Monday, July 14, 2014

Trivia Bits 14 July

 

The currency of Indonesia is the rupiah.

There have been six submarines and ships named Nautilus in the U.S. Navy, some as early as 1803, 67 years before Captain Nemo's Nautilus appeared in Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues under the Sea.

The nineteenth-century built Château Pastré in Marseille, designed by Jean-Charles Danjoy for Eugène Pastré, was a haven for Jewish artists in World War II.

Ranking as the most liveable city in Australia by the Property Council of Australia in 2011.2012 and 2013 was Adelaide, the capital of South Australia.

Author Miles Franklin’s real name is Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin, an Australian writer and feminist who is best known for her novel My Brilliant Career, published in 1901.

Coffea Arabica or the Arabica bean accounts for about 70-80 per cent of coffee production worldwide.

Risso’s dolphins are the only dolphin species in the genus Grampus.

Stella McCartney, the fashion designer daughter of Beatle Paul McCartney, studied at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design where here 1995 graduating collection was modelled by friends and supermodels Naomi Campbell, Yasmin Le Bon and Kate Moss.

Power Girl, real name Kara Zor-L, is a cousin of Superman from the DC Comics universe and made her first appearance in All Star Comics #58 (January/February 1976).

There are one thousand watts in a kilowatt with the watt being a basic unit of power.

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