Did You Know…

• The term «honeymoon» is derived from the Babylonians who declared mead, a honey-flavored wine, the official wedding drink, stipulating that the bride’s parents be required to keep the groom supplied with the drink for the month following the wedding.

Monday, October 18, 2010

• The term «honeymoon» is derived from the Babylonians who declared mead, a honey-flavored wine, the official wedding drink, stipulating that the bride’s parents be required to keep the groom supplied with the drink for the month following the wedding.

• It was the favorite fruit of founder Steve Jobs. He was three months late in filing a name for the business, and he threatened to call his company Apple Computers if the other colleagues didn’t suggest a better name by 5 O’clock. That’s how apple computers derived their name.

• His Excellency president Paul Kagame is a great fan of a basketball team in the U.S called MIAMI heats, he was given a T-shirt written on PK number 1, indicating him to be their number one fan. In soccer, he is a fan of premier ship; specifically arsenal football club.

• The symbol on the "pound” key (#) is called an octothorpe. Fish cough...

• The number 4 is the only number in the English language that has the same number of letters in its name as its meaning.

• When you give someone roses, the color can have a meaning. The meaning of rose colors:
 Red = Love and respect
 Deep pink = Gratitude, appreciation
 Light pink = Admiration, sympathy
 White = Reverence, humility
 Yellow = Joy, gladness
 Orange = Enthusiasm, desire
 Red & yellow blend = Gaiety, joviality
 Pale blended tones = Sociability, friendship

• Both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew cannabis sativa (marijuana) on their plantations.

• Only one foreign country--Liberia in Africa--has a capital city named after an American president. The capital is Monrovia, named after James Monroe.

• Giraffes are the only animals born with horns. Both males and females are born with bony knobs on the forehead.

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