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Sunday, July 27, 2014

Did you know that the Tour de France total prize pool is worth over two million Euros?

Vincenzo Nibali July 2014
Did you know that Vincenzo Nibali has also joined a select group of six cyclists, who have won all three of cycling’s grand tours — the Tour, the Vuelta a España and the Giro d’Italia?

Did you know that the Tour de France consist of

21 day-long segments (stages) over a 23-day period and cover around 3,500 kilometres (2,200 mi)?

 Did you know that the Tour de France total prize pool is worth over two million Euros?

Did you know that the Tour De Frace Prize money is awarded with the winner getting €450,000,?

Did you know that TheTour De France 2nd though 5th money is €200,000, €100,000, €70,000, €50,000?

Did you know that Tour De France riders are paid with a sliding scale down to the 19th rider and every rider earns €1,000.  ?









   
 Did you know that 1 Euro equals 1.34 US Dollar?










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Sunday, July 20, 2014

Did you know that Rajo Devi became the oldest woman in recorded history to ever give birth on November 28, when the 70-year-old delivered a baby girl in India?

Did you know that Vassilyev and his first wife, whose name is unknown, holds the record for most children a couple has parented?

Did you know that Mrs Vassilyev gave birth to a total of 69 children: sixteen pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets and four sets of quadruplets between 1725 and 1765, in a total of 27 births?

Did you know that 67 of the 69 children born to the Vassilyev were said to have survived infancy? [1][2]  

Did you know that Vassilyev also had six sets of twins and two sets of triplets with a second wife, for another 18 children in only eight births?

Did you know that in 1910, a Chinese boy aged 9 and a Chinese girl aged 8 became the nation’s youngest parents ever?
Did you know that Doctors performed Cesarean section on the little mother after she started having contractions?
Did you know that the baby-boy was born weighing 2.75 kg?
Did you know that Yelizaveta "Liza" Gryshchenko was 5 years old when her 70-year-old maternal grandfather raped her?
 Did you know that Gryshchenko gave to her first child when she was five years old? had her 6th birthday several days before giving birth. 
 Did you know that Gryshchenko's parents did not want the obstetricians to perform a cesarean section, as it was considered dangerous at the time?
 Did you know that she gave birth in Kharkov, Ukraine?
 Did you know that Gryshchenko gave birth with the aid offorceps and retractors?
 Did you know that Gryshchenko baby girl weighed 3 kg (6.6 lb), and was 52 cm (20 in)?
 Did you know that Gryshchenko carried the baby to  full term and apparently of good constitution, and, according to doctors, would have survived if she had been extracted more quickly?
  1. Did you know that Rajo Devi became the oldest woman in recorded history to ever give birth on November 28, when the 70-year-old delivered a baby girl in India?
     Did you know that Devi has been Married for 50 years?
    Did you know that Rajo had been trying, without success, to have a child for much of that time, until she entered menopause (which was 20 years ago)?






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Monday, July 14, 2014

Did you know that Jackie Chan has received stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

Did you know that on December 5, 2012 Action film legend Jackie Chan was presented with two GuinnessWorld Records certificates?

Did you know that Jackie Chan was born Chan Kong-sang?

Jackie-Chan-2.jpgDid you know that Jackie Chan was born on 7th of April 1954?[2]

Did you know that Jackie Chan is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer, and stunt performer?

Did you know that Jackie Chan has been acting since the 1960s and has appeared in over 150 films?
Did you know that Jackie Chan has received stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars and the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

Did you know that Jackie Chan has been operatically trained vocalist?

Did you know that Jackie Chan is also a Cantopop and Mandopop star, having released a number of albums and sung many of the theme songs for the films in which he has starred?



Did you know that Guinness World Records gave Jackie Chan an award for Most credits in one movie?


Did you know that Jackie Chan received Guinness World Records for most stunts by a living actor?


Robert Rodriguez
Did you know that Jackie Chan  broke the Guinness World Record that was held by Robert Rodriguez who is an Actor, Fight Choreographer and Composer?

Did you know that no insurance company will underwrite Chan's productions, in which he performs all his own stunts?

Did you know After a number of stuntmen were injured during the making of Police Story, the star formed the Jackie Chan Stuntmen Association, training the stuntmen personally and paying for their medical bills out of his own pocket?





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Friday, July 4, 2014

Did you know that the state of New York has won 55 Championships?

Did you know that the state of New York has won 55 Championships?

 Did you know that the New York Yankees are America's most successful franchise winning 27 World
Series titles?

Did you know that the New York Mets have won
two World Series?

Did you know that the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers won a combined five World Series before moving west?

Did you know that the New York Knick won two NBA finals?

Did you know that the three New York NHL teams—the Devils, Rangers, and Islanders, have won a combined 11 Stanley Cups?

