Did you know that Venus and Serena have won more Olympic gold medals than any other female tennis players?

Did you know that Venus Ebony Starr Williams^[1] was born June 17, 1980?

Did you know that Venus Williams is an American professional tennis player who is a former World No. 1 and is ranked World No. 36 in singles as of July 29, 2013.^[2]

Did you know that Venus Williams is regarded as the best grass court player of her generation and she is widely considered as one of the all-time greats of women's tennis?

Did you know that
Venus Williams won five Wimbledon singles titles, which ties her with two other women for eighth place on the all-time list?

 Her 22 overall Grand Slam titles consist of seven in singles, thirteen in women's doubles, and two in mixed doubles.

Did you know that Venus Williams has won four Olympic gold medals, one in singles and three in women's doubles?^[4]

Did you know that Venus and Serena have won more Olympic gold medals than any other female tennis players?

Did you know that at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Venus Williams became only the second player to win Olympic gold medals in both singles and doubles at the same Olympic Games, after Helen Wills Moody in 1924?

Did you know that Venus has won 44 career singles titles?


 Did you know that Serena Williams 35-match winning streak from the 2000 Wimbledon Championships to the 2000 Generali Ladies Linz tournament final is the longest winning streak since January 1, 2000?

She is also one of only three active WTA players to have made the finals of all four Grand Slams, the other players being her sister Serena Williams and Russian Maria Sharapova.^[5]

Did you know that Venus Williams has played against her sister Serena Williams in 24 professional matches since 1998, with Serena winning 14 of the 24 matches?

Did you know that the Williams sisters have played

against each other in eight Grand Slam singles finals, with Serena winning six times?

Did you know that beginning with the 2002 French Open, they opposed each other in four consecutive Grand Slam singles finals?

Did you know that this is the first first time in the Open Era that the same two players played against each other in four consecutive Grand Slam singles finals?

Did you know that the Williams sister on the doubles side, the pair have won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles playing alongside each other?

Did you know that in 2002, after the French Open, Venus Williams and Serena Williams were ranked No. 1 and No. 2 respectively?

Did you know that during the 2010 French Open, they became the co-world no.1 players in women's doubles, in addition to holding the top two positions in singles tennis as well?
 
Did you know that both Williams Sister have won four gold medals at the Summer Olympics Games, one each in singles and three in doubles – which all they won together?








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Did you know that China has the largest population in the world, with over 1.3 billion people (1,343,239,923) as of July 2012?

 Did you know that China is officially known as the People's Republic of China?

Did you know that China has the largest population in the world, with over 1.3 billion people (1,343,239,923) as of July 2012?

Did you know that China is the 3rd largest country by area at 9,706,961 sq km (3,747,879 sq miles)?

Did you know that the summit of Mt Everest marks the border between China and Nepal?

Did you know that there are many different languages spoken in China, including Mandarin, Yue, Wu, Minbei, Minnan, Xiang, Gan and Hakka?

Did you know that 47% of the Chinese population live in urban areas?

Did you know that China experiences typhoons every year and also suffers from floods, tsunamis, earthquakes and droughts?

Did you know that China has the fourth longest river in the world, the Yangtze River, which reaches 5,797km (3,602 miles) in length. It also has the sixth longest, the Yellow River, stretching 4,667km (2,900 miles).

Did you know that China is the second largest economy in the world, after the United States of America.

Did you know that 2003, China became the third country to successfully send a person to space.

Did you know that the Great Wall of China is the

Great Wall of China

largest man made structure in the world, stretching an incredible 8,850 kilometres (5,500 miles)?

2008 Summer Olympic Games

Did you know that China hosted the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing?












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Did you know that Martin Springstead was the youngest umpire ever to serve as crew chief in the World Series, heading the staff for the 1973 Series at the age of 36 years and 3 months?

Did you know Martin John Springstead was an umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League from 1966 to 1985?

Did you know that Martin Springstead was the youngest umpire ever to serve as crew chief in the World Series, heading the staff for the 1973 Series at the age of 36 years and 3 months?

Did you know that Martin Sprinstead officiated in five no-hitters, including being the home plate umpire for two: Clyde Wright's on July 3, 1970 ^[6] and Mike Warren's on September 29, 1983?^[7]

(July 9, 1937 – January 17, 2012) 




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Did you know that Kevin Willis is one of 15 players in NBA history with over 16,000 career points and 11,000 career rebounds?

Did you know that Kevin Alvin Willis was born September 6, 1962 in Los Angeles?

Did you know that Willis is a retired American professional basketball who was a 7-foot power forward/center who played most of his career with the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA?

Did you know that in the 2004–05 season, Kevin Willis was the oldest player in the league at age 42,^[1] and he would continue to be until his retirement at the conclusion of the 2006-07 season at the age of 44?^[2]

Did you know that Kevin Willis in 2003won an NBA Championship ring with the Spurs?

Did you know that Kevin Willis is one of 15 players in NBA history with over 16,000 career points and 11,000 career rebounds?


Did you know that Hall-of-Famer Robert Parish, who - at age 43 - played 43 games with the Chicago Bulls in 1996-97, previously held many of Willis's longevity and age-based records?

Did you know that Willis holds career averages of 12.2 ppg, 8.4 rpg,^[2] and 0.9 apg while averaging 27 minutes per game in 20 NBA seasons?

Did you know that in 2007, Kevin Willis made three appearances on the Spike TV reality show, Pros vs Joes?

Did you know that Kevin Willis  returned to his

clothing business in 2007?

