The Shortest War: The shortest war in history occurred when the Sultan ruler of Zanzibar died in August 1896. His replacement, Sultan Khalid bin Barghash, was not a ruler that the British approved of. Britain and Zanzibar had signed a treaty in 1886 which included a clause that Britain must approve new rulers before they took power. In accordance with this treaty Britain asked Sultan Khalid to stand down. Instead he blockaded himself and his elite guards in his palace. The British had set a deadline of 9 am, August 27, for a response from the Sultan. It was not forthcoming. The British had three cruisers, two gun boats, 150 marines and almost 1,000 local soldiers. The Zanzibaris had about 2,800 soldiers with a number of artillery pieces and machine guns. At 9.02 am the British started a bombardment of the palace, set it on fire and eliminated the opposition artillery and machine guns. The British ships sunk the Zanibari Royal Yacht and a few other craft. Troops approached the palace and by 9.40 am fighting had ceased. The Zanzibar forces suffered around 500 casualties. The British, 1 injured sailor. The war had lasted 38 minutes. Did you learn about the "shortest war" when you were in school?

Hot Water Is Heavier…than cold water: That's right. If you put 1 liter of cold water into a saucepan and heat it up for 10 minutes (keeping the lid on the saucepan to retain the escaping steam), you will still have 1 liter of water except now it will be hot, and it will be heavier. Nothing has been put into the saucepan so how does this happen? Einstein gave us the equation E=mc2 (Energy equals Mass x the Speed of Light in a vacuum). We've increased the energy levels of the water in the saucepan. The speed of light is constant so the only other thing that can change is the Mass. Strange, but that's a fact. Are you familiar with the hot VS cold water weight facts?

World's Largest Cemetery: The worlds biggest cemetery is the Wadi Al-Salam cemetery in Najaf, Iraq. It was established 600 years after Jesus was on earth, it is 1,500 acres in size and contains more than 10 million graves. It is considered the most holy of Islamic cemetery's, and people bring their dead here from all over the world. Up to 500,000 people are buried here each year. Is this the first time you are reading about the Wadi Al-Salam cemetery that is located in Najaf, Iraq?

Polar Bear Fur Is Not White: Polar bear fur is not white although it certainly looks that way. Each hair is actually transparent. Totally clear and without pigmentation of any kind. In addition to this, a polar bears skin is black. Polar bears look white because of the way that light is reflected through the hair. The same is true of snow. Snow is made of water which has no color and yet it looks as white as white, because of the way light is refracted. While we're on the subject of polar bears, they have a layer of fat under their black skin that is up to 11.5 cm (4.5 in) thick. When they are on land and their dry fur (clear fur) will keep them warm. When they are in the water and the fur is wet, it is their fat that keeps them warm. Are you familiar with these polar bear facts?

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