The two lines = indicating equality began to use the English mathematician Robert Recorde more than four years. In one of his books that he chose this symbol because "two things can not be more equal than two parallel lines."
Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) is the most consumed drug in the world. The German researcher Felix Hoffman found it while searching for a remedy to relieve his father's rheumatoid arthritis.
Hypnosis goes back to ancient times, although its name comes from the Scottish surgeon James Braid, in 1842, it absorbed with Hypnos (sleep, in Greek), brother of Thanatos, the Greek god of Death.
Abraham Lincoln was not only political, was also inventor obtained a patent for a "genius with buoys to mark the boat in shallow water."
The death of Diana, Princess of Wales has occupied more space in the world press that the most dramatic events of the Second World War.
The choice of December 25 as the date of Christ's birth was due more to historical religious criteria. After shuffling several dates, Pope Liberius in 354 chose to set Christmas in the winter solstice to replace the festival dedicated to the goddess Mithra, the Sun god
Justinian, Emperor of Byzantium, a law enacted laying condemned the castration of all those who were guilty of homosexual acts.
King Darius III had in his service 276 cooks, 29 kitchen porters, 13 bakers and 86 growers.
In 1839 the Scottish blacksmith Kirkpatrick MacMillan made the first bicycle giving the name of "velocipede."
Simpsons came only 15 minutes while Matt Groening waited in the lobby of an office. Homer and Margaret are the names of Matt Groening's parents, his children are named Homer and Abe. His brothers are Mark, Patty, Lisa and Maggie.
The word 'cemetery' comes from the Greek word meaning koimetirion: bedroom.
was in the American Civil War, when troops returned to barracks without any casualties, they put on a big board Killed '0 '(zero deaths). From this comes the expression 'OK' to say that everything okay.
Thomas Alva Edison was afraid of the dark.
In 1560 the linen condom first used in Italy for the prevention of venereal diseases
According to Orientalist George LOMS, the current version of the Bible contains more than 1400 translation errors. As the last words of Christ on the cross: "Eli, Eli, lamma sabacthani" would have been translated as: "My God, my God! My destiny has been fulfilled ", not" my God, my God! Why hast thou forsaken me? "and also when he says" will be easier to pass through the eye of the needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven "would be" a camel ", as the usual translation, but" a rope. "
The Latin bark, which comes from the word thief, originally meant a soldier, and was applied by the frequency with which the troops carried out robberies.
The only reference to the Three Wise Men appear in the Gospel of S. Matthew (2, 1), which speaks of wise men that came from the East to worship the child. There is said to be three or that they were kings. Traditionally it was believed that three of the three gifts they brought (gold, frankincense and myrrh).
The marriage of the Tre-ba of Tibet, is somewhat peculiar. All shared the same father one wife. Therefore, there was a wedding for a family in each generation.
In the adult brain die every day over a hundred thousand neurons, which never recover. In a binge is coming to lose millions.
The Arabic word was used to represent an unknown quantity was 'shei'. Transcribed into Greek as 'Alexei'. It was shorter and was like 'x'. So with X represent any number.
Benjamin Franklin proposed to the U.S. Continental Congress in 1789 that the national symbol was the turkey. Eagle was chosen in 1938.
Sylvester Stallone made his living by cleaning the cages of the lions in a zoo in the Bronx, USA.
Before Walt Disney's wife chose the name of Mickey Mouse for the mouse, thought use of Mortimer.
The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
The word in English "tourist" comes of the first people who traveled in groups for pleasure Britons visiting the Chateaux de la Loire in France, where capital Tours.
After opening the tomb of King Tutankhamun and his penis disappeared.
Elvis Presley's hair was dyed black. Its natural color was blond.
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while watching a comedy drama called "My American Cousin."
George Washington grew marijuana in the backyard of his home.
Robert Leech survived a barrel ride over the falls of Falls. Came out alive but was broken almost every bone in his body. In 1911 he began a lecturing tour in which he related his experience at the falls. While in New Zealand, slipped on a banana peel and died from the fall.
cards in watercolor painting for sale to tourists.
Leonardo da Vinci
took over three years painting the Mona Lisa, the young third wife of wealthy Florentine merchant, Francesco del Giocondo, who commissioned the portrait, but was desperate for the long wait and refused to pay The table was still unfinished. Bought the painting Francis I is not known whether directly Leonardo during his stay in France, or death by going to your heirs. The painting remained in the royal collections from the early sixteenth century to the creation of the Central Museum of the Arts in the Louvre in 1793. Was kept at Versailles under Louis XIV.
In the first typewriters appeared alphabet from A to Z from left to right and up and down continuously until Christopher Sholes redistributed the most commonly used keys away from each other to write model quickly in 1867 that was distributed by the COMPANY REMINGTON.
are believed Pontius Pilate committed suicide when the emperor Caligula in Rome ordered him to answer for the slaughter of a group of Samaritans.
Little is known about the life of Pharaoh Tutankamóm, after circa 1350 BC It was only a ten years old when he became husband Eneckhes-en-pa-Aton, youngest daughter of Pharaoh Amenhotep IV and his wife Nefertiti. The fame he enjoyed in ancient times not going to give it the twentieth century, when in 1922 in the Valley of the Kings, the British Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon, discovered the entrance to his tomb, which bore impressive treasures. A part of the wealth, fired the imagination mystery has always surrounded his tomb: the unexplained death has haunted all those who entered it. It speaks well of the "Curse of Tutankamóm" which seems to defend the public curiosity the secrets of ancient Egyptian culture. Lord Carnarvon, a collector of antiques died in April 1923 following an insect bite. Seven years later have died all the major members of the expedition with the exception of Carter, but most apparently natural causes.
