Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Trivia Bits 11 June

 

The body wall of the small spine sea star is composed of a latticework of collagen fibres and calcareous plates that give it both flexibility and rigidity and is found in shallow parts of the western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.

Silverchair’s final album released in 2007 was called Young Modern.

Irene Cara is an American singer and actress famous for her role in the 1980 film Fame, earning her a Golden Globe nomination with her recording of the song "Fame" becoming an international hit.

French theatre actress and singer Suzanne Lagier made her début at age thirteen at the Théâtre des Variétés in 1846.

In 2012, the clock tower that houses Big Ben in London was officially named the Elizabeth Tower to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II.

The two official languages of Kenya are Swahili and English.

Indian composer A. R. Rahman, known for Slumdog Millionaire, released his single "Infinite Love" to "instill faith and optimism in people" prior to the predicted doomsday on 21 December 2012.

The element most common by mass on Earth is Iron.

During the Siege of Zbarazh,a 1649 battle of the Khmelnytsky Uprising, the Polish-Lithuanian army withstood the assaults of the Cossack and Tatar army, about twenty times its own size. The Polish-Lithuanian losses at Zbarazh were about 2,000 regular soldiers and 4,000 auxiliaries; about half of the losses were a result of diseases.

Mark Bosnich played for English Soccer club Aston Villa from 1992 until 1999.

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