Fortunately, Marco Polo in Prison

Fortunately, Marco Polo in Prison

Marco Polo

 
If only Marco Polo was not arrested and jailed for a year by the government of Genoa, all over the world will not know the story of his adventures over 22 years to the Far East. When he returned to Venice after his trip to the Far East, Marco Polo served "Honorary Commander" in the war between Venice against Genoa.

 

In the battle on the island Curzold, he was taken into prisoner in the prison of Genoa. In the prison's Marco Polo meets a writer named Rustichello , who heard the story of Marco Polo adventure for the prisoners, and managed to persuade Marco Polo to write a book adventures to the Far East neighbors.

 

Marco polo Without this book, there is the possibility of Europeans did not discover America. Christopher Columbus was so inspired by the book adventures of Marco Polo, so he wanted to reach the Far East by sea.

Even Christopher Columbus Never Go to America

Even Christopher Columbus Never Go to America

 
 
One of the world historical figure perhaps most often make the mistake once wrongly interpreted is ChristopherColumbus.

Christopher Columbus

Although the immediate task of exploring the queen of Spain to the West, Columbus is actually not a Spanish citizen. He citizens of Italy. Christophe Columbus is also not the first explorers who discovered the American continent. Long before Columbus, had a lot of Chinese, Irish, and the Vikings had lurking there. American Indians also came from mainland Northeast Asia which penetrated the mainland United States via the northern path, which at first was thought to be one with Asia. Only Columbus's predecessors lost promotions, public relations and as a result of less formal or informal notice, until at the scene of history, browsing history they covered sparkling columbus popularity.

 

In the United States, was hailed as a hero, but this obsessive sailors had never stepped on the earth mainland territory of the United States at all.

Yucatan

Yucatan

 
In Mexico there is a place, rather a promontory, named Yucatan. This name has a unique history. When Francisco Fernandez de Cordoba landed at that place in 1517, he asks you the name of that place to the local Mayan population. All residents are asked to answer the "Yucatan". De Cordoba later named that place Yucatan.

 

At that time he did not know that in the Mayan language, Maya means "I Do not Understand What You Mean". Yucatan's name remains attached to the present.

Origin of the word pornography

Origin of the word pornography

 
In the city of Corinthians, in ancient Greece, prostitution is a major industrial city. More than 1000 women working as prostitutes in the temple of Aphrodite is situated in the Porne city. No wonder the city became the main purpose of entertainment of the sailors in those days.

 

Later, the word itself means Porne prostitute in Greek, and the word that we are familiar with the term pornography, which means (image / text hooker).

The UNIC history of Oxford University.

The UNIC history of Oxford University.

Oxford University.

 Oxford University in England was established due to an argument of a king and a religious leader. King Henry II (1133-1189), clashed with Archbishop Thomas Becket (1118-1170). The spat was widespread when the King of France was interfering with the support of Archbishop Becket.

King Henry II (1133-1189)

 

To avoid the spread of French influence, King Henry II ordered that all British students of the university of Paris called back to english. Most of the students who were called home was lived in the city of Oxford. To continue their education founded a university which we now know as Oxford University.

Count until old.

Count until old.

 
How long does the need to count from 1 up to 1 trillion (1,000,000,000,000)?

 

Had any one unit is required at 1 second, it will take a trillion seconds, or equal to 16.67 billion minutes, or equal to 277.78 million hours, or equal to 11.57 million days, or equal to 31,709,79 years (thirty-one thousand seven hundred and nine years).

1 Trillion looks

So you can imagine how long that need to count all the money and corruption by officials and knglomerat Indonesia, which is a tetinggi corrupt in the world.

Mongolian army and came home a strange way

Mongolian army and came home a strange way

 

When the conquest of Siberia that is often overwhelmed by the darkness for months, has a simple way Mongolian soldiers to come home to the headquarters through the darkness.

 


At headquarters, the soldiers leave their foal, and when to go to war they brought with female horses. After completing the assault, the Mongolian army would release the reins of the horses and followed the female horses were returned to the headquarters in guided by instinct.

The Arrogant Al Capone

The Arrogant Al Capone

Al Capone

 
During his life often boasted himself that big scar under his cheek is the result of the injury during a battalion that fought in the French defeat in World War 1.
But the truth is not so.

Al Capone And Friends

 

Actually scars on his face that occurred when she was a little thug in a brothel in Brooklyn, New York As a young man. Scars that can result in fight with fellow thug named Frank Gallucio in a fight over a woman.

Al Capone

Own Al Capone did not like the nickname "Scarface Al" (Al's face scarred). He had threatened the editor of the Chicago American newspaper as calling it by name.

The tower in Build More Than A Century

The tower in Build More Than A Century

Tower of Pisa

 
The Tower of Pisa, is one of the most famous tourist attraction in Italy, turned out to be skewed because one makes. And more than that, this tower was built in more than a century.

The tower was built in three stages. Phase First Instance began in 1178, which lasted up to level three. The work was stopped because in the fifth year, the tower began leaning southern already. Tower building work stopped until about 100 years, before the year 1272 - a high tower plus 4 levels in the opposite direction - in order to erect the tower.

Tower of Pisa

 

Because the land around the Tower of Pisa is not stable, the construction is stopped, until eventually be continued in the year 1360 - or about 80 years later. At last the construction placed on top of the tower bell chamber, and the Tower of Pisa get bleak form we now know.