The American Ernest Vincent Wright, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology wrote a 50,110 word novel entitled Gadsby (50,000 word novel Without the letter E). (Wetzel. Los Angeles, 1939). None of the words he used to write his book contains the E.
The December 25 date has never been established throughout Christendom as the birth date of Jesus. There is nothing in the Bible that shows the date as the birthday of Jesus. This day was adopted in the West for the first time around the fourth century AD, or more than 300 years after the historical birth of Jesus. In the east the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas on January 6.
also known as Marilyn Monroe Norma Jean Baker, although real name was Norma Jean Mortenson (the surname of his stepfather). Daughter of Gladys Baker, who never revealed the name of his father. His childhood was very hard (nearly drowning at 2 years) her mother left the marriage by Bolender until 7 years old. Gladys was admitted to a psychiatric hospital suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, Marilyn was obsessed with the idea of \u200b\u200bhaving inherited the disease from their mother.
Ponciano Ponzano, English sculptor, refused to carve marble animals, saying that was bad luck. Could not refuse to do so when he was commissioned to sculpt two lions to decorate the facade of the Congress Deputies in Madrid with cast bronze cannon taken in the war in Africa in 1860. Began the work and the September 15, 1877 died suddenly, without having finished sculpting the lions.
merchant Oliver Pollock American revolutionary and applied the dollar sign ($) in 1778. But he also says he has a English origin, which was a symbol used specifically 8 reales coins. Its existence is the reason why these coins are called Pillar Dollars (columnar) and is the origin of the current dollar sign "$".
Albert Einstein's parents came to think that his son was delayed. He spoke with great difficulty until age nine, had trouble answering simple questions and the school received poor grades.
Picasso's full name was: Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Crispin Crispiano of the Holy Trinity Ruiz and Picasso.
cat in Europe was not considered pet until the Middle Ages. Some traders took him to Venice East as a remedy against a plague of rats. Until then, the cat was considered a wild animal and appetizing dish.
Grover Cleveland, U.S. President inaugurated the statue of Liberty in the harbor of New York on October 28, 1886. Donation of France. Internal metal structure was designed by the famous engineer Gustave Eiffel.
"Watson, come here, I need you." It was the first message that Alexander Graham Bell succeeded in transmitting the March 10, 1876 with the device he had invented and had patented the telephone.
Alexander ordered his soldiers to shave their beards so that enemy soldiers could not grab them in combat.
Home Sweet Home (home, sweet home). The famous phrase translated from English, was taken from the refrain of the song written by New York playwright Howard Payne, including in the musical The Maid of Milan. John Howard Payne, never had a permanent residence.
Leonardo da Vinci was strictly vegetarian, omnivore called "eaters of corpses." Homosexual, suffered persecution being about to face the Inquisition. Evidenced their relationships with their trainees, especially Salai. In Florence, where Leonardo was apprenticed to Verrocchio, a complaint was filed against the painter, accusing him of pederast. Their guards were able to elude the public trial. In any case, Leonardo remained soltero y sin hijos. En la parte científica se puede ver el interés de Leonardo por los estudios anatómicos del cuerpo humano, basados en las autopsias de cadáveres que realizaba, a pesar de que esta práctica estaba prohibida. Se cree que pudo diseccionar unos treinta cadáveres con los que dibujó con detalle y claridad gran parte de los órganos del cuerpo.
Felipe de Borbón, el Duque de Orléans, coleccionaba insectos y monedas de todos los países. La reina deCerdeña Leonor de Arborea coleccionaba halcones vivos. Giovanni Jacopo Casanova, fue un coleccionista no solo de mujeres, sino que muchas veces se quedaba con vellos púbicos de sus amantes. El zar Pedro III era un dentista aficionado, his collection of human teeth and tusks came to be calculated between 300 and 400 pieces. Carlos IV of Spain, collected watches. Tsar Peter III collected toy soldiers.
WA Mozart at the age of thirteen, during a visit to Naples with his father, he visited Rome and there he heard Allegri's Miserere in the Sistine Chapel. This work could only be performed there and it was forbidden to copy or reproduce under penalty of excommunication. Mozart was able to transcribe from memory in a single hearing, writing after arriving at their seats. It has been said that he could write music in the middle of a game of pool.
Lucciano Pavarotti is one of the greatest tenors of the twentieth century but is unable to read music. "I'm too old to learn ...", he said in an interview.
Leonardo Da Vinci
took seven years to complete his work entitled "The Last Supper." The figures represent the 12 apostles and Jesus were taken from real people. It is said that when he learned that paint this work, many young people were presented for selection. After several months of searching selected a 19-year-old as a model to paint the figure of Jesus. For six months he worked painting the main character. During the next six years continued his work looking for and representing 11 apostles, leaving the end to those who represent Judas. It took weeks to find a man with a hard, cold expression. A face that would identify a person who surely betray his best friend. Reached his ears that a man met these characteristics and was locked in a dungeon in Rome sentenced to death for robbery and murder. With permission, the prisoner was transferred to Milan. For months this man sat quietly in front of the artist. When Leonardo took his last stroke to his work turned to the guards of the prisoner and gave them the order to take him. When leaving the room the prisoner Leonardo sprang to shouting
- Watch me! Do not you recognize who I am? Da Vinci
looked carefully and said,
"I've never seen in my life until that evening in the dungeon in Rome.
Crying and asking God to forgive the accused said
- "Master, I am that girl that you chose to represent Jesus in this picture."
The Sun King Louis XIV of France, only bathed twice in her life along Care Professionals and always optional. I also had the custom to grant audiences sitting in the toilet real.
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