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Lincoln, Abraham

John Wilke Booth’s brother once saved the life of Abraham Lincoln’s son. It took place shortly before Abraham Lincoln’s assassination
Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated
He was also the tallest president
Abraham Lincoln invented and patented a buoyancy adjustment system for steamboats
Lincoln was known as a storyteller and jokester, but he also suffered from depression
Lincoln used to keep his notes, letters and even his bills in his black tophat

Contrary to belief, Thomas Crapper did not invent the modern flushing toilet. He did however, patent 3 modifications to the toilet

Interestingly, there is a theory that contagious yawning can be used to measure someone’s ability to appreciate other people’s mental states (empathy). So autistic people do not yawn in response to videos of people yawning
Yawning is also thought to be a mechanism to wake the brain up when it requires it. Read the facts here

The Dalai lama’s name is Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso
The Dalai Lama enjoys collecting and repairing watches
Tenzin became the Head of State of Tibet when he was fifteen
The Dalai Lama Tenzin was one of sixteen children and only one of the five of them to survive past 6

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

A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h. The highest recorded “sneeze speed” is 165 km per hour
You cannot sneeze with your eyes open
Sunlight makes people sneeze. Why?

Each day, there are over 120 million sexual intercourses taking place all over the world.thanx kim (Now dont you feel more contented each night before you go to sleep ALONE)
In a study conducted of university students, at any given time during a lecture, 20% are thinking about what to eat, 20% are listening, 20% are thinking about sex and 40% mischellaneous thoughts. Very encouraging for lecturers. (unsure) Thanx Karol
The first couple shown in bed together on prime time TV were the Flintstones
On average, people spend 2 weeks of their lives kissing
A study of 2,500 men aged 49 to 54 found that having an orgasm at least three times a week cut in half the likelihood of death from coronary heart disease

If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproductiion
Rice was an ingredient used in making the foundations of the Great Wall of China
In China, there are over 50 different ethnic groups including Mongols and Manchurians
China has had a government since 1766 B.C., and it one of the oldest institutions in the world
Shanghai is the biggest city in the world, holding almost 16 million people
China is the largest producer of hydroelectric power in the world, with reserves of over 680 Million Kilowatts
China has a “one-child” policy where couples will need to pay fees to have more than one child
Chinese families often have nicknames for members at home such as Niu (cow), Tu (rabbit) and Xiong (bear) so that evil spirits are not attracted to the child
Although China covers over 9 million kms, it only has one timezone. As such, people in the west only get daylight at 9am in the morning
China has the world’s largest population of donkeys
China invented toilet paper
The chinese word for Portugal (Pu Tao Ya) means “Grape teeth”
Apricots originated from China
Disney characters were onced banned in China for over 40 years
Soccer was invented in China with the first football game recorded as early as 4BC
If all the peopled named Wang in China formed their own country, they would be the world’s 12th most populous nation (93 million) (The Times UK)

Franz Ferdinand was killed.. remember that the guys death partly caused the World War I (WWI). Anyway, his death was almost unavoidable. After an attempted assasination using a bomb failed, (because the bomb hit the rear mud flap of the car Ferdinand was in and bounced away) authorities decided to change the route of Ferdinands tour… but failed to inform the driver of the car. And so, unfortunately, at one stage, the driver took a wrong turn and drove into an alley. While reversing out, Princip (killer) came and shot Ferdinand and his wife at a distance of 4-5 feet killing them. Ferdinand brought his wife to Serejavo to celebrate their anniversary. (And you thought you had a bad day). Read more here