Friday, 18 November 2011

Khan of all the Mongols,Arctic tern,Channel Islands,Scottish mountains

1. Genghis Khan was named as Khan of all the Mongols in 1206.


2.  Benito Mussolini's only novel was entitled "The Cardinal's Mistress".



3. The Arctic tern is a remarkable life cycle, travelling from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back.



4. The Channel Islands(near the English Channel and coast of France) are Jersey ,Guernsey Alderney ,Sark.




5.Captain  Matthew Webb was the first man to swim the English Channel in 1875.



6.Scottish mountains "Grampians" separate the Highlands from Lowlands.



7. Famous Chemist and Tax-collector "Lavoisier" was a victim of the  guillotine in the French Revolution.


8. A very active "mole" can burrow around 100 yards in one night.

9. Bulls are not excited specifically by the color red because they are "color blind".



10. At "6 days" old Mary Stuart became the Queen of Scotland.

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