The QUESTIONS
The ANSWERS........
1. Google is written in Asynchronous java-script and XML, or its acronym Ajax.
2. Yet Another Hierarchy of Officious Oracle
3. ADIDAS- All Day I Dream About Sports
4. Satellite Television Asian Region
5. A baker's dozen consists of 13 items - 1 more than the items in a normal dozen
6. Rabindranath Tagore who wrote national anthem for two different countries one is Indian National anthem and the other one is for Bangladesh- (Amar
Sonar Bangla)
7. Goodbye comes from the expression: 'God be with you'.
8. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu is none other Mother Teresa.
9. Because 007 is the ISD code for Russia (or the USSR, as it was known during the cold war)
10. Lesotho surrounded on all sides by South Africa.
11. Polo
DID YOU KNOW?
Ø In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb"
Ø Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled - "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
Ø Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
Ø It is impossible to lick your elbow.
Ø The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven is about: Rs. 2, 20, 000/-
Ø Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair
Ø The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer
Ø 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
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1 comment:
#3 is incorrect. Adidas is short for Adolf "Adi" Dassler, the creator of the brand.
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