Edward Roscoe Murrow was an American broadcast journalist

1. Edward Roscoe Murrow was an American broadcast journalist who produced a series of TV news reports that helped lead to the censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Mumbai has a population density of 22,922people/km2

1. Mumbai has a population density of 22,922people/km2. For comparison, Los Angeles has a population density of 3,168people/km2.

A defensive three-second violation is called when a defender spends more than three seconds in the free throw lane while not guarding an opponent

1. Brendan Mullen is the co-author of Red Hot Chilli Peppers biography. He was the founder of a club called The Masque, credited with discovering bands such as The RHCP, and Jane's Addiction.
2. A defensive three-second violation is a rule violation in the National Basketball Association assessed when a member of the defending team spends more than three seconds in the free throw lane while not actively guarding an opponent.

One of the differences between a king and an emperor is how they come to power.

1. One of the differences between a King and an emperor is that a King's power is attained solely through inheritance while an emperor's can come through conquest.

Kobe Briant, 32, needs to score 12,597 more points to pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for 1st all-time.

1. Kobe Bryant (32), is 4th all-time in the NBA scoring with about 25,800 points as of today. He needs to average 25.6 points a year for three seasons and 15.5 points for five seasons after that, playing until he is 40 years old, to over-take Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who has 38,387 career points, for first all-time.
2. Darrell Lance Abbott, also known as "Diamond Darrell", or "Dimebag Darrell" was a guitarist in the heavy metal band Pantera. On December 8, 2004, he was murdered ON STAGE during a performace in Columbus, Ohio.
3. Diwali, known more commonly as the festival of lights, is an important five-day festival in Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism, occurring between mid-October and mid-November. The name Diwali is itself a contraction of the word "Deepavali," which translates into row of lamps.

National Voter Turnout for the past 9 midterm elections has been only 35%-40%

1. Although official numbers for this year's mid-term elections are not yet available, the past 9 midterm elections would suggest a National Voter Turnout of only 35%-40%.
2. We Americans, taken as a whole, are politically ABSOLUTELY STUPID.

Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia, is known as Dracula

1. Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia, is known as Dracula which means "son of dragon" in reference to his father, Vlad Dracul who received the name for joining The Order of the Dragon, a monarchical chivalric order for selected nobility, that was created in Hungary in the late Middle Ages.

The Giants have never won a World Series in San Francisco

1. The Giants won their last World Series in 1954, before they moved to San Francisco in 1958.

Andres Escobar was a Colombian footballer shot to death after scoring on his own team.

1. Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga, 27, was shot 12 times on July 2, 1994. Escobar was a Colombian footballer who a few months before his murder, scored on his own team during a match against the US in the 1994 FIFA World Cup games.
2. Humberto Castro Muñoz, a bodyguard for a powerful Colombian drug cartel that lost a lot of money as a result of Escobar's own goal (the match was against the US and therefore millions of Americans were betting blindly on America) confessed to killing Escobar. Muñoz was released from prison only 11 years after murdering Escober on accounts of "good behavior."

De Wallen is the largest and best-known red-light district in Amsterdam.

1. De Wallen is the largest and best-known red-light district in Amsterdam.

The Cubs have not won the World Series since 1907

1. Steve Bartman is the name of the fan who interfered with Moisés Alou from catching a ball during the 8th inning of NLCS Game 6. The cubs went on to lose the game, and the series.
2. The Cubs have not won the World Series since 1907.

The construction of the Berlin Wall began on 13 August 1961

1. R2-D2 is a character in the Star Wars movies.
2. The construction of the Berlin Wall began on August 13, 1961.

Bob Dylan dropped out of college at the end of his freshman year in January 1961

1. Richard (Rick) Francis Dennis Barry III, has the second highest free-shooting percentage of all-time at 90%. Rick Barry shot his free-throws underhand.
2. Bob Dylan dropped out of college at the end of his freshman year in January 1961.

Stranger in a Strange Land is a best-selling 1961 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein

1. Stranger in a Strange Land is a best-selling 1961 science fiction novel by Robert A. Heinlein. It tells the story of Valentine Michael Smith, a human raised by Martians on the planet Mars, after his return to Earth in early adulthood.

Otto Adolf Eichmann, sometimes referred to as "the architect of the Holocaust," was a German Nazi who was captured by Israeli Mossad Operatives

1. Otto Adolf Eichmann, sometimes referred to as "the architect of the Holocaust", was a German Nazi and SS-Obersturmbannführer (equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel). He was captured by Israeli Mossad operatives in Argentina and found guilty of 15 criminal charges, including crimes against humanity and war crimes, and executed in 1962. Eichmann is the only person to have been executed in Israel on conviction by a civilian court.

Ernest Miller Hemingway, winner of 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature, was an American writer who committed suicide on July 2, 1961

1. Ernest Miller Hemingway, winner of 1954 Nobel Prize in Literature, was an American writer who committed suicide on July 2, 1961.

The Congo Crisis was a period of turmoil from in the First Republic of the Congo from 1960-1966

1. Allie Reynolds of the New York Yankees, Nolan Ryan of California Angels, Virgil Trucks of the Detroit Tigers, and Johnny Vander Meer of th Cincinnati Reds are the only pitchers to ever throw TWO no-hitters in one season.
2. Wham-O bought the rights of “Frisbee” in 1957 from Walter Frederick Morrison who came up with the idea in 1938.
3. The Congo Crisis was a period of turmoil from in the First Republic of the Congo that began with national independence from Belgium in 1960 and ended with the seizing of power by Joseph Mobutu in 1966.

