1. Thomas Alva Edison: He was regarded as “human wizard”. He invented more than 1000 new devices.
Among them, phonogram, motion picture camera, electric bulb, etc. are some of the main items. The first words recorded on the gram phone are: “Mary had a little Lamb” (He learned that poem while he was a child). After wards, his assistant spoke in Germany language. He obtained patent for it in the year 1877. He was deaf, as he suffered from “Scarlet Fever “, during his childhood.
He was also called by the people as “Wizard of Menlo Park”. He was also beaten by the railway authorities, while he was conducting experiments in the railway coaches and causing damages to them.
2. The heaviest insect in the world is: “African Goliath Beatle”. Its length is 11 centimeters. Weight is: 100 grams.
3. Christopher Columbus: He was born in Genoa. He was confident of being God’s instrument. He set out to discover sea route to India (known as highly prosperous land at that time), on 3rd August 1492 and sighted land on 12th October 1492 (on 69th day). Alighting on the gleaming beach of white coral, he knelt on the ground with tears of joy, and on rising, gave that place the name—San Salvador—meaning, “Holy Savior’’.
5. Left- hand players are highly active in sports and games, when compared to right- hand players.
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