Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Trivia Bits 20 August

 

  • Helium is represented by the chemical symbol he.
  • Rabat is the capital and third largest city of the Kingdom of Morocco with a population of approximately 650,000 (2010). It is also the capital of the Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer region.
  • The name of the last letter of the Greek alphabet is omega.
  • The Brunt Ice Shelf is on the continent of Antartica. It borders the Antarctic coast of Coats Land between Dawson-Lambton Glacier and Stancomb-Wills Glacier Tongue.
  • June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space in the shuttle program's seventh mission, as a crew member aboard Challenger.
  • Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the Solar System.
  • Delaware is the second smallest American state with a total area of 2,490 sq mi (6,452 km2).
  • Autumn in the US is called Fall.
  • Sisters, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret shared the same numbered day for their birthdays – 21. Elizabeth being born on 21 April 1926 and Princess Margaret on 21 August 1930.
  • The South Australian town of Hahndorf was settled by German immigrants in 1838. During World War I, the town’s name was changed to Ambleside.

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