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X, Malcolm
  • Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little but considered “Little” his slave name and changed it to “X” representing his lost tribal name
  • When Malcolm X was younger, he bleached his hair red brown, and was known as Big Red and Detroit Red
  • Malcolm X dropped out of high school

X, planet / Nibiru
  • Scientists postulate that there is another planet beyond pluto, known as Planet X
  • The search for planet X is done via the space telescope called SIRTF (Space Infrared Telescope Facility) that is kept below freezing temperatures
  • Ancient Sumerian texts write about a race of Anunnaki living on Nibiru (Planet X) and that Nibiru is on a 3600 year eliptical orbit, unlike the rest of the planets in our solar system

X-ray
  • Röntgen the inventor of the X-ray was color blind and never commented on the colors of the fluorescence he observed
  • X-ray is not invisible but actually “blue grey” in colour

xylophone
  • Xylophones(Greek xylon,”wood”; phone,”sound”) were actually developed in South East Asia in the 14th century. Thanx Gwynovere C