December 11, 2010
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.
November 17, 2010
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.
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.
November 10, 2010
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.
November 5, 2010
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.
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.
November 2, 2010
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.
2. We Americans, taken as a whole, are politically ABSOLUTELY STUPID.
November 1, 2010
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.
October 31, 2010
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.
October 30, 2010
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."
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."
October 29, 2010
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.
October 28, 2010
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.
2. The Cubs have not won the World Series since 1907.
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