What happened in 1942

Jan 1, 1942 - Declaration of the United Nations signed by 26 Allied nations.
Jan 13, 1942 - Germans begin a U-boat offensive along east coast of USA.
Jan 20, 1942 - SS Leader Heydrich holds the Wannsee Conference to coordinate the "Final Solution of the Jewish Question."
Jan 21, 1942 - Rommel's counter-offensive from El Agheila begins.
Jan 26, 1942 - First American forces arrive in Great Britain.
In April - Japanese-Americans sent to relocation centers.
April 23, 1942 - German air raids begin against cathedral cities in Britain.
May 8, 1942 - German summer offensive begins in the Crimea.
May 26, 1942 - Rommel begins an offensive against the Gazala Line.
May 27, 1942 - SS Leader Heydrich attacked in Prague.
May 30, 1942 - First thousand bomber British air raid (against Cologne).
In June - Mass murder of Jews by gassing begins at Auschwitz.
June 4, 1942 - Heydrich dies of wounds.
June 5, 1942 - Germans besiege Sevastopol.
June 10, 1942 - Nazis liquidate Lidice in reprisal for Heydrich's assassination.
June 21, 1942 - Rommel captures Tobruk.
June 25, 1942 - Eisenhower arrives in London.
June 30, 1942 - Rommel reaches El Alamein near Cairo, Egypt.
July 1-30 - First Battle of El Alamein.
July 3, 1942 - Germans take Sevastopol.
July 5, 1942 - Soviet resistance in the Crimea ends.
July 9, 1942 - Germans begin a drive toward Stalingrad in the USSR.
July 22, 1942 - First deportations from the Warsaw Ghetto to concentration camps; Treblinka extermination camp opened.
Aug 7, 1942 - British General Bernard Montgomery takes command of Eighth Army in North Africa.
Aug 12, 1942 - Stalin and Churchill meet in Moscow.
Aug 17, 1942 - First all-American air attack in Europe.
Aug 23, 1942 - Massive German air raid on Stalingrad.
Sept 2, 1942 - Rommel driven back by Montgomery in the Battle of Alam Halfa.
Sept 13, 1942 - Battle of Stalingrad begins.
Oct 5, 1942 - A German eyewitness observes SS mass murder.
Oct 18, 1942 - Hitler orders the execution of all captured British commandos.
Nov 1, 1942 - Operation Supercharge (Allies break Axis lines at El Alamein).
Nov 8, 1942 - Operation Torch begins (U.S. invasion of North Africa).
Nov 11, 1942 - Germans and Italians invade unoccupied Vichy France.
Nov 19, 1942 - Soviet counter-offensive at Stalingrad begins.
Dec 2, 1942 - Professor Enrico Fermi sets up an atomic reactor in Chicago.
Dec 13, 1942 - Rommel withdraws from El Agheila.
Dec 16, 1942 - Soviets defeat Italian troops on the River Don in the USSR.
Dec 17, 1942 - British Foreign Secretary Eden tells the British House of Commons of mass executions of Jews by Nazis; U.S. declares those crimes will be avenged.
Dec 31, 1942 - Battle of the Barents Sea between German and British ships.

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Amazing Formula1 Car Facts:
-> Approximate 80,000
components come together to
make an F1 car. The cars have to
be assembled with cent per cent
... accuracy. If it were assembled
99.9% correctly, it would go on
the track with 80 components
wrongly placed.
-> F1 car engines complete their
life in about two hours of racing.
Just compare this with normal
engines which go on serving us
faithfully for decent 20 years.
-> When an F1 driver puts brakes
on his car he experiences huge
retardation or deceleration. It
could be compared to a regular
car driving through a brick wall at
the speed of 300kmph.
-> An F1 engine usually revs up to
18000 rpm. This means that the
piston travels up and down 300
times a second. Road car engines
rev up to 6000 rpm at max.
-> The brake discs in an F1 car
have to withstand the operating
temperature of approximately
1000 degrees Centigrade. They
are made of carbon fibre which is
much harder than steel and has a
higher melting point.
-> The cars have more than a
kilometer of cable linked to about
100 sensors and actuators which
monitor and control the car.
-> An F1 car can accelerate from 0
to 160 kph and decelerate back to
0 in just four seconds.
-> An F1 car weighs around 550
kg.
-> Gear cogs or ratios are
replaced after each race for they
have to resist high degrees of
stress.
-> Gear levers are located on the
back of the wheel. The clutch
levers are located below the gear
paddles.
-> Most racing cars have their
tyres filled with nitrogen. The
reason being nitrogen has a more
consistent pressure compared to
normal air.
-> Road car tyres can last 60 000
to 100 000 km. On the other
hand, racing tyres are designed to
last only 90 to 120 km.
-> The tyres lose weight during
the race. In a GP each tyre loses
about 0.5kg in weight due to
wear.
-> The cars can be refueled at 12
liters per second. The rig used
would take just 4 seconds to fill
the tank of an average road car.
-> Pit stop crews take only 3
seconds to refuel and change
tyres.

dogs

dogs are the only animal proven to have a sixth sense

10 Interesting facts about India:

 

• The famous board game, called Chess, was invented in India.
• In India's 100,000 years of history, it has never invaded any other country.
• India is the 7th largest country in the world, the largest democracy and one of the oldest civilizations.
• India was one of the richest countries in the world before the British invasion in 17th century.
• The value of "pi" used in mathematics was first calculated by the Indian mathematician Budhayana in 6th century.
• India is one of the largest exporter of computer software products. It exports software to over 90 countries.
• India is home to the world's largest pilgrimage destination called the Vishnu Temple. The temple is located in the city of Tirupati. About an average of 30,000 people visit this temple donating about $6 million US dollars, everyday.
• India originated Yoga about 5,000 years ago.
• India has the most number of mosques. It has 300,000 mosques which is much more than the Muslim world.
• Christians and Jews have been living in India since 52 A.D. and 200 B.C. respectively.

