Monday, January 5, 2015

Random Interesting Facts

  • It has been observed for the last hundred years that citizens living in industrialized countries have increased their height by 4 inches or 10 centimeters. In the 19th century, the recorded tallest American was just 5 feet and 5 inches tall. However, today, an average American man is 5 feet and 7 inches. While other countries like Sweden has 5 feet and 8 inches and Dutch with 5 feet and 8.5 inches. Although, the country with the tallest people is the Watusis.
  • Men was not just the wealthiest people in the History. There were also recorded women like Mrs. Hetty Green Wilks during 1955. She left an estate worth $ 95 million dollars that was later discovered in a tin box including four pieces of soap. Royalties like Queen Elizabeth of Britain and Queen Beatrix from Netherlands are also part of the 10 wealthiest ladies in the world. 
  • The world's first photograph was made in 1827 that was created by Joseph Niepce. On the other hand, Thomas Edison with W K L Dickson was able to introduce the first film camera during 1894. Although, the very first projection of an image to a screen was invented by a German Priest. 
  • If you have an Oscar award, you can't say no. Although, a writer named Dudley Nichols denied an award in 1935 for his movie the Informer because the Writers Guild was on strike battling the movie studios. In 1970, an actor named George C. Scott humbly refused to receive the award for Best Actor. In 1972, Marlon didn't accept an Oscar Award as a character in The GodFather.
  • As stated by professionals of security materials, security systems that detects motion will not properly work if the walls and floors have a hot temperature. If it uses an infrared beam, it can detect a body's temperature of 98.6 which are hotter than the walls and floors. 

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