Trivia Bits 05 August

• 75% of Hong Kong is classified as rural land, parks, scenic spots, forest and coast yet the majority of residents live in high rise apartments the size of bathrooms. Chungking Mansions are five towers 7 stories high and are home to 5000 people.
• Bill Clinton was elected US president in 1992.
• Jeff Bezos was the founder of internet giant amazon.com.
• Canada was ruled by the French until 1763 and was previously called New France.
• A ceasefire in 1953 stopped the fighting in the Korean War.
• SGP is the international vehicle registration for Singapore.
• The first Internationally renowned Adelaide Festival of Arts was held in 1960.
• The legendary Roman hero who defended the bridge across the River Tiber against the Estrucans was Horatius.
• The song put on a Happy Face comes from the musical Bye Bye Birdie a stage musical with a book by Michael Stewart, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. In New York, the Broadway production opened on April 14, 1960, at the Martin Beck Theatre with the cast including Dick Van Dyke, Chita River, Paul Lynde, Kay Medford and Charles Nelson Reilly.
• The Blue Wiggle, Anthony Field, was the 1999 Cleo Bachelor of the Year.