Dove Hepburn's Amazing Facts

Amazing Facts By Dove Hepburn:

• In 1971, Pakistani writer Eqbal Ahmad was indicted on charges of conspiracy to kidnap Henry Kissinger.
• Jumping plant lice and aphids are considered to be the "primitive" group within the Hemiptera order of true bugs.
• The Tokyo Monorail, which travels at speeds of up to 80 kph, was constructed to coincide with the 1964 Summer Olympics.
• The Balkan comic opera Ero the Joker was first performed on November 2, 1935.
• 16 tunnels, many for tube lines, run beneath London's River Thames.
• The U.S. Postal Service's POSTNET uses a checksum to verify zip codes.
• In 1916, Berlin, Ontario changed its name to Kitchener due to World War I-era anti-German sentiment.
• The catchphrase "Kowabunga !" was popularized by the NBC program Howdy Doody.
• The endangered golden lion tamarin has a long, but not prehensile, tail.
• Len Wein created the Swamp Thing character for DC Comics.
• Raisa Gorbacheva is buried in Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow's third-most popular tourist destination.
• Kao Neaw, a Thai sticky rice dish, is often served with ripe mangos and coconut milk as Kao Neaw Mamuan.
• U.S. President LBJ once battered Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson over Canada's Vietnam War policy.
• The Plymouth Council for New England was the joint stock company which organized the Plymouth Colony.