Saturday 19 July 2014

Fact Hunters: Lasers, football & paintings

Sam Holmyard
Did you know that Jeanne Louise Calment was a French supercentenarian who had the longest confirmed human lifespan on record, living to the age of 122 years, 164 days?

Harmonie Hall
Did you know that the word LASER actually stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation?

Lucian Bundy
Van Gogh, in just over a decade, produced more than 2,100 artworks, consisting of 860 oil paintings and more than 1,300 watercolors, drawings & sketches.

Brandon Lee Bundy
In the 16th century more people died playing football than sword-fighting. Seven footballers were killed after clashes in English villages between 1500 and 1575.


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