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Saturday, May 26, 2012

Did you know the pocket rocket won 11 Stanley Cups?

Did you know Joseph Henri Richard is a former professional ice hockey player who played centre with the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1955 to 1975?


Did you know that Joseph was the brother of hockey legend Maurice 'The Rocket' Richard and consequently, because he was 15 years younger and three inches shorter, he was given the nickname The Pocket-Rocket?[1]


Did you know that Henri won 11 Stanley Cups, more than any other player in NHL history?

Did you know that  the only one other athlete in North American professional sports has achieved winning eleven championships in his respective league - Bill Russell of the NBA's Boston Celtics?

Did you know that of the 11 Cup titles gave Henri the unusual claim of having more championships than he had birthdays at the end of his career?

Did you know that he was born on February 29 during a leap year, so his birthday came around only 9 times before he played his final game?

Did you know that In his career, he scored 358 goals and earned 688 assists in 1256 games?

Did you know that his 1256 regular-season games played in a Canadiens uniform are a franchise record?



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Did you know that A.C Green played in 1278 games out of 1281?

Did you know that A.C. Green, Jr.,  is a retired American NBA basketball player who played in more consecutive games than any other player in NBA and ABA history?


Did you know that A.C. Green played 1,192 straight games which helped him to earn the title of "Iron Man" ?

Did you know that he played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat?

Did you know that he was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2003?

Did you know that he played in 1278 out of 1281 games in his career (99.8%), with the three he missed coming in his second season, 1986–87?



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Friday, May 25, 2012

Did you know that Alexander "Alex" Steinweiss was a graphic designer known for inventing the album cover?

Did you know that Alexander "Alex" Steinweiss  was a graphic designer known for inventing the album cover?

Did you know that Steinweiss with help from his brother-in-law, found a manufacturer willing to invest in his Album Cover patent for what became the industry packaging standard?

Did you know that Alex Steinweiss died,  he was , 94.

(March 24, 1917 – July 17, 2011)

Did you know that Steinweiss did not develop the inner sleeve, only the outer package)?

Did you know that Steinweiss was active in record cover design from 1939 until 1973 he has designed roughly 2500 covers?





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Did you know that Joe Louis held the World Heavyweight Boxing title longer than any other fighter in history, 12 years from 1937 to 1949?

Did you know that Joseph Louis Barrow, was known as the Brown Bomber Joe Louis?


Did you know that Joe Louis  was an American professional boxer and the World Heavyweight Champion?

Did you know that Joe Louis held the World Heavyweight Boxing title longer than any other fighter in history, 12 years from 1937 to 1949?

Did you know that Louis' championship reign lasted 140 consecutive months, during which he participated in 27 championship fights, 26 championship fights during his reign?

Did you know that Louis was ranked as the #1 heavyweight of all-time by the International Boxing Research Organization,[3] and was ranked #1 on The Ring's list of the 100 Greatest Punchers of All-Time?


Did you know that Joe Louis died in 1981?

 (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981)





In his time as a fighter, Joe Louis had 72 fights. He knocked out 54 opponents, endured three defeats and held the championship from 1937 until March 1949, the longest span of a heavyweight titleholder. Louis failed to regain the championship when he returned to the ring in 1950 and when Rocky Marciano knocked him out in 1951. The man who had been called the Brown Bomber was finished.[27]


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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Did you know that a homonym is a group of words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings?

Did you know that a homonym is a group of words that share the same spelling and the same pronunciation but have different meanings?

 Did you know that these are examples of homonyms, are the pair stalk (part of a plant) and stalk (follow/harass a person) and the pair left (past tense of leave) and left (opposite of right)?

  Did you know that a distinction is sometimes made between "true" homonyms, which are unrelated in origin, such as skate (glide on ice) and skate (the fish), and polysemous homonyms, or polysemes, which have a shared origin, such as mouth (of a river) and mouth (of an animal)?





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Did you know that the Brooklyn Bridge main span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m), was the longest suspension bridge in the world from its opening until 1903?

Did you know that the Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States?


Did you know that the Brooklyn Bridge was completed in 1883?
Did you know that the Brooklyn Bridge connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River?
Did you know that the Brooklyn Bridge main span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m), was the longest suspension bridge in the world from its opening until 1903?
Did you know that the Brooklyn Bridge was the first steel-wire suspension bridge?

Did you know that The Brooklyn Bridge was initially designed by German immigrant John Augustus Roebling, who had previously designed and constructed shorter suspension bridges, such as Roebling's Delaware Aqueduct in Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, Waco Suspension Bridge in Waco, Texas, and the John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge in Cincinnati, Ohio?

Did you know while conducting surveys for the bridge project, Roebling sustained a crush injury to his foot when a ferry pinned it against a piling?

Did you know that Roebling had to have his crushed toe amputated?

Did you know that he later developed a tetanus infection which left him incapacitated and soon resulted in his death?

Did you know that his 32-year-old son Washington Roebling in charge of the project?[10]

Did you know that Washington Roebling also suffered a paralyzing injury as a result of decompression sickness shortly after the beginning of construction on January 3, 1870?[11]

 Did you know that decompression sickness is also called "caisson disease"?


Did you know that the Brooklyn Bridge was completed  in thirteen years?

Did you know that the Brooklyn Bridge was opened for use on May 24, 1883?

Did you know that Chester A. Arthur was President when the bridge was completed?

Did you know that Brooklyn bridge's main span over the East River is 1,595 feet 6 inches (486.3 m)?

Did you know that the bridge cost $15.5 million to build and approximately 27 people died during its construction?[20]






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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Did you know that Shirai was the first Japanese boxer to win a world title?

Did you know that Yoshio Shirai  was a professional boxer from Tokyo, Japan?

Did you know that Shirai was  the first Japanese boxer to win a world title?

Did you know that he won the world flyweight title in 1952?

Did you know that he was inducted into the Ring Magazine hall of fame in 1977?


Did you know that Shirai died from pneumonia on December 26, 2003,  He was 80 years old?
(白井 義男, November 23, 1923 – December 26, 2003)




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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!