Few More Facts

* Utopia is a large, smooth lying area of Mars.


* Pollution is not a new problem. In 1306 King Edward I of England complained of the "unbearable stench" caused by burning coal in London, and prohibited its use.


* Ancient Greeks guessed that everything was made of atoms two and a half thousand years ago.The word ATOM comes from the Greek word ATOMOS, which means "UNCUTTABLE".


* There are over 4,000 species of songbirds in the world [ also known as perching birds or passerines]. Some songbirds, like the mocking bird and the cat bird, can mimic the songs of other birds!



• UK Politician and writer Jeffrey Archer was once a deck chair attendant.

• Singer Rod Stewart once worked as a grave digger.

• Singer Ozzy Osbourne, in a job that would come back to haunt him in later life, was once a labourer in a slaughterhouse.

• Sylvester Stalone, always the tough guy, was once employed as a lion cage cleaner while Cyndi Lauper used to clean out dog kennels.

• Mick Jagger was once a porter in a mental hospital.

• Elvis was sacked from his job at the Precision Tool Company in Memphis when his bosses discovered that he was actually fifteen years old and therefore too young to work there.

• Pop star and DJ Boy George was sacked from his job with Tesco supermarkets for choosing to wear the store's carrier bags. Tesco said his appearance was 'disturbing'.

• Hollywood tough guy Mickey Rouke was fired from his job as a cinema usher after getting into a brawl with one of his work mates.