Tuesday 17 March 2015

Fact Hunters: Rats, paintings & grasshoppers

Elizabeth Ositelu
Did you know that Salvador Dali was frightened of grass hoppers? He was also afraid to expose his feet.

Riley Groom
Amazingly it was Fry & Son who made the first, in 1847, moulded a chocolate bar suitable for large-scale production

Jack Dempsey & Jordan
Amazingly the red brick gatehouse of Lambeth Palace dates from 1495.

Ronnie Marshall
Most people are scared of them, but did you know that rats take care of injured and sick rats in their group? Without companionship rats tend to become lonely and depressed.

Fitzroy
Incredibly the name of the painting, Mona Lisa was the result of a spelling error! The original name of the painting was Monna Lisa. Monna in Italian is a short form of Madonna, meaning 'My Lady'.





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