Monday, December 10, 2012

Trivia Bits 10 December

 

  • The company Rosoboronexport is the chief arms exporter to Russia.
  • The Japanese term sensei means master, teacher or doctor.
  • Water is often called Adam’s Ale.
  • The Condamine is a river in the Australian state of Queensland.
  • Legendary pop star John Lennon appeared on the cover of the first issue of Rolling Stone on November 9, 1967.
  • The reported 19th Century visions of St Bernadette led to the creation of a famous shrine in Lourdes in the foothills of the Pyrenees.
  • The Super Mario video game franchise is owned by Nintendo.
  • A Story of the Buried Life is the subtitle the 1929 book by US author Thomas Wolfe – Look Homeward, Angel.
  • According to the sagas, Leif Ericson, one of the sons of Eric the Red, established a settlement in Vinland, an area now thought to be Northern America.
  • Aphonia is the loss of the voice due to a functional disturbance of the vocal organs.

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