Friday, June 12, 2015

Trivia Bits 12 June

 

  Eugene Cernan

The last words spoken from the moon were from Eugene Cernan (pictured), Commander of the Apollo 17 Mission on 11 December 1972, As we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came, and, God willing, we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind.

Renaissance German-Dutch composer, instrumentalist and copyist Pierre Alamire was also a spy for Henry VIII, until he was revealed as a double agent for the pretender to the English throne, Richard de la Pole, who mainly resided in Metz, northeast France.

Due to rail gauge differences while travelling by train from Sydney to Perth prior to 1970 five train changes were needed

Australian actor Russell Crowe made his directorial debut with the 2014 Australian historical fictional drama film The Water Diviner had its world premiere at the State Theatre in Sydney, Australia on December 2, 2014.

In 1947, the 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution limited future presidents to two terms. with the last US President to serve 4 terms being Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

With a height of 3,724 metres (12,218 ft), Mount Cook/Aoraki is located on the South Island of New Zealand and consists of three summits lying slightly south and east of the main divide, the Low Peak, Middle Peak and High Peak, with the Tasman Glacier to the east and the Hooker Glacier to the west.

Omega is the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet with capital being Ω, lowercase ω and in Greek Ωμέγα.

In a human cell, there are 23 chromosomes.

Rooibos tea is traditionally grown in the African country of South Africa and it is common to prepare rooibos tea in the same manner as black tea and add milk and sugar to taste with other methods include a slice of lemon and using honey instead of sugar to sweeten.

In 1915, Miss Kate Cocks and Miss Annie Ross became the first women in Australia to be appointed as police constables when they joined the South Australian Police force.

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