August 30, 2011

The original six NHL teams are: Bruins, Black-Hawks, Red Wings, Canadiens, Rangers, Maple Leafs

1. The Montreal Canadiens were founded in 1909 and are the only existing NHL club to predate the founding of the NHL itself. They have won 24 Stanley Cups. The Toronto Maple leafs are second with 13 cups.
2. The NHL started in 1942-43 season and composed of only six teams until being expanded in 1967.
The original six teams are:
Boston Bruins
Chicago Black Hawks
Detroit Red Wings
Montreal Canadiens
New York Rangers
Toronto Maple Leafs.
3. Paris-Roubaix is one of the oldest and most grueling one-day bike races. The race travels roughly 250km each year through many cobble and dirt roads. Josef Fischer won the first of Paris–Roubaix in 1896.

August 28, 2011

Imi Lichtenfeld was the founder of Krav Maga

1. Imi Lichtenfeld was the founder of Krav Maga, a variant of martial arts that puts an emphasis on aggressive destruction of the enemy. Lichtenfeld became the Chief Instructor of Physical Training in the Israel Defense Forces upon the creation of Israel in 1948. Lichtenfeld died on January 9, 1998 (age 87), but to this day Krav Maga is taught to Israeli soldiers.

August 27, 2011

Irene is a name derived from the Greek word eiréné meaning "peace"

1. Irene is a name derived from the Greek word eiréné meaning "peace."

August 25, 2011

Of the top 10 hosting sites based on least failing frequency in July 2011, 7 use Linux servers

1. Linus B. Torvalds, the developer of the operating system Linux, had his friend Ari Lemmke post the very original kernel of Linux (which Torvalds wanted to call Freax) on August 25th, 1991.
2. Of the top 10 hosting sites based on least failing frequency in July 2011, 7 use Linux servers.

August 24, 2011

Semtex has an R.E factor of 1.66

1. Iran Air Flight 655 (IR655) was a civilian jet airliner shot down by U.S. missiles on 3 July 1988. U.S. Navy's guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes, killed all 290 passengers and crew aboard, including 66 children, ranking it ninth among the deadliest disasters in aviation history. In 1996 the U.S settled with for an average of $213,103.45 per passenger to pay in compensation to the families of the Iranian victims. The United States has never admitted responsibility, nor apologized to Iran.
2. Semtex, the explosive that destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 is a general-purpose plastic explosive containing mostly RDX (Research Department Explosive) and PETN (Pentaerythritol tetranitrate). It has an R.E factor of 1.66. Outside of nuclear a nuclear bomb, Semtex has the third highest R.E factor but is much easier to manufacture and used a lot more readily than the first two.
3. Relative Effectiveness factor (R.E factor) compares the explosive prowess of a compound to TNT.

August 23, 2011

A half sibling that shares the same mother is known as a "uterine" sibling. One that shares the same father is known as an "agnate" sibling.

1. A half sibling that shares the same mother is known as a "uterine" sibling. One that shares the same father is known as an "agnate" sibling.

August 22, 2011

Pan Am Flight 103 was destroyed by a bomb over the skies of Lockerbie, Scotland killing 270 people.

1. Pan Am Flight 73 was hijacked on September 5, 1986, while on the ground at Karachi, Pakistan, by four armed men of the Abu Nidal Organization. 20 passengers were killed (some Americans). The hijackers were arrested and sentenced to death in Pakistan. However, Pakistan later released all the hijackers against the wishes of the United States and India.
2. Pan Am Flight 103, (London to JFK Airport) was destroyed by a bomb on Wednesday December 21, 1988. All 243 passengers and 16 crew members died. Eleven people on the ground in Lockerbie, Scotland were also killed as large sections of the plane fell in the town. It has been suggested the Muammar al-Gaddafi ordered and financially supported the attacks. Lybia eventually came to a $2.7 billion settlement with the victims.
$540 Million of the money never made it to the families as US did not meet one of the requirements of removing Lybia from the list of countries that supported terrorism by April 2005. US removed Lybia from its list of countries that support terrorism on 15 May 2006...
3. Pan American World Airways went out of business on December 4, 1991.

August 21, 2011

OB/GYN is shorthand for Obstetrics and Gynecology

1. OB/GYN is shorthand for Obstetrics and Gynecology.
2. All gynaecologists are trained and certified obstetricians, although not all obstetricians are gynaecologistis.
3. In civil law, a delict is an intentional or negligent act which gives rise to a legal obligation between parties even though there is no contract between them.

August 20, 2011

The islands of Fiji five hours behind U.S. Pacific time

1. The islands of Fiji are located at +12 hour GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), or five hours behind U.S. Pacific time.
2. GMT is no longer the world's time standard. Rather Universal Time, Coordinated (UTC), which adds leap seconds at irregular intervals to compensate for the Earth's slowing rotation. In UTC, seconds are of a defined duration while all larger time intervals (hours, days, weeks) can be variable to allow for the "leap seconds"

August 19, 2011

24-year-old Geovanny Escalante held a saxophone note for 1 hour, 30 minutes, and 45 seconds.

1. The basic idea behind circular breathing is to fill your cheeks with air when you start to run low on the air in your lungs and take a quick breath through your nose while exhaling the air in your cheeks.
2. In 1997, Kenny G earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for playing the longest note ever recorded on a saxophone. Kenny G held an E-flat for 45 minutes and 47 seconds using Circular Breathing. In 1998, 24-year-old Geovanny Escalante destroyed the record by holding his note for at 1 hour, 30 minutes, and 45 seconds.