The movie Psycho is a 1960 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock

1. The movie Psycho is a 1960 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film is based on the screenplay by Joseph Stefano, who adapted the screenplay from the 1959 novel by Robert Bloch. The novel was based on the crimes of Wisconsin serial killer Ed Gein.

Chubby Checker, born Ernest Evans, is an American singer-songwriter best known for popularizing the the dance-style Twist

1. Chubby Checker, born Ernest Evans, is an American singer-songwriter best known for popularizing the dance style Twist with his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard's R&B hit "The Twist."

JFK was the only president to have won the Pulitzer prize

1. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy was the only president to have won the Pulitzer prize. He won this prestigious award in literature during his convalescence in 1956 when he published Profiles in Courage. The work was co-authored by Sorensen.

Payola is the illegal practice of payment by record companies for the broadcast of recordings on music radio

1. Payola is the illegal practice of payment by record companies for the broadcast of recordings on music radio, in which the song is presented as being part of the normal day's broadcast. The term has come to refer to any secret payment made to cast a product in a positive light. A good example would be paid Yelp reviews.

Syngman Rhee was the first president of South Korea from August 1948 to April 1960

1. Syngman Rhee (Yi Seungman) was the first president of South Korea from August 1948 to April 1960. Rhee was regarded as an anti-Communist and a strongman, and led South Korea through the Korean War. His resigned from the presidency following popular protests against a disputed election.

The Lockheed U-2, a surveillance craft used by the United States Military is nicknamed "Dragon Lady"

1. The Lockheed U-2, a surveillance craft used by the United States Military is nicknamed "Dragon Lady."

Edsel Ford is the son of Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford

1. Edsel Ford is the son of Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford. In honor of his son who died on May 26, 1943, Henry made the car Edsel that debuted on September 4, 1957.
2. Coin operated pool-tables separate the cue ball from the rest either by size or a magnet within the cue ball. The cue-ball is 1/8 of an inch larger in the case of the former.

Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban politician and leader of the Cuban Revolution

1. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban politician, and leader of the Cuban Revolution, who served as the Prime Minister of Cuba from February 1959 to December 1976, and then as the President of the Council of State of Cuba until his resignation from the office in February 2008. He invaded Cuba to overthrow Fulgencio Batista in 1956.

In 1957, an Australian company began making wood rings. The next year Wham-0 manufactured the Hula-hoop

1. In 1957, an Australian company began making wood rings. The next year Wham-0 manufactured a plastic hoop in a variety of bright colors and called it Hula-hoop.

The Mafia Monograph was written by the FBI in 1958 as a study of the origin, nature, and activities of the Mafia and its affect on US

1. The Mafia Monograph was written by the FBI in 1958 as a study of the origin, nature, and activities of the Mafia in its native Sicily and how it was transplanted to the United States.

On May 28, 1959 two monkeys were successfully sent to space and recovered back on earth aboard Jupiter MRBM AM-18

1. A hiccup (medical term, Synchronous Diaphragmatic Flutter, or SDF) is an involuntary action involving a reflex arc that leads to the contraction of the diaphragm several times a minute. In humans, the abrupt rush of air into the lungs causes the epiglottis to close, creating a "hic" sound. Hiccups often occur after consuming carbonated beverages, alcohol, or spicy foods. Prolonged laughter is also known to cause hiccups.
2. On May 28, 1959 two monkeys were successfully sent to space and recovered back on earth aboard Jupiter MRBM AM-18. American-born rhesus monkey "Able," and South American squirrel monkey "Baker," rode to the altitude of 59 miles. Although not the first monkeys to make it to space, they were the first ever to survive the trip home and land alive.

Ben-Hur is a 1959 film directed by William Wyler based on Lew Wallace's 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1. Ben-Hur is a 1959 film directed by William Wyler based on Lew Wallace's 1880 novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. The film went on to win a record of eleven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, a feat equaled only by Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

On February 3, 1959 Buddy Holly, along with Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson, died in a plane crash near Clear Lake Iowa

1. On February 3, 1959 Buddy Holly, along with Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson, died in a plane crash near Clear Lake Iowa. The day was later called The Day the Music Died by Don McLean, in his song "American Pie."

Thalidomide was sold in a number of countries across the world from 1957 until 1961 as a sedative to treat morning sickness of pregnant women

1. Strangers Almanac is an album by the alternative country band Whiskeytown, released on July 29, 1997
2. Thalidomide was sold in a number of countries across the world from 1957 until 1961 as a sedative to treat morning sickness of pregnant women. However, it was withdrawn from the market after being found to be a cause of birth defects for 10,000 to 20,000 children. Today, thalidomide has been found to be a valuable treatment for a number of medical conditions such as Multiple Myeloma and Leprosy.

Starkweather was an American spree killer who who at the age of 19 murdered eleven people

1. Charles Raymond Starkweather was an American spree killer who who at the age of 19 murdered eleven people in Nebraska and Wyoming during a two-month road trip with his 14-year-old girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate. The 11 murders occurred from November 30, 1957 until the couple was captured on January 29, 1958. Starkweather was later sentenced to death, and Fugate was handed a 17-year prison sentence.

In the summer of 1957, both the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers announced their moves to California

1. Initially, "play it by ear" referred to the playing of music without reference to printed notation. More recently it is also used figuratively to mean 'handle a situation in an impromptu manner', i.e. without reference to pre-determined rules or guidelines.
2. In the summer of 1957, both the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers announced their moves to California to become the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II

1. Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. In 1958 he founded the French Fifth (and current) Republic and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969.

