Further Exploration of the Factorium

Sunday, January 23, 2011

I Didn't Know Zat! # 10

1. 'Yoda' was based on Albert Einstein.


2. In Nepal, Gurkhas are referred to as 'lahures', after the city of Lahore where Gurkhas regiments served.


3. Benito Mussolini was knighted in 1923 but it was withdrawn in 1940.


4. Quarter-finalists at Wimbledon get free tea at the tournament for life.


5. The very first version of Microsoft Office was released in 1989, not for Windows, but for the Apple Mac.

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