Five things Ive learned this week: 1. William Pulteney, the 1st Earl of Bath is credited with being the shortest serving Prime Minister in British history. He resigned after two days after failing to secure the agreement of all but one person to serve in his Cabinet 2. The UK has the worlds second largest reserve of tungsten, much of which is in Devon 3. Burt Reynolds, Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Al Pacino, Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Nick Nolte and Kurt Russell all auditioned for the role of Han Solo. Sigourney Weaver, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Kathleen Turner and Kim Basinger all tried out for the part of Princess Leia 4. The winner of the mens Giro dItalia receives €90,000. The winner of the womens Giro dItalia receives €450 5. The plastic end of a shoelace is called an aglet.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 09:12:31 +0000
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