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Trivia & Amazing Facts [21-1-16]

 
Trivia & Amazing Facts
  • The moons of Mars are called Phobos and Deimos after two mythical horses that drew the chariot of Mars, the Roman god of war
  • There are 318,979,564,000 possible ways of playing just the first four moves on each side in a game of chess
  • WHERE IS YOUR HEART LOCATED? The heart is not located on the left side of the chest. It's about in the center with it's strongest portion on the left side, thus, it can be heard slightly better from the left
  • French King and Crusader Henry I died from accidental defenestration. When Henry was awaiting word from the Pisan army that their ships and soldiers were ready to join him in relieving Jaffa from Al-Adil's Saracen army, he eagerly turned to greet the delegation when they arrived. When he did, he stepped backwards and lost his balance. As he fell over, his little dwarf, Scarlet, pulled at his robes. However, instead of saving the king, the dwarf fell, too, and both men died instantly
  • Tomatoes were once referred to as "love apples." This is because their was a superstition that people would fall in love by eating them.