Did you know that New York Giants football team won seven NFL
championships and three Super Bowls?

Did you know that the Jets won their only championship in 1968?




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Thursday, July 3, 2014

Did you know that up to 20 percent of the male population in South Korea are known as the grooming tribe, and use makeup regularly?

Did you know that that South Korean men are spending close to $900 million a year on makeup?



 Did you know that the  BB cream foundation is the product of choice, but facial cleansers, anti-ageing moisturizes, and eye creams are also extremely popular?


  Did you know that in South Korea that there are TV shows dedicated to the subject of the manly makeover?


Did you know that up to 20 percent of the male population in South Korea are known as the grooming tribe, and use makeup regularly?

Did you know that the South Korean men know its not so much about fashion as it is business?

Korean-male-groomingDid you know that the South Korean job market is extremely competitive, and wearing makeup is all part of the game?

Did you know that South Korean guys want to make good impressions in their job interviews by hiding their blemishes and looking like celebrities?




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Did you know that in 2002 the state of California had 4 different teams that won championships in that year?

Did you know that in 2002 the state of California had 4 different teams
that won championships in that year?

Did you know that the Los Angeles LakersAngels won the NBA and MLB championships?

Did you know that LA also had 2 other teams of smaller leagues (the LA Sparks of the WNBA and the LA Galaxy of the MLS) who also won Champions in 2002?
Sparks




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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Did you know that Brazil has won the World Cup a record 5 times?



Did you know that Brazil is the largest country in South America?

 Did you know the name Brazil comes from a tree named brazilwood?
Did you know that the official language spoken in Brazil is called Brasil in Portuguese?
Did you know that Brazil is the only country in South America that speaks Portuguese?
Did you know that Brazil is the 5th largest country in the world by both land area and population?
    Did you know that in Brazil they drive on the right-hand side of the road?
      Did you know that Brazil covers 3 time zones?
      Did you know that Brazil is one of the 77 founding members of the United Nations?
      Did you know that the Amazon River flows through Brazil, and is the 2nd longest river in the world (after the Nile)?
      Did you know that 60% of the Amazon Rainforest is located in Brazil?
        Did you know that millions of tourists visit Brazil every year?
        Did you know that there are around 2500 airports in Brazil?
        Did you know that Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Brazil with the national team consistently among the best in the world?

        Did you know that Brazil has won the World Cup a record 5 times?




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        Did you know that the International Museum of Carousel Art claims to be the largest carousels collection in the world?

        Did you know that the International Museum of Carousel Art is a museum in Hood River in the U.S. state of Oregon which focus on carousels?

        Did you know that the International Museum of Carousel Art claims to be the largest carousels collection in the world?[1]

        Did you know that the International Museum of Carousel Art has 8,000 to 10,000 visitors per year?[2]

        Did you know that the Portland Carousel Museum was founded in 1983 as the after the founders, Duane and Carol Perron?





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        Tuesday, July 1, 2014

        Did you know that 1983 and 1984 was the second time in NFL history that the state of California had back to back NFL Superbowl Champion from two different team in 5 years?

        Did you know that 1980 and 1981 was the year that that two different teams from the same California won
        back to back Championships?

        Did you know that the Los Angeles Raiders won the Super Bowl championship in 1980?

        Did you know that the San Francisco 49ers won the Super Bowl championship in 1981?
        Did you know that 1983 and 1984 was the second time in NFL history that the state of California had back to back NFL Superbowl Champion from two different team in 5 years?

        San Francisco 49ers 1990
        Did you know that the Los Angeles Raiders won the Super Bowl championship in 1983?

        Did you know that the San Francisco 49ers won the Super Bowl championship in 1984

        Did you know that the San Francisco 49ers also won back to back Super Bowl Champions in 1989 & 1990?







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        Monday, June 30, 2014

        Did you know that South Park has received five Primetime Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award?


        Did you know that the Simpson debut on December 17, 1989?

        Did you know that the Simpson has broadcasted to-date 552 episodes and will complete its 25th season on September 30, 201?

        Did you know that The Simpsons is the longest-running American sitcom, the longest-running American animated program, and in 2009 it surpassed Gunsmoke as the longest-running American scripted primetime television series?

        Did you know that the The Simpsons Movie, was released in theaters worldwide on July 26 and 27, 2007, and grossed over $527 million?
         
        Did you know that The Simpsons is strongly considered to be one of the greatest television series of all time?

        Did you know that  Time magazine's December 31, 1999, issue named the Simpsons the 20th century's best television series, and on January 14, 2000, the Simpson family was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

        Did you know that the Simpson has won 28 Primetime Emmy Awards, 30 Annie Awards and a Peabody Award?


