9794; is the celestial symbol for Mars It represents the male gender and it is supposed to resemble a shield and a spear because they re closely associated with Mars the god of wa

It is not true that the Great Wall of China is the only man-made structure that can be viewed from space - many man-made objects including the Dutch polders can be viewed from space

According to a new study in 2012 by Dr Thomas Denson of the University of New South Wales - if a person uses one s non-dominant hand to stir one s a drink it helps train one s self-control

Left handed person finds it easier to open a jar than a right handed person This is because a left handed person can supply a stronger anticlockwise turning force than a right handed person

If a person counted at the rate of 100 numbers a minute and kept counting for 8 hrs a day 5 days a week it would take a little over 4 weeks to count to one million and just over 80 years to reach a billion

Kim Jong-il also romanised as Kim Jong Il was the supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011 He traveled by train because he was afraid of flying and he died while traveling on a train on December 17th

The Romans used to clean themselves with olive oil since they did not have any soap They would pour the oil on their bodies and then use a strigil which is type of blade to scrape off any dirt along with the oil

The kings in a deck of cards each represent a great king from history The king of spades is King David the king of clubs is Alexander the Great the king of hearts is Charlemagne and the king of diamonds is Julius Caesa

Saint Isidore of Seville was nominated as the Patron Saint of Internet due his search to record knowledge and make it available echoes the purpose of the Internet which is why nominated Pope John Paul II him for this role

In Scotland the New Year is called Hogmanay In the villages of Scotland barrels of tar are set afire and then rolled down the streets This ritual symbolizes that the old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to ente

More rain falls on a Saturday than any other day thanks to a seven-day dust cycle caused by traffic and industrial activity during the working week Since Nature doesn t generally follow 7 day patterns they re a human invention

The Christmas Tree at Trafalgar Square is presented every year by the people of Oslo Norway to the people of London since 1947 as a token of gratitude for the help that the British armed forces gave to Norway during World War 2

In the Middle Ages young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their Valentines would be They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week Thus the origin of the phrase “to wear your heart on your sleeve ”

The flag of the Philippines is the only national flag that is flown differently during times of peace or war A portion of the flag is blue while the other is red The blue portion is flown on top in time of peace and the red portion is flown in war time

When out hiking or camping you can determine how much daylight is left by holding your fist up to the western horizon Stack your fists on top of one another up to the Sun’s level in the sky Each fist represents about an hour of remaining daylight