Friday, May 23, 2008

INTERESTING LITTLE FACTS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT

The Man who accepts that he needs to change is the Man who will succeed in life.
Brenda A. Ysaguirre

Who wrote the first choral symphony?
The term choral symphony was coined by French composer Hector Berlioz when describing his symphony, Roméo et Juliette

Who were the Pink Panthers?
The theory of camouflage led the Special Air Service to use pink as the primary color on the desert camouflaged Land Rover Series IIA patrol vehicles, leading to the nickname The Pink Panthers.


How do astronauts scratch their nose?
Astronauts have a patch of velcro inside their helmets that acts as a nose scratcher. Another velcro tidbit -- the manufacturing process used to create silent velcro for the U.S. Army is a military secret.

How popular was Daddy Cool?
Daddy Cool’s 1971 single "Eagle Rock" remained at #1 on the Australian National charts for a record ten weeks before being replaced by the single "Daddy Cool" by another band cashing in their success.

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