In July 1958, Lebanon was threatened by a civil war between Maronite Christians and Muslims

1. At higher-altitude areas, a typical naturally-aspirated engine draws in less air mass per cycle due to the reduced density of the atmosphere. This directly translates to less fuel and reduced absolute compression in the cylinder, therefore deterring knock. It is safe to fill up a carbureted car that normally takes 87 AKI fuel at sea level with 85 AKI fuel in the mountains.
2. Although being at higher altitude can impair some abilities, studies suggest that it does not make alcohol more potent as BAC readings at ground level and altitude remain the same.
3. In July 1958, Lebanon was threatened by a civil war between Maronite Christians and Muslims after tensions with Egypt had escalated earlier in 1956 when pro-western President Camille Chamoun, a Christian, did not break diplomatic relations with the Western powers that attacked Egypt during the Suez Crisis, angering Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser.

The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 British WWII film that is preserved in the US Library of Congress National Film Registry

1. Altitude causes the Sun to rise earlier and set later than it would at that same location from the ground.
2.The Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 British World War II film by David Lean based on the novel, written by French writer Pierre Boulle. In 1997, this film was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and selected for preservation in the United States Library of Congress National Film Registry.
3. The National Film Registry is a collection of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board. Each year the board selects up to 25 "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant films" that showcase the range and diversity of American film heritage to increase awareness for its preservation. Inclusion on the list is not a guarantee of actual preservation. The librarian of Congress is the one who each year actually selects the 25 films that are preserved in the Library of Congress.

Zhou Enlai was instrumental in the Communist Party's rise to power, and subsequently in the development of the Chinese economy and society

1. Ginger Rogers was an American stage actress, dancer, and singer who appeared in film, radio, and television throughout much of the 20th century.
2. Zhou Enlai was the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, serving from October 1949 until his death in January 1976. Zhou was instrumental in the Communist Party's rise to power, and subsequently in the development of the Chinese economy and restructuring of Chinese society.

The Sputnik program, literally meaning "co-traveler," was a series of robotic spacecraft missions launched by the Soviet Union

1. The Sputnik program, literally meaning "co-traveler," was a series of robotic spacecraft missions launched by the Soviet Union. Sputnik 1 was the first human-made object to orbit the Earth. That launch took place on October 4, 1957.

Kerouac was an American writer most well-known for his work On the Road, published in 1957

1. Jean-Louis "Jack" Kerouac was an American writer most well-known for his work On the Road, published in 1957. On the Road is a largely autobiographical work that was based on the spontaneous road trips of Kerouac and his friends across America during the 1950's. On the Road is a representation of postwar American Beat Generation.

Micky Mantle won the AL MVP in 1957

1. Roy Kelton Orbison was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads.
2. Micky Mantle won the AL MVP in 1957.

Boris Leonidovich Pasternak was a Nobel Prize-winning Russian and Soviet poet, novelist and translator of Goethe and Shakespeare

1. Boris Leonidovich Pasternak was a Nobel Prize-winning Russian and Soviet poet, novelist and translator of Goethe and Shakespeare. In the West he is best known for his epic novel Doctor Zhivago first translated and published in 1957.

The Little Rock Nine were the 9 Black students who attempted Little Rock Central High starting on September 23, 1957

1. The number 57 on the slogan "57 Styles" printed on Heinz ketchup bottles has no practical significance. It is simply just the combination of Henry John Heinz's favorite number, 5, and his wife Sally Sloan's, 7.
2. Little Rock Senior High School, later to be renamed Little Rock Central High was the site of nine African-American students, known as the Little Rock Nine, who were denied entrance to the school in defiance of the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling ordering integration of public schools on the morning of September 23, 1957. The next day, President Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered the 1,200-man 101st Airborne Battle Group of the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to escort the nine students into the school.

The Suez Crisis was a war fought by Britain, France, and Israel against Egypt beginning on 29 October 1956

1. The Suez Crisis was a war fought by Britain, France, and Israel against Egypt beginning on 29 October 1956. The attack followed Egypt's decision in 26 July 1956 to nationalise the Suez Canal, after the withdrawal of an offer by Britain and the United States to fund the building of the Aswan Dam which was in response to Egypt recognizing the People's Republic of China during the height of tensions between China and Taiwan.

Peyton Place is a 1956 novel by Grace Metalious

1. Peyton Place is a 1956 novel by Grace Metalious that sold 60,000 copies withing the first ten days of its release and remained on the New York Times best seller list for 59 weeks. "Peyton Place" has become an expression to describe a place whose inhabitants have sordid secrets.

Grace Patricia Kelly was an American Academy Award-winning actress

1. Twiggy is an English model, actress, and singer, who at 16 became the first teenage model in 1966. In this same year she was named the “The Face of 1966” by the Daily Express and voted British Woman of the Year.
2. Grace Patricia Kelly was an American Academy Award-winning actress. In April 1956 Kelly married Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and was commonly referred to as Princess Grace. He died on September 14th, 1982, two months before her 53rd birthday. She lost control of her vehicle and crashed after suffering a mild stroke.

Khrushchev was one of the leaders of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

1. Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev was one of the leaders of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964. Khrushchev was responsible for the partial de-Stalinization of the Soviet Union.
2. Khrushchev's last name has only two vowels but 8 consonants.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted from 12-01-1955 to 12-20-1956

1. The Montgomery Bus Boycott started on December 1, 1955, when Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white person, and lasted until December 20, 1956, when the supreme court upheld the federal district court ruling which stated that Alabama's racial segregating laws for buses were unconstitutional.

