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fun facts

  1.  Three presidents, all Founding Fathers—John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe—died on July 4. Presidents Adams and Jefferson also died the same year, 1826; President Monroe died in 1831. Coincidence? You decide. ( constitutioncenter.org ) 2.  The Barbie doll’s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts, from Willows, Wisconsin. Her  birthday  is March 9, 1959, when she was first displayed at the New York Toy Fair. ( barbiemedia.com ) 3.  There actually aren’t “57 varieties” of Heinz ketchup, and never were. Company founder H.J. Heinz thought his product should have a number, and he liked 57. Hint: Hit the glass bottle on the “57,” not the bottom, to get the ketchup to flow. ( heinz.com ) 4.  One of President John Tyler’s grandsons is still alive today—and he was born in 1790. How is this possible? President Tyler, the 10th US president, was 63 when his son Lyon Tyler was born in 1853; Lyon’s son was born when he was 75. President Tyler’s livi...

History of cricket

  The sport of   cricket   has a known history beginning in the late 16th century. Having originated in south-east England, it became an established sport in the country in the 18th century and developed globally in the 19th and 20th centuries. International matches have been played since the 19th-century and formal   Test cricket   matches are considered to date from 1877. Cricket is the world's second most popular spectator sport after   association football   (soccer). [ citation needed ] Internationally, cricket is governed by the [International Cricket Council (ICC)], which has over one hundred countries and territories in membership although only twelve currently play Test cricket. The game's rules are defined in the " Laws of cricket ". The game has various formats, ranging from  one-day cricket  played over a few hours to Test matches which can last up to five days. Origin [ edit ] Cricket was created during  Saxon  or ...

IND vs AFG: Virat Kohli smashes 71st century, ends wait of 1021 days.

  Virat Kohli smashed his maiden T20I century against Afghanistan, also his 71st international century, ending a wait of 3 years since his last ton. Virat Kohli smashed his maiden T20I century against Afghanistan, also his 71st international century, ending a wait of 3 years since his last ton. Even though the match against Afghanistan was inconsequential, Kohli was in no mood to slow down as he announced his comeback!

India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2022 Super 4: Mohammed Shami backs Arshdeep Singh, says THIS to online trolls

  Team India pacer Mohammed Shami is a former teammate of Arshdeep Singh in Punjab Kings IPL franchise. Shami knows Arshdeep well and has first-hand knowledge of online trolls having experienced the same last year. Shami was brutally trolled on social media after Team India lost by 10 wickets to Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2021 clash. This time around young India pacer Arshdeep Singh was the target of the trolls, specially from Pakistan,  who even defaced his Wikipedia page  branding him a ‘Khalistani’. Arshdeep had dropped a sitter of Pakistan batter Asif Ali in the 18th over of the game which ultimately proved costly for India in their five-wicket loss to Pakistan. In an exclusive interview with Times Now, Shami said that trolls are not seen when the team performs well and claimed it is easy to send such messages from fake accounts. “They only live to troll us, have no other job. When we perform well they don’t say you took a good catch but will troll us?” Shami told Time...