Facts on Soccer

Here are some facts on the game of soccer:
1. Soccer's history dates back to 2500 B.C. Researchers have found remains of a soccer-like game in China.
2. From 1962 to 1996, the World Cup has been won alternately by South Americans & Europeans. Like once it goes to South Americans & the next time goes to the Europeans, though it's just a coincidence. AMAZING!
3. The World Cup is the biggest soccer tournament in the world. It is held every four years in a different country. Billions of people watch the televised games as the national teams from countries around the globe battle it out for soccer supremacy.
4. The 2002 World Cup was held in two places - Seoul, South Korea & Tokyo, Japan. Brazil won the World Cup 2002 & also has won the most World Cups (Five) since the tournament began in 1930.
5. The Women's World Cup was played in the United States in 1999 & again in 2003 & the U.S. won.

Fun Facts about India & the World

Here are some facts about India:
1. The famous board game "Chess" was invented in India.
2. In India's 100,000 years of history, it has never invaded any other country.
3. India is the 6th largest country in the world, the largest democracy & one of the oldest civilization.
4. India was one of the richest countries in the world before the British invasion in the 17th century.
5. The value of "pi" used in mathematics was first calculated by the Indian mathematician Budhayana in the 17th century.
6. India is one of the largest exporter of computer software products. It exports softwares to over 90 countries.
7. India has the world's largest pilgrimage destination called the Vishnu Temple in the city of Tirupati. About an average of 30,000 people visit this temple donating about $6 million US dollars, everyday.
8. The origination of Yoga was done 5000 years ago in India.
9. India has the most number of  mosques. It has 300,000 mosques which is much more than the Muslim world.
10. Christians & Jews have been living in India since 52 A.D. and 200 B.C. respectively.

Fun Facts about the World:
11. Blueberry juice boosts memory.
12. When cats are happy or pleased, they squeeze their eyes shut.
13. The elephant is the only animal with 4 knees.
14. Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.
15. We, as humans, forget 90% of our dreams.
16. During thinking, we use on about 35% of our brains.
17. The percentage of people dreaming in black & white started decreasing after the spread of color TV.
18. Just days before the World Cup of 1966 in England, the trophy was stolen & later retrieved by a dog.
19. Some Chinese believe that swinging the arms cures headaches.
20. The city of Portland in Oregon was named after a coin toss in 1844. Heads for Portland & Tails for Boston.
21. A queen bee lays 1500 eggs a day.
22. No President of the United States was an only child of his parents.
23. Laughter is a proven way to reduce weight.
24. The African Cicada fly spends 17 years sleeping, then wakes up for two weeks, mates & then dies.
25. Reno, Nevada has the highest rate of alcoholism in the U.S., Provo, Utah has the lowest.
26. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper. Hemp doesn't contain THC & won't make you high.
27. 250-300 million cell phones are being used in the U.S.
28. A shrimp's heart is in his head.
29. George Washington didn't want his image on U.S. coins. He didn't want to imitate European monarchs.
30. In South Africa, it is a law that single ply toilet paper must have 500 sheets in the roll.
31. If you plug your nose, you can't hum. (Keep your mouth closed too.)
32. Diamonds are not that rare, De Beers creates an artificial scarcity by stockpiling mined diamonds and selling them in small amounts.
33. As of May, 2010, 1.2 billion people still defecate in the open.
34. The longest flight of a chicken is about 13 seconds.
35. On average, a woman's heart beats faster than a man's heart.
36. The United States holds the record for the highest divorce rate in the world.
37. Other than humans,  black lemurs are the only primates that may have blue eyes.
38. Names in Iceland's phone books are listed alphabetically by first name & by last name.
39. Cats can hear ultrasound.
40. The skin of an average woman weighs 3 kilograms, while that of an average man weighs 5 kilograms.
41. Dutch, on average are the tallest people.
42. Jaguars are frightened by dogs.
43. Linda Wolfe is the most married woman in the world. She legally married 23 men one after the other; each marriage ending in a divorce of death of the husband.
44. There are no cemeteries in San Francisco, CA (excluding the federal National Cemetery at Lincoln Way).
45. Married men tip better than unmarried men.
46. A olive tree can live upto 1500 years.
47. The dial tone of a normal telephone is in the key of "F".
48. Cleopatra married two of her brothers.
49. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.
50. The earth is about 6,588,000,000,000,000,000 tons in weight.
51. There are 86400 seconds in a day.
52. The parachute was invented by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1515.
53. If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will eventually white.
54. "Jedi" is an official religion in Australia with over 70000 followers.
55. Church has apologized to Charles Darwin 200 years after his birth.
56. Chewing gum while peeling onions will reduce your tears.
57. Dalmatians are born without spots.
58. There are 318,979,564,000 possible combinations of the first four moves of chess.
59. Roosters have to extend their necks in order to crow.
60. Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room.
61. Armadillos have four babies at a time & they are always of the same gender.
62. In 2009, one of eight newly married couples in the US met online.
63. There are about 540,000 words in the English language & growing.
64. You won't usually see clocks in casinos.