Budapest is the capital of Hungary

1. On March 16, 1978 the Red Brigades, an extremist group that demanded Italy's withdrawal from NATO, successfully kidnapped then Prime Minister Aldo Moro. When the demands of the group were not met, The Brigades murdered Moro after 54 days.
2. Budapest is the capital of Hungary.

Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot is an actress

1. Willie O'Ree was the first black NHL player. He made his debut for the Boston Bruins on January 18, 1958. In his entire career he had 4 goals and 10 assists, all in 1961.
2. Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot is an actress, animal rights activist, fashion model, and singer. She made movies in the 1950s-60s and had a sex appeal much like Marlyn Monroe. She is most famously known for her role in the movie And God Created Women.

Disneyland (Anaheim, CA), opened to the general public on July 18, 1955

1. Those impossibly hard-to-open plastic wraps, called clamshell packaging, cause over 6,000 visits to the emergency room each year.
2. Disneyland (Anaheim, CA), opened to the general public on July 18, 1955, has the second most annual visitors at 15.9 million. Number one? Disney World (Lake Buena Vista, FL), with 17.2 million.

Elvis Preseley released his first single, "Heartbreak Hotel," in January 1956.

1. Elvis Aaron (or Arona) Presley released his first single with RCA records, "Heartbreak Hotel," in January 1956.

J.M. Barrie first introduced Peter Pan in the book "The Little White Bird"

1. The Scottish novelist J.M. Barrie first introduced the character Peter Pan in a section of the book The Little White Bird in 1902.

David "Davy" Crockett died at the Battle of the Alamo

1. David "Davy" Crockett was a celebrated 19th-century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician. He represented Tennessee in the U.S. House of Representatives, served in the Texas Revolution, and died at the Battle of the Alamo.

Brooklyn Dodgers won the World Series in 1955

1. The Brooklyn Dogers won the World Series, beating the New York Yankees in 7 games, to capture their first world series since 1900. The team moved to LA in 1957.

James Byron Dean died in 1955

1. James Byron Dean was an American film actor best known for his role in the movie "Rebel Without a Cause," died when his Porsche 550 was struck by a Ford Custom Tudor in 1955.

Albert Einstein died in 1955 at age of 76

1. The U.S. is the only industrialized nation in the world that does not recognize the value of industrial hemp (the durable fibre that is cultivated from plants of the Cannabis genus) and permit its production.
SOME benefits of Hemp:
-Hemp fiberboard produced by Washington State University was found to be twice as strong as wood-based fiberboard
-Hemp fiber is longer, stronger, more absorbent and more insulative than cotton fiber.
SOME countries that allow growing of industrial Hemp:
-AUSTRALIA
-CANADA
-CHILE
-CHINA
-DENMARK
-FINLAND
-FRANCE
-GERMANY
-GREAT BRITAIN
-RUSSIA
-SPAIN
2. Albert Einstein, possibly the greatest scientist of the 20th century, died in 1955 at age of 76.

"Rock Around the Clock" is one of the first mainstream Rock and Roll songs ever

1. Francis Crick was on LSD when he came up with the idea for DNA double-helix structure in 1953.
2. "Rock Around the Clock" is a 12-bar-blues song that is written by Max Freedman and James E. Myers (Jimmy De Knight) in 1952. The song became famous by Bill Haley and the Comets in 1954 and is one of the first mainstream Rock & Roll songs ever.

Dien Bien Phu was a pivotal location in the battle between French and Viet Minh

1. Battle of Dien Bien Phu, name because Dien Bien Phu was a pivotal location, was a confrontation of French Union army and Viet Minh communist revolutionaries that started in 1954 and resulted in French defeat.

Dacron is the original name for the fabric polyester

1. Dacron (scientific Polyethylene terephthalate), trademarked by DuPont, is the name designated for the commonly used fabric polyester found mostly in clothing.

Arturo Toscanini was an Italian conductor

1. Arturo Toscanini was an Italian conductor, doing work that expanded over 60 years from 1886-1945.

Juan Domingo Perón was a former President of Argentina

1. Juan Domingo Perón was an Argentine general and politician, elected three times as President of Argentina. He was overthrown in a military coup in 1955.

Roy Marcus Cohn was the attorney for American senator Joseph McCarthy

1. Roy Marcus Cohn was the attorney for American senator Joseph McCarthy.
2. People's urine smells particularly pungent following consumption of Asparagus because Asparagus contains a sulfur compound called mercaptan (also found in cheese). The human ability to detect Mercaptan, scientific name Methanethiol, is very high and therefore it is often used in very low concentrations as an additive to odorless natural gas to help detection of leaks.

The communist bloc consisted of the 8 members of the Warsaw Pact

1. The communist bloc consisted of the 8 members of the Warsaw Pact, which was a mutual defense treaty of cooperation between the members, signed in Warsaw, Poland.
The members consisted of:
-People's Republic of Albania
-People's Republic of Bulgaria
-Czechoslovak Republic
-German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
-People's Republic of Hungary
-People's Republic of Poland
-People's Republic of Romania
-Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Roy "Campy" Campanella, was a catcher in the Negro Leagues and one of the first black baseball players that played in the Majors

1. Roy "Campy" Campanella, was a catcher in the Negro Leagues and one of the first black baseball players that played in the Majors, playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He won 3 MVP awards in 1951, 53, and 55 seasons.

