Things You Should Know - Windows Live


Sports	Football is the most popular sport in the world (meaning soccer), the second richest sports franchise in the world (behind Manchester United) is the Washington Redskins worth $1.5 billion (according to Forbes magazine). The Yankees are worth $1.2 billion.

Music	Beethoven wrote Fur Elise, Puccini wrote Madame Butterfly, Amazing Grace was written in 1772 by John Newton, Fats Domino wrote Ain't That A Shame, John Lennon was killed December 8, 1980, Elvis died August 16, 1977.

Religion	Muslim duties include 5 daily prayers, a welfare tax called zakat, fasting during the month of Ramadan, a pilgrimage to Mecca and a profession of faith. Kosher refers to the type of food, how it is prepared and who it is prepared by. Karma is Hindu.

Politics	George W. Bush is the 43rd president, the Cabinet is made up of 15 departments including the Interior (which manages federally owned land), nine judges sit on the Supreme Court, the Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the Consitution.

Anatomy	Humans have 46 chromosomes, the human body has over 600 muscles and 200 bones, the left lung is smaller than the right to make room for the heart, there are 45 miles of nerves in skin, a fetus acquires fingerprints at the age of 3 months.

Literature	There were three Bronte sisters; Dostoevsky wrote Crime and Punishment; Athos, Porthos and Aramis are musketeers; George Eliot is a pen name; the ninth circle of hell is for traitors

Geography	Darfur is located in Sudan, which is south of Egypt.