Monday 6 May 2019

Did you know No:19


Good afternoon everyone, how are you all this fine but cool Monday, Tim is off today so he drove Leo to school. Since it is Monday it is did you know day, so here are today's facts.

The first competition in the world's first Olympic games in 776BC, was a foot race. The participants were all male and nude.

Every seconds two Barbie dolls are sold somewhere in the world

More than 30 million Lego blocks were used to construct all the models at t he Legoland park in California.

In 1990 the Johnson's Confectionery company at Darling Harbour in Sydney, Australia made a lollipop that weighed 1.01 tons (2,220lb & 11oz).

The letter “b” took it's present form from a symbol used in Egyptian hieroglyphics to represent a house.


6 comments:

  1. I knew about the naked Olympians but not the rest. Goodness!

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  2. Imagine if today the Olympian’s went nude...lol. What a storm that would create.

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  3. All are new facts to me! Yes, imagine holding a nude Olympic race!

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  4. Nude? Really. And Barbie is still that popular - who knew???

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  5. Interesting... I wonder if they started that race by stealing their towels?

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  6. Rita.......I like to share trival stuff

    Margaret......Yes that would be funny

    Nancy.......Yeah what a sight it would be

    Sandie.......Wouldn't get me running naked, I thought Barbie was done and dusted

    Chris......Now that is a funny thought

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