According to the Oxford dictionary, the fir st person to use "OMG" was British admiral John Arbuthnot Fisher in 1917!!! Really ironic. One of the world's most popular abbreviations was created so long back when people didnt abbreviate words to save time.
The fact geek
Friday, 26 October 2012
Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Nazi aide warned Britain about hitler
According to a new research Adolf Hitler's chief aide had urged British intelligence officers to topple the "mad" German dictator. The research shows that Fritz Wiedemann, a former chief aide to Adolf Hitler, had warned the British that the dictator with "split personality" would make world peace impossible. Interestingly, it was Wiedemann who had recommended Hitler for the Iron cross was a father figure to Hitler. According to Thomas Wiedemann, a professor at the University of Aberdeen, Wiedemann risked death for his betrayal as he urged Britain "to strike as hard as possible" against Hitler. Wiedemann was a fervent supporter of Hitler in the early years but grew disillusioned with Nazism as time went on.
Parliament house
The Parliament house, designed by Lutyens Baker, was inaugurated on 18 January 1927 by Lord Irwin. It was built over a period of six years using pink and red Dholpur sandstone. Originally known as Council house and Sansad bhavan after independence, the building is majestically spread over six acres. It has 144 pillars and the diameter of the building is 170 meters.
Monday, 20 August 2012
First Tibetan Olympic medallist
Choeyang Kyi became the first Tibetan ever to win an Olympic medal. She won a bronze medal in the women's bronze medal competition. Kyi also goes by the Chinese name Qieyang Shenjie.
Saturday, 18 August 2012
Earth's second moon??
An asteroid (2006RH120) wandered into orbit around the earth acting as earth's second moon in July 2006. It drifted off a year later.
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