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Marathon in Berlin is 26 miles long and it was apparently too long for thirty three runners who decided to take a shortcut by riding the subway. They obviously forgot the computer chips they were wearing, which automatically record their time every three miles. They were of course disqualified and ...

When you are planning a company holiday party, picnic, employee benefit or other business event and are looking for appropriate and unique entertainment ideas for the corporate world, here are some things to consider. First is to try and take an informal poll around the office to see what ...

It is the largest single donation for an AIDS project by the Gateses so far and comes shortly after Melinda Gates, at last month's event announcing Warren Buffett's donation of his own billions to the Seattle philanthropy, said that her "fondest dream" is for the Gates Foundation to help find ...

In 490 BCE, Pheidippides, a Greek soldier, ran from Marathon to Athens (about 25 miles) to inform the Athenians the outcome of the battle with invading Persians. The distance was filled with hills and other obstacles; thus Pheidippides arrived in Athens exhausted and with bleeding feet. After telling the townspeople ...

There are six million parts in the Boeing 747-400. The first TONKA truck was made in 1947 In the U.S., over one million gallons of cosmetics, drinks, and lotions are sold that contain aloe in them per year Sugar Bear (the mascot for Golden Crisps cereal) was born in 1963 ...

Did you know that the average chocolate bar in the U.S. contains at least 8 pieces of an insect in it? Harvesting of the cacao beans occurs in the tropical countries of South America with low sanitation levels. Cacao tree beans are cut and piled in the farmer's field where ...

• Eighteen per cent of all global carbon dioxide emissions are from cars. • Every year, the Moon moves a further 3.82cm from the Earth. • It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body. • 35 meters of hair fiber is produced every day on ...

Edgar Allan Poe, American poet, was seventeen years old when accepted into Virginia University. First year he managed to gamble all his scholarship money. It was also reported that Edgar owed around $2500 to local gamblers. Gambling addiction led to alcoholism, which is still debated by many Poe's followers. However, ...

Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th. The last signature wasn't added until 5 years later. The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are useable as airstrips in times of war or other ...

Christmas will be on our doorstep soon! What have you prepared for this happy moment? Have you got any special ideas for the celebration? Can we enjoy the holiday and also pass the knowledge to the young at the same time? To achieve these, the multimedia Christmas quiz is a ...