Yesterday is History!

Our life is created by the events of the past. What we are today is shaped by what was, yesterday. And over time, we have learned many things form our predecessors. But who is to say they did not have some kind of quirk, idiosyncrasy, whimsy, tick, oddity, peculiarity, foible, eccentricity, caprice, anomaly, peculiarity, nonconformity, kink or plain weirdness. So without further ado, five FünFacts about our long glorious and inglorious history:

#5
Ancient Greek did not have a word for the color blue. Plato called it bronze.

#4
The famous 'Creation of Adam' on the roof Sistine chapel was painted by Michelangelo in 1511 but 40 years later, the fingers of God and Adam fell off and were repainted by an unknown papal restorer.

#3
Julius Caesar was very vain an wore the laurel wreath only to cover up his baldness. According to Suetonius, Caesar believed his baldness was a disfigurement he was deeply ashamed

#2
Father Christmas died on may the 30th 1565 in Essex, London. His name was entered in the registry as Father Christmas. It was ok to call old people father if you didn't know their name.the

#1
Spartans always had haircuts before war. before the war of thermophiles, the Persian spies reported an easy victory since the were all getting their hair done.

Quote of the week:
Winston Churchill said to Sandy Baldwin in the house of commons, "History will note that the right honorable gentleman was wrong. I know it will because I shall right the history."


Images Used:
http://www.89thandbroke.com/2011/07/affordable-haircuts-arent-so-hard-to-find/
http://www.empowernetwork.com/cfletes/files/2012/10
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:God2-Sistine_Chapel.png
http://www.claremontportside.com/print-edition/december-2012-issue/the-band-aid-of-affirmative-action/