Did you know that..... Canada

Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village". 


 


And Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula".

Did you know that..... Cockroaches

Cockroaches can live for more that one week without head. They die due to starvation.

Did you know that..... Napoleon Bonaparte

 Napoleon Bonaparte constructed most of his battle plans in a sandbox.

Did you know that..... Chewing gum

Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying.


              

Did you know that..... the Titanic...

It cost 7 million dollars to build the Titanic and 200 million to make a film about it. Also The Titanic was the very first ship to use the SOS signal.

Did you know that..... the Thirty Years War

.................the Thirty Years War lasted 30 years.. and the Hundred Years  War lasted 116 years.( Probably historians have some problems with mathematics ):-))

Do you know that.... The Canary Islands.....

Most People think that The Canary Islands get their name from the birds canaries. Actually The Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean are named after dogs. Surprised :-)(The latin word for dog is "canis")