Tower of Pisa

Perhaps the Tower of Pisa enforced? may be, but based on observations of scientists, even the Tower of Pisa is upheld, the parts of the tower will still be warped by too much corrections made ​​since its construction 823 years ago.

The little Girl who made a ​​history

The little Girl who made a ​​history
 
There was a little girl named Grace Bredell, and lives in New York. At the age of 11 years, he wrote a letter to someone  a very famous man. This letter contains a request that the man's beard. Grace considers the man's face is too thin, and he would look better if  he has a beard. One day, when this man came to the town of Grace, the city of New York, by train he asked to meet with Grace. Grace went to see him, and when he saw Grace, propagators then kissimg Grace and said, "you can by yourself, I let it grow  for you, Grace."

Abraham Lincoln

Who is this guy? You may often see a picture or his photograph. His name is familiar to you, that is Abraham Lincoln, president of the united states one of the most famous person.

Abraham Lincoln

 

You can imagine how happy Grace is, as a president willing to listen. That the letter of a little girl , Grace, able to change history.

Cenderella actually wear the wrong shoes

Cenderella actually wear the wrong shoes

 
When the correct spelling of a word premises is not considered something important, then consider the story of Cinderella. Therefore, a speller makes a small mistake, Cinderella finally wearing the wrong shoes for ever.

In 1697, a copy of French Charles Perrault Cinderella story into his own language, French. In previous Cinderella story, Cinderella shoes are made from squirrel fur which is white and gray. French language word for fur is "vair". Charles one copy, that Cinderella shoes are made of "Verre", which sounds the same "vair" Namu different meanings of 'glass'.

 

Since then the children all around the  world imagine there is a sparkling glass slipper that was left on the steps of the palace, and they wonder why they have never seen shoes like that in reality.

Viking and the Human Soul

Viking and the Human Soul

 

Champagne at the break to inaugurate sebauh ship turned out to be a substitute for human blood. The Vikings and the southern ocean races of the past is always a human sacrifice when they inaugurated a new ship. They believe, the souls of people in the sacrifice would protect the ship from danger.

 

This habit is then replaced at the expense of offering wines at the time of entry of the Christian religion, and eventually replaced with Champagne in the present.

Fernande Olivier and Pablo Picasso Love Story

Fernande Olivier and Pablo Picasso Love Story

Fernande Olivier

 

Pablo Picasso

Fernande Olivier, have been living together with the painter Pablo Picassso for seven years (1904-1911) and wants to get married with her. But before that can happen propagators must first officially divorced by her husband. This is where the difficulties arise, the husband was not clear where.  years he searched for her husband to finalize their divorce, so she can marry Picasso. Until finally in mid-1904's Fernande Olivier discovered that her husband had died. The husband had died forty years ago, when Fernande Olivier First Instance met with Pablo Picasso

'Horrible' originated from a name

'Horrible' originated from a name

 

King Ptolemy II who ruled Egypt from 285 to 246 BC period, has a real name "Philadepus", which means "loving brother". But during his lifetime, he had killed two brothers.

His successor, was no better.

King Ptolemy IV, who memerinttah Egyptians from the period 221 to 203 MM, has a real name "Philopator", which has a meaning of "loving father". but during his lifetime King Ptolemy IV had killed his father. So, whatever the meaning of a name.

Thomas Alva Edison and the giant gates

Thomas Alva Edison and the giant gates

 

Who does not know Thomas Alva Edison, an inventor of the century ago. In his life he took in 3000 right panten scientific discovery. The man who was born in Milan, Ohio, USA, 11 february 1847 live in a mansion surrounded by an iron fence. Guests who would go into his yard to open the door of a very heavy iron gate, and then close it again until it is completely closed.

As a lot of productive scientists make new discoveries, he was visited by many guests of course. Moreover, he never had the factories and laboratories with 300 employees. One time, a close friend complained to Edison, how he had to drain a lot of energy every time he open and close the gate house of Edison.

With winked, Edison and his friend led up the stairs to the room on the roof of his house there are complex mechanical devices consisting of several metal levers, hoists, and pumps. The friend wondered, what is the host took her to the space.

 

"You must don't  know '" said Edson. "Every time someone opens and closes the front gate, automatically will pump one gallon of water into water reservoirs here",

That's the advantage of a Thomas Alva Edison. True words of Aristotle, there was never a genius without tinged with madness.

The Longest Domain in the World

The Longest Domain in the World

 
A longest domain name in the internet is:

  www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.co.uk
Where is a site that memepromosikan a city with the same name as the domain name. Cities with a unique name is located in Anglesey, Gwynedd, english.

U.K

http://www.llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.co.uk/images/map.gif
The name has a meaning that "the church ST. Mary is situated in a valley full of white hazel trees, near a vortex of water is very swift, and the church of ST. Tysilio near the red cave.

Lycos Search Engine

Lycos Search Engine

Have you ever visited or  using the search engine named  Lycos. And once again, the question arises, what is the meaning of Lycos? Lycos turned out to be pieces of the name "Lycosidae", the name of the spider family that can move very fast.

Lycosidae (spider)

 

Why a spider? Lycos uses technology as "spiders" to crawl the website (a web site). Spider here is the terminology of the Internet for a robot program, which can do a compilation of index many places by exploring and recording them one by one ..

One other spiders are also known on the internet is: Inktomi, namely "spider" is in use Hot Bot search engine. Inktomi is the name of the species of spider from South America, which though small, yet well-known ingenious.