The original Standard Oil Company consisted of today's ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and considerable portion of BP

1. The word Führer means leader in German.
2. Winthrop Rockefeller is a third generation Rockefeller, the founders of the Standard Oil Company. Winthrop Rockefeller was the Republican Governor of Arkansas. In 1954 he divorced his first vife, Jievute Paulekiute Sears, (Barbara "Bobo" Paul Sears (a.k.a. Eva Paul)), resulting in a settlement of $5.5 million.
3. The Standard Oil Company, after a forced break-up because of monopoly charges, consisted of today's ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips and a considerable portion of BP (British Petroleum), the fourth largest company in the world.

Prokofiev, a Russian composer, dies on March 5, 1953

1. Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev, a Russian composer, dies on March 5, 1953.

Nasser was the second president of Egypt starting in 1954 until his death in 1970

1. Gamal Abdel Nasser was the second president of Egypt starting in 1954 until his death in 1970.

Malenkov was the successor of Stalin

1. Lemma is a proven statement used as a stepping-stone toward the proof of another statement
2. Georgy Maximilianovich Malenkov was part of the Communist party in Soviet Union and became the leader of the Soviet Union following Stalin's death for a brief time.

Joseph Stalin died on March 5, 1953 from a stroke

1. Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin died on 5 March 1953. The official cause of death is listed as stroke; however, many maintain to this day that he was poisoned.

George Santayana, a Spanish-American philosopher, died on September 26, 1952, in Rome

1. George Santayana, a Spanish-American philosopher, died on September 26, 1952, in Rome. He is best known for the words: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
2. The Scottish Rite is one of several Rites of the worldwide fraternity known as Freemasonry.

During the 1950's-1970's Liberace was the highest paid entertainer int he world

1. During the 1950's-1970's Wladziu Valentino Liberace was the highest paid entertainer in the world, making over $1,000,000 a year just from public appearances.

Rocky Marciano became the world heavyweight champion on September 23, 1952

1. Rocky Marciano beat Jersey Joe Walcott by a knockout in the 13th round on September 23, 1952 to become the world heavyweight champion.

Elizabeth II's reign as the queen of England started on 6 February 1952

1. Elizabeth II's reign as the queen of England started on 6 February 1952. She is the queen of seven independent Commonwealth countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

Jonas Salk developed the first vaccine for Polio and tested it in 1952

1. 1 knot=1.15077945 mph
2. Jonas Salk developed the first vaccine for Polio and tested it in 1952.

In the 1952 elections Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) ran against Adlai Stevenson (D)

1. In the 1952 elections Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) ran against Adlai Stevenson (D). Eisenhower won 39 of 48 states to take the presidency.

J.D. Salinger's novel "Catcher in the Rye" was published in 1951

1. J.D. Salinger's novel "Catcher in the Rye" was published in 1951. It is 19th on the all-time best-seller's list with 65 million copies sold.
2. Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" published in 2003, already has sold over 80 million copies.
3. Marilyn Monroe's real name is Norma Jeane Mortenson

"The King and I" was a musical adaptation of the book "Anna and the King of Siam" by Margaret Landon

1. "The King and I" was a musical adaptation of the book "Anna and the King of Siam" by Margaret Landon. The musical opened on Broadway in 1951, running for 1,246 performances.

Marlon Brando played as Stanley Kowalski in a play named A Streetcar Named Desire

1. You need one gallon of water per inch of fish in an aquarium.
2. Marlon Brando played as Stanley Kowalski in a play named A Streetcar Named Desire.

Panmunjon was the location of armistice talks between North Korea and South Korea in 1951

1. The 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Polizia can be optioned wit a full suite of law enforcement-related medical equipment, defibrillator, and special refrigerated emergency donor organ cabinet.
2. Panmunjon was the location of armistice talks between North Korea and South Korea in 1951.

Sugar Ray Robinson donated all but $1 of his purse for fighting Charley Fusari in 1950

1. Sugar Ray Robinson, born Walker Smith Jr., had a career record of 128-1-2 with 84 knockouts. He donated all but $1 of his purse for fighting Charley Fusari in 1950.

The hydrogen bomb uses Teller-Ulam design

1. The hydrogen bomb uses Teller-Ulam design and was first successfully detonated on November 1, 1952.

The Rosenberg trials began on March 6, 1951

1. The Rosenberg trials began on March 6, 1951. They were found guilty of espionage for sharing defense secrets regarding US nuclear weapons with the Soviet Union. They were sentenced to death on March 29, 1951.

Marilyn Monroe appeared in 5 films in 1950

1. Marilyn Monroe appeared in 5 films in 1950:
-A Ticket to Tomahawk
-Right Cross
-The Fireball
-The Asphalt Jungle
-All About Eve

The Korean war started on June 25, 1950

1. The Korean war started on June 25, 1950 after Chinese-authorized invasion of South Korea by the North Koreans. Two days later the US forces, ordered by President Truman, began helping the South.

Arthur Godfrey was the most famous television personality of the 1950s

1. Arthur Godfrey was the most famous television personality of the 1950s.

In 1954 Studebaker was bought by Packard.

1. In 1954 Studebaker was bought by Packard after major competition from Ford and GM declined the company starting in 1950.

