A centipede can turn an oak leaf into no less than 3,000 globules of excrement.
What is risk?
Risk is a strategic board game first released under the name La Conquête du Monde in France in 1957.
What was a night man?
The Night Man was the executioner’s assistant and the one who emptied the city’s trash cans at night.
What is the standard size for A4 paper?
A4 paper is a standard size for letterhead, except in the United States, Mexico, Canada and the Philippines (where letter size is used).
What is the best-selling airplane?
The Airbus A320 series is the best-selling airplane in the history of the Airbus company.
What color was the green points jersey in 1968?
The green points jersey was red in 1968 because a sponsor demanded it.
How much grain is eaten?
Humanity eats approximately 1.2 billion tons of grain per year. If we laid the grain out as a 15 cm wide and 2 meter high wall, it would reach around the equator.
How much rainforest disappears every year?
Every year, between 15,000 – 30,000 km3 of rainforest disappears (1998).
The radiator from a Fort T could be used in an airplane
In October 1914, H. Dennis Cutler made his first aerial reconnaissance over German-occupied East Africa in search of the German warship HMS Konigsberg. However, the radiator in the aircraft broke down and was forced to land – unfortunately there were no spare parts, but an old Fort T 100 km away in Mombasa had a radiator that could be used after some adaptation. He then found HMS Koningsberg in the Rufiji River.
