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Did You Know? The Oldest Bridge in Paris
Did You Know? The oldest bridge in Paris is the “Pont Neuf”, or “New Bridge”. Henri IV ordered it to be constructed in 1578.
Did You Know? Dr. Fauci
Did You Know? Anthony Fauci is an American physician and immunologist who has served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAIS) since 1984 and has been an advisor toContinue reading
Did You Know? Splash Mountain
Did You Know? 17 Million Dollars was the cost of building Disneyland, including the land, in 1954, and also the cost to construct just Splash Mountain in 1989.
Did You Know? Alaska
Did You Know? The name “Alaska” is derived from the Aleut “alaxsxaq”, meaning “the mainland” or, more literally, “the object towards which the action of the sea is directed”. It is also known as “Alyeska”,Continue reading
Did You Know? Time & Weather
Did You Know? In French, Hungarian, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Latvian, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Montenegrin, and Tagalog, the words for “time” and “weather” are the same.
Did You Know? Garbage
Did You Know? The USA has 5% of the world’s population but generates 30% of the world’s garbage.
Did You Know? Newspapers
Did You Know? Until 1884, no newspaper in the world had more than eight pages.
Did You Know? Koalas
Did You Know? Koalas sleep as many as 22 hours a day! Koala feed almost exclusively on Eucalyptus leaves, which provide very little energy (thus the long naptime) and are highly toxic to almost allContinue reading
Did You Know? The Father of Traffic Safety
Did You Know? “Father of Traffic Safety” William Eno invented the stop sign, speed limit, traffic circle, and one-way street, but never learned to drive.
Did You Know? Montessori
Did You Know? Maria Montessori (1870-1952) is remembered as the first woman to attend medical school in Italy and graduated at age 26 in 1896. She established a groundbreaking education system for children.
Did You Know? Arizona
Did You Know? How did Arizona Get its Name? The name for the US state “Arizona” has several possible origins. The Pima tribe lived near a small spring which they called Alehson. The Spaniards thatContinue reading
Did You Know? The Father Of Computer Entertainment
Did You Know? Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari, invented Pong in 1972, which was the original video game. Bushnell has been called the father of computer entertainment.
Did You Know? The Oldest Capital City in the US
Did You Know? The oldest capital city in the United States is Santa Fe in what is now New Mexico. It was first settled in 1609.
Did You Know? What Killed the Dinosaurs
Did You Know? It is now thought that a meteor or comet crashed into the earth and landed in the Yucatan Peninsula in the Gulf of Mexico at the Chicxulub crater, at the end ofContinue reading