Did you know that the Boeing 787 got launched on July, 8th, 2007? The appropriateness of the launch lies in its synergy with the date that is 7-8-(0)7, the way Americans write July, 8, 2007.
The term A1 is to signify something that's best in terms of quality. It is derived from the Lloyds (of London) classification of ships of best quality under the A1 block in the Shipping Insurance Registers.
BSA-SLR is actually Birmingham Small Arms - Self Loading Rifle. They started out making arms and ammunitions. Then they moved on to make other things...including bicycles. Think of their logo with 2 crossed rifles. Makes sense. Right?
BenQ - the name is derived from the motto of the company. Bringing Enjoyment and Quality to life.
The newspaper Hindu was the only one not to report the death of Mahatma Gandhi on its front page on 31st Jan, 1948. In those days they used to carry advertisements on the front page. Hmmm...
When Hugh Heffner brought out the first issue of Playboy in 1953 featuring Marilyn Moroe on the cover, it didn't have a date on it. He wasn't sure if there would be a second issue. The success of it, ofcourse, is now a well known fact
I did a "Hail Mary" to click that picture - it's a technique in photography where a photographer raises the camera high above his head to get a picture of the subject surrounded by a crowd.
The group UB40s name…In England if you were unemployed, you would have a card called UB40 (UB=Unemployment Benefit and 40 was the card code). All the band members were unemployed and they felt that it was only right to call the band UB40! There were about 10 million unemployed people in the late 1970s who could relate with them.
Ever wondered what Rasgulla, Jalebi and Paan are, if they are not things we eat. They are actually the names of the 3 sisters of Rabri Devi (wife of Lalu Prasad Yadav).
Ever wondered what a cube farm is? Simply an office with umpteen number of cubicles.
