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1. In recognition of Andrei Bitov, the first time he learned about Zen only in their early thirties, please read the thesis of an English literary critic. The name of this dissertation - "Zen Buddhism in the early works of Andrei Bitov».

2. King of Spain Alfonso completely missing an ear for music, so his entourage there was a special post - gimnovik. It was the fact that it was necessary to tell the King that will play the national anthem, as he himself distinguish it from other music could not.

3. One of the Roman consul called Apt. Pompey Senetsion Roscius Moray Frontinus Silius Detsian Julius Eurytus Herculane Lucius Vibuly Pius Augustine Alpin Bellitsy Sollert Julius Proculus Rutilian April Dutseny Rufin Silius Valens Valery Niger Claude Fusco Sachs Urutian Sosy Priscus. The Fast (Roman calendar), it was recorded as "Apt. Pompey Senetsion etc ».

4. Baghdad University awarded eldest son Uday Saddam Hussein, not having even secondary education, the degree of Doctor of Political Sciences. His thesis was entitled "The decline of American power in 2016».

5. In fact, the famous phrase of Suvorov is: "hard to learn - easy in the campaign».

6. The Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation in the 50s Alexey Popov was terrible matershinnikom.

7. Singer Bjork - Icelander, so it does not have the names. But there otchetsvo - Gudmundsdóttir.

8. The Austrian writer Franz Kafka bequeathed after his death burn all his works.

9. Swedish first "movie star" was King Oscar II, filmed on film during the Stockholm Exhibition of Art and Industry in 1897.

10. Ecuadorian poet Jose Olmedo honor of being immortalized in stone at home. But, given the meager finances, the Government of Ecuador has decided to buy a second-hand article ... English poet Byron.

11. British Prime Minister Lord Palmerston died on October 18, 1865 directly on the table, where making love with his maid.

12. Handbook of Alexander I was a minor, "Grandma Alphabet. 211 sayings, basic information and instructive anecdotes, "the author of which was ... Catherine II.

13. US President George Washington grew marijuana in his garden.

14. Mormon leader Brigham Young had 27 wives and 57 children by 16 wives.

15. The French playwright Beaumarchais was a secret agent of Louis XV.

16. US President Andrew Jackson believed that the earth was flat.

17. Stalin and Prokofiev died on the same day - March 5, 1953.

18. The real name of Marilyn Monroe - Norma Jean Baker Mårtensson.

19. Breast King Bernadotte had a tattoo "Death to kings!».

20. Height famous actress Uma Thurman is 183 centimeters.

21. The phrase "do not put off till tomorrow what you can do today" first wrote the third US President Thomas Jefferson in a letter to his son.

22. Alias ​​Russian poet and diplomat of the 18th century Chariton Makentina is an anagram of his real name - Antiochus Kantemir.

23. After the death of Jules Verne left his card index, which includes over 20 000 notebooks with information from all areas of human knowledge.

24. To emphasize the whiteness of their skin known in Paris 1860 kotkotka Cora Pearl painted their teeth yellow.

25. The French King Louis XIV was 413 (!) Beds.

26. At the time of his death, Elvis Presley weighed almost 105 kg.

27. Last words of Charles de Gaulle were: "It happened».

28. In the Czech Republic, Margaret Thatcher called Malgorzata Tetcherovoy.

29. US President Jimmy Carter read at 2,000 words per minute.

30. Walt Disney, the creator of Mickey Mouse, was very afraid of mice.

31. Sergei Rachmaninoff could not immediately reach hand twelve white keys.

32. British Prime Minister Churchill loved Uniston Armenian cognac.

33. The real name of Jean-Claude Van Damme - Varenburg.

34. Antonio Vivaldi wore the nickname "red monk».

35. Height of Peter I exceed 2 meters 10 centimeters.

36. Ridyard Kipling could only write in black ink.

37. Oscar Wilde, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Andre Gide and Socrates were homosexuals.

38. Among the students of Ernest Rutherford was 14 future Nobel laureates.

39. At King Solomon of Israel had about 700 wives and several thousand concubines.

40. Steven Spielberg, Gwyneth Paltrow calls the "Guinea-Pooh," and she did - "Uncle Morty».

41. In AS Pushkin was nicknamed - Cricket.

42. Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian.

43. Alfred Hitchcock had no belly button.

44. The Buddha died at the age of 84.

45. The English King Henry VIII executed two (!) Of his six wives.

46. ​​Symbols L.L. in the name of the rapper L.L. Cool J means "lover of women».

47. Alfred Nobel was the owner of 365 patents for inventions and discoveries.

48. Full name of the actress Meg Ryan - Margaret Mary Emily Anne Ryan Khair.

49. Actor Clark Gable was taking a shower at least 4 times a day.

50. The American President John Taylor had 15 children.

51. The Queen Elizabeth I of England was almost 3,000 dresses.

52. Winston Churchill "limited" himself 15 cigars a day.

53. Above the fireplace in the house of Albert Einstein was a sign that read, "The Lord God is subtle but not zlanomeren».

54. After the death of Albert Einstein, Canadian scientists have found that his brain was 15% more than usual.

55. The physicist and Nobel Prize winner Niels Bohr was also the keeper ... Denmark national football team.

56. The mother and wife of US President Theodore Roosevelt died on the same day, February 14, 1894.

57. The first person in the world, hit by a train was a member of the British Parliament, William Haskinson.

58. The American media mogul Ted Turner owns almost 5% of the land in the US state of New Mexico.

59. There are rumors that the American novelist Virginia Woolf wrote all his works standing.

60. Nearly 9 years, Einstein could not speak properly. His parents believed he would be retarded.