Did you know that Willis & Walker^[9] is a Atlanta-based company, which specializes in custom wear for big and tall men, was founded in 1988 by Willis and former Michigan State teammate Ralph Walker?^[10]




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Did you know that in 2012, a prison in the city of Pohang became home to the world’s first robotic prison guards?

Did you know that in 2010, the South Korean government launched its “R-Learning” program to fill schools with automated assistants like Engkey(robo-teachers)?

Did you know that there are two different version of this robo-teacher?

Did you know that the first robo-teacher comes equipped with a TV screen which displays the face of an English-speaking teacher—who might really be as far away as Australia?

Did you know that the second robo-teacher uses voice recognition technology to help students with their speaking skills?

Did you know that preschool teachers use Genibo, a

Genibo

robotic dog that teaches dance and gymnastics?

Did you know that iRobi keeps track of which kids are in class and asks them how they’re feeling?

Did you know that in 2012, a prison in the city of Pohang became home to the world’s first robotic prison guards?

Did you know that the robotic prison guard come with 3-D depth

robotic prison guards

cameras and two-way wireless communication systems that allow correctional officers to speak with the inmates?

Did you know that the robotic prison guards are controlled by guards with iPads?

Did you know that the robotic prison guards can identify illegal or dangerous activities, such as gang fights or suicide attempts, and then call for human backup?

Did you know that the robotic prison guards can’t touch the prisoners, and they aren’t armed?

SGR-1

Did you know that the SGR-1was deployed in 2010?

Did you know that the SGR-1robot patrols the demilitarized zone
between North and South Korea?

Did you know that the SGR-1 packs some serious firepower, including a 5.5-millimeter machine gun and 40-millimeter automatic grenade launchers?

Did you know that the SGR-1 robot  can’t fire without human permission?




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Did you know that Floyd Mayweather is the first athlete, besides Tiger Woods, to crack the $100 million earnings threshold?

Did you know that Floyd Money Mayweather regained his spot as the world’s highest-paid athlete?

Did you know that Floyd Mayweather has been cashing multi-million checks for his fights for more than a decade?

Did you know that Mayweather banked at least $25 million for each of his past nine bouts going back to 2007 when he defeated Oscar De La Hoya?

Did you know that Floyd Mayweather fight with Oscar De La Hoya in 2007

was the most watched fight in the history of boxing pay-per-view events?

 Did you know that Mayweather has earned almost $400 million in the Olympics?
ring since he turned pro in 1996 after the

Did you know that Floyd Mayweather earned $105 million during the past 12 months for 72 minutes of work in the ring for fights against Canelo Alvarez and Marcos Maidana?

Did you know that for 2013 Floyd Mayweather topped Forbes’ annual list of the world’s highest-paid athletes for the second time in three years?

Did you know that Floyd Mayweather is the first Tiger Woods, to crack the $100 million earnings threshold?
athlete, besides


Did you know that the September Mayweather-Canelo fight billed as “The One” set records for highest
PPV gross ($150 million), live gate ($20 million) and total revenue (roughly $200 million)?






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Did you know Disney World employs more than 62,000 as part of its "cast," making Walt Disney World the largest single-site employer in the United States?

Did you know Walt Disney bought the 43 square miles of Central Florida swampland for Disney World for $5 million, or about $185 an acre?

Did you know after the Sept. 11 attacks, the Federal Aviation Administration put a flight restriction over the Disney World resort?

Did you know the flight restriction over Disney World extends out in a three-mile radius from Cinderella's Castle and up to 3,000 feet?

Did you know an estimated 1.65 million pairs of eyeglasses have made their way to Disney World's lost-and-found bins since 1971. Every year, the park finds an average of 6,000 cellphones, 3,500 digital cameras and 18,000 hats?

Alex and Donna Voutsinas as kids

Alex and Donna Voutsinas

Did you know a married couple from Boynton Beach, Fla., Alex and Donna Voutsinas, realized years later that they were coincidentally photographed together at Disney as children?

Did you know the Walt Disney World resort is about the size of San Francisco, and only about 35 percent of its more than 27,000 acres has been developed?

Did you know that Mickey Mouse has more than 290 outfits, from a scuba suit to a lighted tuxedo?

Did you know that Minnie Mouse has more than 200 outfits, from cheerleading attire to evening gowns?

Did you know that the Animal Kingdom features more than 3,000 species in its 4 million trees and plants?


 Did you know if you were to stay in a different room every night at the Disney World resorts, to sleep in
them all would take you 68 years?


Did you know Disney World employs more than 62,000 as part of its "cast," making Walt Disney World the
largest single-site employer in the United States?

Did you know that Epcot mean? Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow?



Did you know Disney World infrastructure has more than 270 buses, making it the third-largest bus system in the state, behind Jacksonville and Miami?

Did you know that Disney World decorates more than 1,500 Christmas trees at holiday time?


Did you know if you dress up folks in all the shirts sold at Disney World in one year, you'd have enough for every resident of the state of Montana (pop. 974,989.)?

Did you know when Disney World opened, adult admission to the Magic Kingdom cost $3.50, Today it costs $85?


Did you know the first film made at Disney's Hollywood Studios was "Ernest Saves Christmas?"


Did you know Jane Eisner, wife of former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, came up with the "I'm going to Disney World!" campaign, Michael Eisner wrote in his 1998 memoir?

Did you know Disney World flew its flags at half-staff on the day Apple co-founder Steve Jobs died?

Did you know Jobs was Disney's largest single shareholder (7 percent), and he was on the board of directors?




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