© Copyright Mike Fernandes 2013
Custom Search
The first practical hot air Ballon was invented by two French Brothers called Montgolfier.
Frankin Pierce, the 14th President of the United States was on his way to his inauguration
when he witnessed the death of his 11 year old son in a train mishap.
Agricola was the Governor of Britain from 78 to 84 AD.
His fleet circumnavigated Britain to discover it was an island.
The first successful petrol driven car was invented by Karl Benz.
The torpedo was designed by a British Engineer called Robert Whitehead.
“Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon” is a plant called Goats Beard - Why? Who the heck knows!!
The gangster Al Capone, Jockey Lester Piggott and actor Sophia Loren
were all sent to prison for Tax Evasion.
The original name for iron was Ferric - hence the atomic symbol for iron is Fe
Makes sense now doesn’t it?!
Hadrian the Emperor of Rome established a postal system in AD117.
Then he got bored and started building a 73 mile long wall between England and Scotland. (Parts of the
Hadrian wall still stand.)
The first London bridge built in AD43
was a temporary pontoon bridge built by the Romans.
I suppose you thought Thomas Crapper
invented the toilet in the 18th century? Nope
that’s cr..!
Actually, simple toilets have been used since
Babylonian times.
In 1596, a gentleman called
John Harrington invented an indoor water
closet for Queen Elizabeth I and then
published a book of silly jokes about his own
invention.
The first toilet flush mechanism as we know it
was invented in 1775 by Alexander
Cummings, a Scottish watchmaker (guess he
had a little time on his hands - Boom!
Boom!).
Back to Mr Crapper!
He happened to be a successful plumber
who founded Thomas Crapper & Co. While
he did not invent the flush toilet, he helped
increase its popularity in the late 1800s.
There! Now you know! So go back to what
you were doing!!
This little hard worker still stands in
The Dairy Precinct - Parramatta Park
Did you know...
