Thursday, 5 May 2016

Did You Know?

Beer was the first trademarked product. The British beer, Bass Pale Ale received its trademark in 1876.

Music was sent down the telephone line for the first time in 1876, the same year the telephone was invented.

The world's first travel agencies were Cox & Kings, founded in 1758 and Thomas Cook, founded in 1850.

Einstein refused surgery when he was dying saying, "I want to go when I want. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. I have done my share, it is time to go. I will do it elegantly."

The first Mass celebrated in the first American Catholic Church, St. Joseph's, Philadelphia, was on 26th February, 1732.

Bank of England issued its first One Pound Note in 1797.

Pope Clement XIII approved the Bible to be translated into various languages on 28th February, 1759.

A famous bullfighter, Lagarijo, killed 4,867 bulls in the 19th century.

It took approximately 2.5 million blocks to build the Pyramid of Giza, one of the Great Pyramids.

A violin actually contains 70 separate pieces of wood.


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