1.
By 2050, the average American will be of mixed
race.
2. When
President Harry S. Truman visited Disneyland in 1957, he refused to come aboard
the popular Dumbo attraction. Truman, a Democrat, didn't want to be seen riding
in the symbol of the Republican Party.
3. The
inventor of the web, Tim Berners-Lee, has one regret, adding the double slash
"//" to URLs. In retrospect, he says, it was totally unnecessary.
4. People
who were born deaf still have some type of inner voice.
5. In
more than half of U.S. cities, it is illegal for homeless people to sit or lay
on the sidewalk.
6. There
is a movie called "Rubber" and it's about a car tire that kills
people.
7. 35
years after leaving school, the majority of people can still identify 90% of
their classmates.
8.
In 2007, Scotland spent £125,000 devising a new
national slogan. The winning entry was: "Welcome to Scotland."
No comments:
Post a Comment