Thought, Fact & History: 14 December 2022

Thought, Fact & History: 14 December 2022

THOUGHT

“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” – Oscar Wilde

FACT

Four of the five fastest land animals reside in Africa: the cheetah, the wildebeest, the lion, and the Thomson’s gazelle. All of these animals can run at speeds above 50 miles per hour, with the cheetah reaching a top speed of about 70 miles per hour.

Tigers only live in Asia, not in Africa.

HISTORY

1900 Birth of Quantum Physics: German Physicist Max Planck presents a theoretical derivation of his black-body radiation law

1903 The Wright brothers attempt to fly the Wright Flyer for the first time at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina

1927 Iraq gains independence from Britain, but British troops remain

2016 Amazon announces its 1st delivery by drone 2 km from its warehouse in the UK

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