Richard Nixon was elected to Senate in 1950

1. Richard Nixon was elected to Senate in 1950 after gaining quick fame from allegations he made against Alger Hiss for being a Soviet Spy
2. Alger Hiss was an American lawyer, civil servant, businessman, author and lecturer. He was involved in the establishment of the United Nations both as a U.S. State Department and UN official.
3. Irony is a situation in which there is an incongruity, discordance, or unintended connection with truth, that goes strikingly beyond the most simple and evident meaning of words or actions.
4. Japan is the third largest petroleum consumer in the world behind the US and China.

Joseph McCarthy was a senator of Wisconsin from 1947-57

1. Joseph McCarthy was a senator of Wisconsin from the period of 1947 until 1957. He was TERRIFIED of communist take-over of America. In 1950 he claimed to have the name of these Russian spies working in the U.S. The term "McCarthyism," coined after his libels in 1950, is still used to refer to accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence.

Joe DiMaggio was the first baseball player to break $100,000 in earnings.

1. Joe DiMaggio became the first pbaseball player to break the $100,000 in earnings by signing a contract worth $100,000 ($70,000+incentives) on February 7, 1949.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio

Walter Winchell was an American newspaper and radio commentator

1. Walter Winchell was an American newspaper and radio commentator and one of the first to attack the pro-facist/Nazi movement of the U.S. He used his top-rated radio show to strongly denounced Communism and was the first to spread "gossip."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Winchell

South Pacific, now regarded as one of the greatest musicals of all time, debuted in 1949

1. Currently there are two NHL coaches with law degree. Peter DeBoer of the Florida Panthers from University of Windsor/University of Detroit and Pat Quinn of the Edmonton Oilers from Widener University/Delaware School of Law
http://panthers.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=37719
http://oilers.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=57651
2. In 1949, the musical South Pacific debuted. It had a focus on the issue of racial prejudice and is now known as one of the greatest musicals of all time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pacific_(musical)

Johnnie Ray is one of the most influential precursors of Rock n' Roll

1. With his stage personality and music (R&B mixed with Jazz) Johnnie Ray is often considered a major precursor to Rock n' Roll.
http://www.johnnieray.com/bio.html

The people's republic of China was founded in 1949.

1. A successful businessman invests his money and spends other people's
2. The people's republic of China was founded in 1949.

Doris Day is the top ranking female actress of all time

1. Doris Day, starting with Romance on the High Seas in 1948, to this day is the highest grossing female actress. She ranks 6th all time, tied with John Wayne, having been the top money making star for 4 years. Tom Cruise leads with 7 years at the top spot. The second women on the list, Shirley Temple.

Truman made US part of NATO in 1949

1. Harry S. Truman (34th President) made US part of NATO in 1949.

NATO has a phonetic alphabet to ensure accurate communication

1. To ensure accurate communication, NATO adopted a standardized phonetic alphabet in 1956.

An avenue used to mean a general path lined with trees

1. Ray Allen of the Boston Celtic is 34 years old.
2. In different countries streets are named using different conventions. In the U.S, streets are named using any of a number of categories such as landmarks (a hill or a tree), destination of the street (city it ends at), a random theme (colleges), Grid-based (North/South vs. East/West), or alphabetic (A-Z north to south and A-Z west to east)
3. An avenue used to mean a general path lined with trees, often of the same species.

Chelada is originally a Jamaican drink

1. Chelada is originally a Jamaican drink made with mixing beer with lime-juice and salt. Around the 1940s it was adopted by Mexicans and the lime-juice+salt recipe was replaced with Clamato juice.

Motel 6 used to be $6 a night.

1. Motel 6's name comes from the fact that originally, in 1960, the room rate was set at $6 a night.

The health care bill would make it nearly impossible for women to exercise their right to choose

1. The Stupak Amendment in the house (or the similar Nelson amendment in the senate) would make it nearly impossible for women using government health-care to exercise their given right to choose. This amendment says that specifically separate funds must be established to pay for abortion. Whatever subsidiary the government pays to insure the people, if the insurance company wants to offer the women the right to chose, they must clearly use funds from a separate pool to pay for those services. In other words, they must collect two separate checks from their insurers each month and write two separate checks to the doctors who perform abortion services. The "easy way out" would be for the insurance companies not to support abortion and have to deal with it.

Different sets of neurons fire based on direction of motion of perceived object

1. Different sets of visual neurons fire based on the direction of motion perceived. Knowing the collection of neurons that fired one can construct a probability distribution that accurately represents the perceived direction of motion.

The earthquake in Chile made the day 0.00000126 seconds shorter.

1. The massive 8.8 earthquake that hit Chile on February 27th made a day 1.26 microseconds shorter and moved the earth's axis by about 3 inches. The 9.1 Sumatran earthquake of 2004 shortened the day by 6.8 microseconds and shifted the earth's axis by just under 3 inches.
2. Over one BILLION years the combined affect of these two earthquakes is 2 hours 14 minutes 20 seconds.
3. 46% of Jewish, and 43% of Hindu, households make over $100K a year. The next highest is Orthodox at 28%. Jehovah's witnesses have only 9% of their households making over $100K a year.