        Did you know that America's Funniest Home Videos (often simply abbreviated to AFHV or its on-air AFV) has been on air since November 26, 1989?
        abbreviation

        Did you know that America's Funnies Home Videos made its debuted as a regular weekly series on January 14, 1990?

        Did you know that AFV was initially hosted by Bob Saget for the 1989 special and the first eight seasons of the series incarnation, then by John Fugelsang and Daisy Fuentes for its ninth and tenth seasons?

        Did you know that AFV for two years was shown as an occasional specials, hosted by various actors and comedians such as D.L. Hughley and Richard Kind?

        Did you know that ABC brought the series back on Friday nights in the summer of 2001 with new host Tom Bergeron, who has since become the series' longest-serving host?

        Did you know that Tom Bergeron announced that he was leaving AFV following it's 25th season?[1]

        Did you know that AFV began Season 24 on October 6, 2013?[2][3]

        Did you know that on May 2014 America Funnies Video began its 25th season?

         


        Did you know that Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston?
        director

         Did you know that the central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television?

        Did you know that when Gunsmoke aired in the UK, the television series was initially titled Gun Law.,[1] later reverting to Gunsmoke?[2]

        Did you know that the radio version of Gunsmoke ran from 1952 to 1961?

        Did you know that Gunsmoke the television version ran for 20 seasons from 1955 to 1975, and was the United States' longest-running prime time, live-action drama with 635 episodes?

        Did you know that Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It originally aired on NBC on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24, 2010?
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        Did you know that at the time of its cancellation, Law & Order was the longest-running crime drama on American primetime television?



        Did you know that Lassie a fictional female collie dog character created by Eric Knight
        was a long-running, Emmy winning television series Lassie?

        Did you know that Lassie lasted over 19 years?

        Did you know that "Lassie" character has appeared in radio, television, film, toys, comic books, animated series, juvenile novels, and other media?





        Did you know that South Park is an American adult animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network?

        Did you know that South Park was intended for mature audiences, the show has become famous for its crude language and dark, surreal humor that satirizes a wide range of topics?

        Did you know that South Park became one of the first Internet viral videos, which ultimately led to its production as a series?

        Did you know that South Park debuted in August 1997?

        Did you know that South Park has had great success, consistently earning the highest ratings of any basic cable program?

        Did you know that South Park has had a total of 247 episodes over the course of the show's 17 seasons?

        Did you know that South Park has received five Primetime Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award?

        Did you know that the theatrical film, South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut which was released in June 1999?

        Did you know that in 2013, TV Guide ranked South Park the tenth Greatest TV Cartoon of All Time?[4]

        Did you know that South Park is the third longest-running animated series in the U.S. behind The Simpsons and Arthur?








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        Friday, June 27, 2014

        Did you know that on January 31, 2012, Shaquille O'Nealwas honored as one of the 35 Greatest McDonald's All-Americans?

        Did you know that Shaquille O'Neal is a retired American basketball player and current analyst on the Inside the NBA?
        television program

        Did you know that Shaquille O'Neal stood 7 ft 1 in and weighed 325 pounds which mad him one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA?

        Did you know that Shaquille O'Neal played 19-year in the NBA?

        Did you know that O'Neal's individual accolades include the 1999–2000 MVP award, the 1992–93 NBA Rookie of the Year award, 15 All-Star game selections, three All-Star Game MVP awards, three Finals MVP awards, two scoring titles, 14 All-NBA team selections, and three NBA All-Defensive Team selections?

        Did you know that Shaq is one of only three players to win NBA MVP, All-Star game MVP and Finals MVP awards in the same year (2000)?

        Did you know that Shaq, Willis Reed in 1970 and Michael Jordan in 1996 and 1998 are the only players?
         
        Did you know that on Shaquille O'Neal ranks 6th all-time in points scored, 5th in field goals, 13th in rebounds, and 7th in blocks?[3]

        Did you know that Shaquille O'Neal has released four rap albums, with his first, Shaq Diesel, going platinum?

        Did you know that Shaquille O'Neal has appeared in numerous films and has starred in his own reality shows,Shaq's Big Challenge and Shaq Vs.?



        Did you know that on O'Neal led his Robert G. Cole High School team, from San Antonio, Texas, to a 68–1 record during his two years there and helped the team win the state championship during his senior year?[7]

        Did you know that Shaquille O'Neal 791 rebounds during the 1989 season remains a state record for a player in any classification?[8]

        Did you know that on January 31, 2012, Shaquille O'Neal was honored as one of the 35 Greatest McDonald's All-Americans?[9]


        Did you know that O'Neal was a two-time All-American, two-time SEC player of the year, and received the Adolph Rupp Trophy as NCAA men's basketball player of the year in 1991?


        Did you know that Shaq was inducted into the LSU Hall of Fame?[11]




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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!