Fifteen Cool, Yet Absolutely Random Facts For Your Reading Pleasure.
The book, Atlas of Firsts - A World of Amazing Record Breakers by Clive Gifford, is definitely a must read for both children and adults alike.
Filled to the brim with amazing record breakings and historical firsts, this book is chocked full of fun and random facts to tickle both the brain and the "funny bone."
Here's just a taste of what the this book has to offer - Fifteen cool, yet random facts for your reading pleasure:
1.) In 1965, the first sandwich to be eaten in space, was a corned beef sandwich - smuggled on board the Gemini 3 spacecraft by the late Virgil "Gus" Grissom.
2.) In 2000 - in an ancient Egyptian tomb at Thebes- the first known artificial body part was found. It is a wood and leather toe and is about 3,000 years old!
3.) In 1914, the Battle of Tanga was the first battle decided by bees. How so? Well, British soldiers fled from swarms of bees, leaving their weapons behind for the Germans.
4.) St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, was built by Ivan the Terrible, to celebrate the capture of Kazan from the Mongols. In addition, legend has it, that the architect of the cathedral was blinded so that he could not design anything as beautiful again!
5.) The first public newspapers was carved from metal or stone in about 131 B.C. Called the Acta Diurna, it was displayed at the Roman Forum and reported on trials and laws.
6.) In 1991, Finland's prime minister, Harri Holkeri, made the first cell phone call in the world. He made it with a Nokia phone.
7.) In 1981, 170 people were reported killed by piranhas, after a ferry capsized at the port of Obidos in Brazil.
8.) Completed in 2006, the largest swimming pool in the world, is theSan Alfonso del Mar seawater pool in Algarrobo, Chile. It is 3,323 ft.(1,013m) long.
9.) The last golden toad was found at Monteverde, Costa Rica in 1989. Due to pollutions, global warming, and habitat destruction, sadly this toad became extinct in 2004.
10.) In 1930, the first whoopee cushion was invented in 1930 by the JEM Rubber Company of Toronto, Canada when workers experimented with scrap sheets of rubber.
11.) In 1923, the first Hollywood sign was first put up. Originally, it was an ad for houses and spelled "Hollywoodland" until 1949 when "land" was removed.
12.) The first coin-operated telephone was invented in 1889 by William Gray. It was installed in Hartford Bank in Connecticut, and local calls cost five cents.
13.) The very last original Volkswagen Beetle (number 21,529,464) was made in Puebla in 2003. The Volkswagen Beetle has been made in Mexico since 1978.
14.) Doberman Pinchers were first bred by Karl Friedrich Louis Dobermann in 1890. He bred the breed to protect him, since he worked as a local tax collector (which was considered a dangerous occupation) in Apolda - a town in the German state of Thuringia.
15.) In 1936, the last known Tasmanian tiger, called Benjamin, died in Hobart Zoo (which is in the Queens Domain in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia).
These fifteen random facts are just a small taste of this fun read. If you get a chance, pick up a copy of this fun and amazing book, chock full of amazing "firsts."
This Book Is A Fun Read For Kids And Adults Alike! Go Ahead, You Know You Want It.
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