The Flag of Cuba
Those seeking time travel to the sixties or early seventies might want to consider a visit to the island of Cuba, if considered legal. A little while back, whilst I was traveling trough countries in Europe, I came across all kinds of advertisements with travel offers to Havana, Cuba. Like most world countries, the Cuban flag is hoisted on flag poles of all kinds throughout the island and some other places in the world. The respective national flag is more than one century old.
10 Wild And Wacky Liquor Laws In USA
Since its founding, America has had a love affair with alcohol, and there have been liquor laws on the books since its inception. In certain states out dated and archaic liquor laws, or “blue laws” as they are called, still remain on the books. Here are 10 states with some of the weirdest, craziest, most nonsensical blue laws on the …
10 Fun Facts About Oprah’s New Network
As we get ready for the end of Oprah and the beginning of OWN, here are 10 facts to help you with the transition: 1. OWN stands for Oprah Winfrey Network, and it launches on 1/1/11 at 12 noon, with several sneak peeks of original shows that are set to premiere. 2. Forget her connection to Oxygen. This is Oprah’s network …
10 obscure facts about Hillary Clinton
Image credit: Wikimedia Commons We look at some of the more obscure facts about the life of the former first lady. 1. Hillary Clinton is the only first lady to hold a postgraduate degree from Yale Law and became the first to subsequently win a place in public office when she campaigned successfully for the US Senate in 2000. 2. …
15 Things About Chewing Gum And Bubble Gum
Image credit: www.sxc.hu By the early 20th century, Americans could not get enough of the confection called chewing gum invented by Thomas Adams. * The ancient Greeks chewed mastiche – a chewing gum made from the resin of the mastic tree. * The ancient Mayans chewed chicle which is the sap from the sapodilla tree. * North American Indians chewed …
10 Facts about Motorola
Motorola was founded by Paul and Joseph Galvin and produced one of the first commercially successful car radios in 1930. Today it is a Fortune 100 telecommunications company with an annual turnover of over 22 billion dollars. 1. Martin Cooper was a project manager for Motorola and invented the world’s first cellular mobile phone back in 1973, weighing in at …
10 interesting facts about Jeans
1. ‘Jeans’ were named after Genoese sailor from italy because they wore clothes made of a blue fabric of cotton, and linen and wool blend. The word ‘denim’ came from the name of a French material that is found in a town called De Nimes in France. 2. Initially jeans were not made from Cotton. In the 18th century, as …
