1. The founder of the Zoom App is a Chinese engineer named Eric Yuan. He settled in America at the age of 27. His visa application had been denied eight times. When Yuan flew to America, he did not have a good command of the English Language. He had revealed that he had to learn English from his roommates.
2. Did you know the origin of the name Google? Back in 1920 an American mathematician Edward Kasner had asked his nephew Milton Sirotta to choose a name for a number that has 100 zeros. Sirotta’s answer was ‘Googol’. Later they modified the name Googol by removing ‘O’ between ‘G’ and ‘L’.
3. What do you know about Monalisa? It took Da Vinci four years to paint Monalisa. But he had to take another 3 years to complete the portrait. Mona Lisa is the portrait of Lisa Gherandini, wife of Francesco Del Giocondo. Speaking of safety measures, the painting has been kept at a permanent temperature of 43 degrees Fahrenheit and 50 percent humidity.
4. Cockroaches can live without heads. Headless cockroaches can live for weeks. It is because cockroaches don’t have a huge network of blood vessels like other animals.
5. Queen’s guards don’t have bathroom breaks. If one of the soldiers on duty wants to go to a toilet, he will not have any options rather than holding in his business. However, the thick woolen pants can cover any trace of the trouser. Therefore, there is no need to avoid doing the job.
6. The hardest language in the world is Mandarin because it is a tonal language.
7. Hawaii is the ideal place for rainbow gazers.
8. Did you know why Africans have only curly hair? They have the lowest growth rate which is 0.9 centimeters per month. The hair curls upon itself as a result of the spiral structure.
9. Snakes cannot kill Steve Ludwin. Do you know why? He has been injecting snake venom for 30 years.
10. The nicest prison in the world is Bastoy Prison. This prison is located in Norway and accommodates only 100 prisoners. The inmates can enjoy modern amenities such as fishing, tennis, horseback riding and sun-bathing in the prison premises. Yes of course, you would feel that you are spending your vacation at a five star hotel.