DID YOU KNOW?
DID YOU KNOW?
Read our facts for this week and you might just be surprised.
1. Cinnamon is an extremely adaptable and old product, with some stating that civilizations used it over 4,000 years ago for both food and medicine. Cinnamon can be used to treat a variety of illnesses. Cinnamon was a highly esteemed food item in ancient Egypt that was once worth more than gold.
2. Since 1952, Queen Elizabeth II ruled the Commonwealth, with the longest reign in British history. Queen Elizabeth II did not need a British passport to travel abroad as Her Majesty’s name appears on every passport issued in the United Kingdom. She made nearly 300 journeys abroad without a passport.
3. Everybody can run as long as they are in good shape, despite the fact that we frequently associate world-record runners with young athletes. Fauja Singh, who is 101 years old, completed the London Marathon in 7 hours, and 49 minutes, making him the oldest marathon runner in the world.
4. A sunflower constantly faces the sun. Heliotropism is the term for this monitoring of the sun. A plant’s sensitivity to sunlight corresponds to the direction in which the plant grows. The biological clock enables the plant to receive the maximum amount of energy and grow to its greatest potential.
5. Lord Byron, a Romantic poet, was incensed to discover that dogs were not allowed on the grounds of Trinity College in Cambridge. He went against the rules and took a bear to school. He overcame the college administration’s attempts to oppose as regulations did not restrict bringing a bear onto campus.
6. Alexander The Great, according to contemporary researchers, had the neurological condition Guillain-Barré Syndrome. They think that he was just paralysed and conscious when he “died.” He was essentially cruelly buried alive!
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