A squid has 8 arms and 2 tentacles

1. A squid has 8 arms and 2 tentacles.

You can easily find the number of days between two dates on excel

1. You can easily find the number of days between two dates on excel by putting the beginning and end dates in a column each and simply subtracting them. Excel can recognize them as values.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HP030561111033.aspx#Calculate the number of days between two dates

In 2006 there were over 22,000 cases of alcohol related deaths

1. In 2006 there were over 22,000 cases of alcohol related deaths. Males make up over 16,500 of this 22,000. This excludes alcohol related accidents.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_14.pdf

There were 7,780 hate crimes in the US in 2008

1. In the year 2008, there were 7,780 single-bias hate crimes spanning over 9,683 victims. Of these, over 50% were racially motivated (72.6% of which anti-black). Another 19.5 percent were religious based (65.7% of which anti-Jewish). Hate crimes stemming from sexual-orientation made up another 16.7% (58.6% of which anti-male homosexual). The percentage made up by ethnicity based hate crimes was 11.5% (64% of which anti-Hispanic). The last, but not least, 1% was made up of disability bias (57% of which anti-mental disability).
http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/hc2008/incidents.html

Caron Butler chews through 12 plastic straws a game

1. Caron Butler chews through 12 plastic straws a game
http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=4945104

Utah is trying to criminalize certain miscarriages

1. Utah is trying to criminalize certain miscarriages
http://www.examiner.com/x-7732-AntiEstablishment-Examiner~y2010m2d24-Utah-criminalizes-certain-miscarriages

Women soldiers cannot be aboard submarines

1. In 2010 women soldiers cannot be aboard submarines.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/02/23/women.sub.duty/index.html?hpt=T2

There have been about 2 trillion Google searches

1. The record for the longest period without sleep is 18 days, 21 hours, 40 minutes.
http://www.abc.net.au/science/sleep/facts.htm
2. There have been about 2 trillion Google searches
http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/09/05/how-many-searches-has-google-done/

The mechanism of action for use of marijuana as glaucoma treatment is not known

1. Currently the only treatment for cataracts is eye surgery.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cataract#Treatment
2. Although studies show affective treatment of glaucoma by marijuana, the mechanism of action to lower Intraocular pressure is not known.
http://one.aao.org/CE/PracticeGuidelines/Therapy_Content.aspx?cid=9871fa42-cf40-4c1f-b05c-c816d5f93126
3. Men are 1.6 times more likely than women to have mild cognitive impairment, even after factoring in such variables as age and marital status.
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=88734

Beer Pong was started at Dartmouth College frats

1. Beer Pong is generally regarded to have had its origins within the drinking culture of the Dartmouth College fraternities in the 1950s and '60s.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_pong

Rum is made from sugarcane

1. Rum is distilled beverage from sugarcane
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum
2. Citizen Kane is the story of a roman à clef that examines the life and legacy of Charles Foster Kane, a character based upon the American newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and Welles' own life.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Kane

knoweldge is endless

1. Knowledge is endless. Trying to understand multiple areas to any detail, pointless.

Distance from the earth to the moon is about 240K miles

1. Saint Rita of Cascia is an Italian Augustinian saint who married at the age of 12.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_of_Cascia#The_forehead_wound
2. The distance from the earth to the moon is 238,857 miles.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_distance_from_Earth_to_the_moon

Mardi Gras has been celebrated in what is now Neo Orleans since 1690's

1. Mardi Gras has been celebrated in what is now New Orleans since 1690's. The area, called Louisiane, covers the area of what is today Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mardi_Gras#United_States

it is actually catercorner not kitty corner

1. The word kitty-corner comes from the actual term cater-corner from the french quatre corner. Over time the word evolved to 'catty' and eventually 'kitty' corner because of the resemblance of the original term, cater, to a household cat.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/catercorner

The pre-frontal cortex is in charge of imagination/worry

1. The frontal lobe above the eye-brows rearranges words, concepts, symbols, and memories into new patterns. The lower frontal lobe, above the eyes, has the job of stopping a person from getting into trouble through wrong actions.
http://www.members.shaw.ca/hidden-talents/brain/113-left.html

U.S is number 6 in the world in Per Capita divorce rate.

1. The United States is 6th in the world in per capita divorce rate at 3.6 divorces per 1,000 people per year while Mexico has 0.62 divorces per 1,000 people per year. In other words, about 10% of the entire US population (20-70) is divorced
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divorce_rate
http://www.meninmarriage.com/article05.htm

Master Chief John-117 is a character from Halo

1. Master Chief John-117 is a character from Halo. Originally named John and born in 2511, he first lived with his family on the human colony planet Eridanus II. In 2517, John and seventy-four other children his age are covertly taken from their homes and replaced with flash clones to hide the kidnapping. The original children are brought to planet Reach, one of the UNSC's headquarters, to begin intense physical and psychological training to become SPARTAN-II supersoldiers. They are assigned new identification numbers instead of last names; John becomes known as John-117.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_Chief_%28Halo%29

Each average child costs a bit over $400,000 to raise.

1. For a middle income family, raising and putting an average child through college costs a bit over $400,000. The first year is the most expensive at $11,000 (College years not included). Kids are cheapest at 12, costing $7,700.
http://www.babycenter.com/cost-of-raising-child-calculator
http://money.ca.msn.com/retirement/gordonpowers/article.aspx?cp-documentid=21951242

Chalk is made of Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate)

1. Chalk is made of Gypsum, a very soft mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsum
2. Hare Karishna is based around pure love of God. Karishna means "all-attractive" and Hare is his energy.
http://harekrishna.com/col/philo/phi-what.html

In rain you get more wet by running.

