fan, he was credited with building football fields and multi-sports courts, as well as sponsoring children's football teams?


Did you know that Escobar was responsible for the construction of many hospitals, schools and churches in western Colombia, which gained him popularity inside the local Roman Catholic Church?[18]


Did you know that Escobar Colombian cartels' continuing struggles to maintain supremacy resulted in Colombia quickly becoming the world’s murder capital with 25,100 violent deaths in 1991 and 27,100 in 1992?[19]

Did you know that the increased murder rate was fueled by Escobar's giving money to his hitmen as a reward for killing police officers, over 600 of whom died in this way?[20]






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Monday, November 4, 2013

Did you know that Chase Bank is one of the largest banks in the world?

Did you know that China, England, France, Germany and Japan each have two of the largest banks in the world?

10. Japan - Japan Post Bank
9. China - China Construction Bank
8. US - Chase Bank

7. UK - Barclays PLC
6. Japan - Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
5. France - BNP Paribas

4. France - Credit Agrizole Group






 3. Germany - Deutsche Bank






2. UK - HSBC


 Did you know that the Industrial Commerical Bank of China is the largest bank in the world?

1. China - Industrial Commerical Bank of China (ICBC)






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Sunday, November 3, 2013

Did you know that Apple was not the number 2 company generating revenues for 2012?


Did you know the top 3 global companies in terms of 2012 revenues were?

1. Exxon Mobil - $44.8bn

2. Apple - $41.7bn
3. Gazprom - $38.0bn
Did you know that Gazprom is the largest extractor of natural gas and one of the largest companies in the world?




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Did you Know

Did you know that the average human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons? These remarkable cells form intricate networks, allowing us to think, feel, and experience the world around us. Each neuron communicates with others through electrical impulses, creating a symphony of thoughts, memories, and emotions. So next time you ponder life’s mysteries, remember that your brain is orchestrating a cosmic dance of neurons!