Thursday, February 4, 2010

THE RIGHT FACT. IS IT!

WHAT'S NOT: George Washington was the FIRST President of the United States.

WHAT'S THE FACT: While George Washington was the first president elected under the current constitution, he was not the first president of the US. In 1781, the last of the thirteen original colonies ratified the articles of Confederation. Later, the Congress unamimously elected John Hanson as the president with the title president of the United States in Congress Assembled. Washington himself referred to Hanson as the president. Six more presidents were elected by Congress before Washington became the one. He was 8th in number.


WHAT'S NOT: THE MYTH THAT GANDHI HAD HIS TEETH.

FACT: He had a set of false teeth, which he always carried with himself. He put them in his mouth when he wanted to eat. and after every meal he took them off and washed them. Another interesting fact of his was that he spoke English in Irish accent for one of his first teachers was an Irish.


WHAT'S NOT: THAT WINSTON CHURCHILL WAS A MASTER OF HIS SPEECH.

HE once famously said:`` My impediment is no hindrance,'' regarding his speech disability since he used to stutter/lisp tried not to do so in public functions. Churchill was a war correspondent and did an assignment in South Africa in 1899 . He was captured and held in a POW camp in Pretoria after war broke out between Britain and the Boer Republic. But instead of returning home, he rejoined General Redvers Buller’s army. This impressive feat, made him a sort of national hero. When he returned to England eight months later, it was on the very ship on which he sailed to South Africa. He was also a very good painter and made more than 550 paintings.

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