Thursday, October 27, 2011

Did you know?

If you missed out on today's twitter "Did you know?" series here it is:

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

During one period of extreme political instability in Mexico, 3 men were president in 1 day.
Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans.

Dolphins always sleep with one eye open.

The tongue of a blue whale is as long as an elephant.

If you keep a goldfish in the room without light for a long time, it will turn white.

The word robot comes from the Czech word "robotnik" which means forced labour or even slave.

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