Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

in #knowledge • 7 years ago

Aaand we’re back! Been quite busy in the weekend, and in the beginning of the new week, but I haven’t forgotten to learn something new every day!

So, this is what I have discovered in the previous days:

Today: The last Japanese unit of WWII surrendered 29 years after the end of the war in 1974. They hadn’t received information about the end of the war, so they kept hiding in the jungle of the Philippines according to their orders.

Monday: The sarcophagus, which will be installed on top of the exploded nuclear reactor in Tshernobyl, will be the largest movable structure ever built by mankind.

Sunday: Chile is the worlds longest country measured fron north to south.

Saturday: The Rustly Spotted Cat living in Sri Lanka and India is the worlds smallest cat species, with adult males weighing around 1 kg.

Long story short: each and every one of us has dreamt of reaching the final question of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. Although, I’ll never probably make the show, let alone reach the million dollar question, but0B3428A4-722F-4DAB-9B97-7EEE6876D5A5.png I would hate myself, if it’d happen and I wouldn’t be prepared.

Thats why I try to pick up a single piece of knowledge each and every day of my life. If not else I’ll know a damn lot of things, while in the rocking chair.

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     7 years ago  

    Hello @velihenrik I am glad that you like to learn about history. I am history teacher in school in my country. Maybe I can add some interesting things about World War I. I really like this period. :D

    1. The total cost of WWI for all involved is an estimated $185 billion.
    2. The most successful fighter of the entire war was Rittmeister von Richthofen (1892-1918). He shot down 80 planes, more than any other WWI pilot. He died after being shot down near Amiens.
    3. Big Bertha was a 48-ton howitzer used by the Germans in WWI. It was named after the wife of its designer Gustav Krupp. It could fire a 2,050-lb (930-kg) shell a distance of 9.3 miles (15 km).
    4. “Little Willie” was the first prototype tank in WWI. Built in 1915, it carried a crew of three and could travel as fast as 3 mph (4.8 km/h).
    5. Russia mobilized 12 million troops during WWI, making it the largest army in the war. More than 3/4 were killed, wounded, or went missing in action.
    6. There were over 35 million civilian and soldier casualties in WWI. Over 15 million died and 20 million were wounded.

    Best from Serbia :D

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     7 years ago  

    Hi! Freat to hear, we’ve got other people interested in history too! Really interesting trivia, which I can even deepen at some points!

    For example the first shots of Big Bertha missed their goal, since the distance shot was so big, that the spinning of the earth had to be taken into account while calculating the corrext adjustments for the shot.

    Also the first tanks didn’t have any communication system: Instead they were equipped with two carrying pigeobs which were used to send messages

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