A hippo can open its mouth wide enough to fit a 4 foot tall child inside.

27% of Americans believe we never landed on the moon

1 in every 3 people in the country of Israel use a cell phone.

"Canada" is an Indian word meaning "Big Village".

An Australian cat named Smokey survived 13 shots to the head from an air rifle and then found his way home after what police on Tuesday called a "shocking" act of animal cruelty.

A medical examination revealed 13 pellets lodged in his head and face. Sergeant Craig Pearse said it was remarkable Smokey had managed to get home after his ordeal. The nine-year-old moggy turned up on his owners' doorstep bleeding from his head last week, three days after he went missing from the family home in Maryborough, central Victoria.

Kit Kat is a chocolate-covered wafer biscuit bar confection that was created by Rowntree's of York, England, and is now produced worldwide by Nestlé, which acquired Rowntree in 1988, except in the United States where it is made under licence by The Hershey Company. Each bar consists of fingers composed of three layers of wafer, covered in an outer layer of chocolate. Each finger can be snapped from the bar separately. Bars typically have 2 or 4 fingers. Single fingered larger Kit Kat Chunky bars are also popular

Polar bear males can weigh more than 1,500 lbs. But when they are born, they weigh only 2lbs

World's First Computer Mouse (1964): by Douglas Engelbart

The world's first computer mouse was made by Douglas Engelbart in 1964, it consisted of two gear-wheels positioned perpendicular to each other -- allowing movement on one axis. Ergonomic shape, great button placement -- and it's made of wood.

Cat Inherits $13 Million From Owner:

Maria Assunta, a 94-year-old widow and heiress from Italy, left her 10 million euro fortune plus several properties scattered across Europe to her 4-year-old kitty, Tommaso, according to London's Daily Telegraph.

The wealthy widow, who died, originally wanted to leave her fortune to an animal welfare association that would commit to looking after Tommaso. But when Assunta's lawyers couldn't find a group that lived up to her standards, she instead drew up a will in November 2009 leaving her estate to Tommaso through a nurse named Stefania, according to the Telegraph.

Stefania, who cared for Assunta in her final months, had promised she would look after the cat and make sure he was loved after her patient died. Stefania told the Telegraph she had no clue Assunta was so wealthy.

"She was very discreet," Stefania said. "I knew very little of her private life. She only told me that she had suffered from loneliness a lot."

Tommaso, Stefania and another cat now live in a house outside Rome.

BEAUTIFUL PORTRAITS MADE WITH OLD WINE CORKS

Some artists like to be inspired over a nice bottle of wine; artist Scott Gundersen however, lets others enjoy the wine and makes art from the differently dyed corks. For his most recent portrait "Grace", he used a total of 9,217 corks to create the beautiful and surprisingly detailed image.

ORGANIC ART: HOUSES WOVEN WITH STICKS

For the past 25 years, Pacific northwest artist Patrick Dougherty has been creating beautiful, biologically based sculptures out of an unusual material: the twigs and branches of saplings.

METALMORPHOSIS:A SCULPTURE THAT ROTATES

Swirling bands of polished stainless steel form a moving, morphing bust in this fantastic sculpture by Czech artist David Černý.

"Europe has 'Silent Discos.' You
listen to music on your
headphones."

Due to noise ordinances in Europe,
club owners have created "silent
discos" where clubbers listen to
music through headphones. Rather
than use a speaker system, some
club owners have resorted to
wireless headphones to entertain
club goers.
Music is broadcasted via FM-
transmitter to the clubber's
headphones. It's called "silent
discos." The style of clubbing is
popular for music festivals, when
people want to party long after
noise ordinances would allow. Two
DJ's often compete for the
listeners, too.

THE HONEY HUNTERS OF NEPAL

When we think of honey, we don't think of scaling a cliff with giant bees to get it. These images tell the photographic story, shot by Eric Valli, of the Himalayan Gurung men of Nepal harvesting honey. The images, shot in 1987, are so modern for being an almost 25 year old shoot and while the unbelievable nature of the photos make it hard to believe that they are not staged, they simultaneously have an intimate feeling that is so natural and real.

Weird treatment in Indonesia

July 13, residents of the province of West Java, Indonesia, lying on the tracks, they believe the current through the rails can help people heal various diseases.

Your brain comes out to play at night: You'd think that your brain is more active during the day, when the rest of your body is. But it's not. Your brain is more active when you sleep.

~Shax

Source: http://bsnprogram.com/2010/50-incredibly-weird-facts-about-the-human-body/