10 Amazing Facts that will surprise you!

 Here are 10 amazing facts around the world that will surprise you!

#1 Zeus

German mastiff or Great Dane or Canis lupus familiaris is a dog breed from Germany. One of these dogs is Zeus, famous for being named the world's tallest dog by the 2012 and 2013 Guinness Book of World Records. Zeus's height is ~1.1 m & weight is ~70.3 kg.

The fact is that this cute dog made his owners world-famous!

#2 The King of Kings

A Gold coin of Kanishka, the Greco-Bactrian legend, at the British Museum. The letters were written there, ϷΑΟΝΑΝΟϷΑΟ ΚΑΝΗϷΚΙ ΚΟϷΑΝΟ stands for "King of Kings, Kanishka the Kushan".

#3 Alexander the Great

According to the University of Maryland School of Medicine report of 1998, the great king Alexander the Great died of malaria and typhoid at the age of 32. Alas! Such a great king died of a little mosquito! 

#4 Anderson

The Guinness Book of World Records (1985 edition) lists Paul Anderson's feat of lifting 6,270 lb (2,840 kg) as the greatest weight ever raised by a human being.

#5 EKG

ECG or Electrocardiograph was invented by physiologist Willem Einthoven who was awarded Nobel Prize for his invention. Einthoven was Dutch. And, in German, he called it elektrokardiograph or EKG.

#6 Taxila University

The university of ancient Taxila is considered to be one of the earliest universities in the world, founded in the 10th-century B.C.E.

#7 Mesopotamians

Mesopotamians were the first people who used to give receipts and bills at the time of business transactions. Image: Spurlock Museum.

#8 The Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower gets taller by up to 6 inches during the summer. It's because of thermal expansion.

#9 Pacific Ocean

Being the largest ocean among the other four, the Pacific Ocean covers about 30% of the Earth's surface and about half of the water surface.

#10 Fox vs Dog

The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." covers all the letters in the English alphabet.

Thanks for visiting! See you soon!