Friday, August 22, 2014

Trivia Bits 22 August

 

Smithsonian Gardens

The Smithsonian Gardens (pictured), established in 1972, is an outdoor extension of the Smithsonian Institution and has an orchid collection containing over 8,000 plants representing 256 genera.

Australian actor Julian McMahon played Christian Troy in the TV series Nip/Tuck which aired from July 18, 2003 to March 3, 2010 and was focussed on "McNamara/Troy", a cutting-edge, controversial plastic surgery centre.

In 2000, Australian singer-songwriter and recording artist Vanessa Amorosi released her debut album The Power reaching number one on the Australian album charts.

Designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield in 1917, the Gibraltar Cross of Sacrifice commemorates the sailors, soldiers and airmen of the Commonwealth of Nations who died in the two World Wars.

Colonel John Bevan's contribution to military deception planning culminating in Operation Bodyguard - the deception plan to cover the D-Day landings in Normandy - during World War II was kept secret until the 1970s.

In Bach's chorale cantata Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott, BWV 139, first performed it on 12 November 1724, the part of a second obbligato instrument for a tenor aria is missing.

Two Toyota 92C-Vs were the only cars in their class (Group C2) to start at the 1992 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Most Russian-speakers in the United States are Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union.

Maraschino Cherries are used to decorate a traditional Black Forest cake which originated in Germany being made from Chocolate cake, cherries, whipped cream and maraschino cherries.

The first country to abolish capital punishment was Austria in 1787.

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