1. Over short distances in the rain, you get more wet by running.
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/10509

Swimming has the hottest women (10 of top 50)

1. Swimming has the hottest women (10 of top 50). Two big surprises. ONE: Golf has a few (3) and Track and field girls actually are tied for second with tennis and volleyball (6). TWO, only ONE gymnast made the list ONE.
http://www.popcrunch.com/the-50-hottest-women-of-sports/

The expected Superbowl related spending is $8.9 billion for 2010 with each house spending about $52 on food/beer/snacks

1. The expected Superbowl related spending is $8.9 billion for 2010 with each house spending about $52 on food/beer/snacks
http://news.thomasnet.com/IMT/archives/2010/02/light-friday-super-bowl-xliv-by-the-numbers.html

The traffic light sensors are set off by the metal in the object passing over it

1. The color red of street-lights is chosen because it is associated with blood and danger. The color for "go" used to be clear but when the filters for red-light fell out the light was clear. Furthermore, from the distant, stars and sun's glare were sometimes mistaken for the "go" signal. Green is associated with nature and is calming and was eventually chosen
http://www.myuniversalfacts.com/2005/10/why-are-traffic-lights-red-yellow-and.html
2. The traffic light sensors are set off by the metal in the object passing over it, not weight.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061022163125AAcaKke
3. The most covered song of all-time is Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles), it has been covered 131 different times.
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-10-most-covered-songs-1052165.html

The "S" thing below is called a super-s-stussy.

1. New Year resolutions on average last a month
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/31/will-your-resolutions-last-to-february/
2. The “S” thing below is called a super-s-stussy. You may have seen it since it was very popular in the 90’s.

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/super-s-stussy

Women feel colder than men do because they actually are better at conserving HEAT in their core.

1. When typing “Chinese people” into google search, at “Chinese p” the second option in suggestions is “Chinese people eating babies.”
2. Women feel colder than men do because they actually are better at conserving HEAT in their core. This leaves their extremities feeling cold. It is possible that this is the result of evolution to keep a fetus at more constant temperature.

Green is the least common car color

1. If you are a US citizen living and working outside of the US you must still file US income taxes.

http://law.freeadvice.com/tax_law/income_tax_law/filing-taxes-abroad.htm

2. This is the structure of Lactose:

http://www.edinformatics.com/math_science/science_of_cooking/Lactose_structure.gif

3. Green is the least common car color. Only about 1% of cars are green.

http://most-popular.net/car-color

Elevators in Geisel supposedly hold 20 people

1. Elevators in Geisel Library at UCSD supposedly hold 20 people. Next time you are in an elevator with what you think is an awkwardly high number of people count how many people are in the elevator and compare it to the maximum.
2. White chocolate is not considered chocolate. It is actually a mixture of cocoa butter (product of the cocoa bean and not cocoa bean itself), sugar, and often vanilla

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_chocolate

3. Cocaine is obtained from the Coca plant and has no relationship to the Theobroma cacao plant that gives cocoa beans for chocolate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocaine

Introduction

Yes I've created a blog, a zlog I like to called it. I've had NUMEROUS people tell me on countless occasions to create a blog. I never thought of doing it because I always told them I don't know what I'd want to write about. The problem was I wanted my blog to have its own personality and character and be about something and not me just talking about my day and at the moment I had nothing. But like everything that people tell me or I see, it sticks in some place of my mind. Finally today I realized what my blog was going to be about. It is the number one in the second post I will make but if you are like many people you have read the second post because it appeared at the top so it was the number one in the post you've already read. It wont matter on other posts of mine so don't feel like you have to always go back.
So what will the blog be about?
This blog will be about the things I see and learn every day.
That simple.
I have been told and feel that I see things that most people don't see. I also am nutritious for actually looking up things that randomly come up in conversation and I do not know. Furthermore, I like telling people you learn something every day. Therefore, I will post here as many or as little things as I learned on a given day. It obviously is not to say I have not learned more that day or didn't notice anything else, but definitely I have not learned less. Think about it. Deeeep stuff there.
This is just a pure spur of the moment thing HONESTLY brought on by the number one of the next post.

Now lets establish the ground rules:
1. There will NOT be anything repeated twice on purpose.
2. I will try my best to post at least one thing, no matter how stupid, EVERY day
3. I will NOT post anything I learn that can harm/bother/or is about someone in particular.

3a. If you feel like a post is brought on by you there are two possibilities: You are wrong (more likely) or you have truly taught me something about the world ONE, thank you, TWO, you don't have to tell the world in the comment box :)
3b. If you happen to know the origin of a post or were there with me when something happened, refrain from putting it as a comment. This blog is not about YOU. Just keep it a secret between me and you.
4 I reserve the right to delete stupid comments that break rule 3b.

4a. Do feel free to comment about how you feel about any post. Sharing is caring.
5. Most of the observations will be either funny, random, or most likley, dumb. Some of the observations maybe cynical and have deeper meanings. Don't ask me what any of my post mean. Like any good author I will not tell you and will deny its existence
6. The title of each post will be the most important, or interesting, or sometimes the only thing, I learned that day but the posts will be in order they happened throughout the day.
7. If I learn something after I make a post for that day, that thing will just go onto the top of the list for next day's.
8. I will SERIOUSLY TRY, for at least one entire year, to post SOMETHING every single day. I may miss a day here or there because of life and in that case I will write the one or few things down on my phone and make multiple posts on a single day, each back-dated to the day they refer to.

9. NOTHING I post comes from visiting a website particularly to find an information to post on here. In other words, I will ABSOLUTELY NOT visit a website for the sole purpose of learning something to post on here. If I make an observation or have a question I ABSOLUTELY WILL visit a website and will try to include the URL to it.

That's it for all the do's and don'ts...this is my zlog, I donno why you are reading it, but enjoy.