Lest We Forget the History Part 2

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... continuation from Lest We Forget the History Part 1


35.
Malaysia's population stands at 27,565,821 said the 2010 Population and Housing Census preliminary report

36.
Christmas was not originally 25 December. Emperor Constantine changed it to 25 December to coincide with celebration of Solstice

37.
Greek messengers used to run from Athens to Marathon for 26 miles. Hence marathon is for 42.195 km

38.
November 2010 marked the 47th anniversary of our Zoo Negara

39.
Penang and Adelaide were founded by Sir Francis Light and his son William Light respectively

40.
The old name for Tenaga Nasional Berhad was Lembaga Letrik Negara (LLN)

41.
The frame for the construction of Statue of Liberty was never dismantled. It was converted to Eiffel Tower

42.
The tallest building in Asia in 1986 standing at 232m was KOMTAR in Penang

43.
The first commercialised Fish and Chips shop was in Oldham, Manchester

44.
The Malaysian internet web site gua.com.my was recorded as the first brand producing on-line drama in Malaysia's Guinness Book of Records

45.
When Tunku Abdul Rahman moved our International Airport from Sungai Besi to Subang, people complained because it was too far. Now, imagine Sepang!

46.
The Egyptians had 12 months year way earlier than the Romans

47.
Members of Parti Komunis Malaya were mostly the members of MPAJA, an anti-Japanese army who fought alongside British in Malaya

48.
The Japanese entered Malaya via Thailand on bicycle. In return, they gave Perlis, Kedah and Kelantan to Thailand

49.
The British initially conquered Phuket. Later they exchanged it with Penang that was under Siamese control

50.
It was estimated in 1998 that we humans produce 1 million tonnes faeces per day

51.
It was estimated in 1998 that we slaughter 70million chickens, 654k cows, 1.2million lambs and 2.8million pigs for food per day

52.
It was estimated in 1998 that, in a day, USA consumes 7 million pizzas, 15 million burgers and 250 milllion cans of Coca Cola

53.
Haj draws 2.5 million pilgrims each year making it the largest yearly gathering of people in the world

54.
Shah Alam was named after the current Sultan Selangor's grandfather, Sultan Hishamuddin Alam Shah

55.
Tun Tan Siew Sin was the first and last non-Bumi to hold the Finance Minister post for Malaysia

56.
The tallest mountain in South East Asia is Hkakabo Razi in Myanmar at 5,887 metres (19,314 ft)

57.
Bangkok's real name is krungthep-maha-nkorn-boworn-rataa-kosin ... (It is actually longer than this… )

58.
Terengganu recorded as the best UPSR result state 10 years in a row from 2001 to 2010

59.
To cut things short, Zaire was Congo up to 1991 but became Congo again in 1998

60.
If Patani requires a Sultan, the rightful person to claim the throne would be Y.M. Tengku Tan Sri Ahmad Rithaudeen

61.
The first nation to win the Rugby Union World Cup was New Zealand with their All Blacks

62.
In 2007, the Australian Labor government apologised to the Australian Aborigines for previous injustice

63.
F.U.C.K means Fornication Under the Consent of the King because those days, in England, the King of England has the first right to sleep with your wife and he often delegate this right to his generals

64.
In 1998, Datuk Dr Mohammad Nor Khalid (Lat) is the first cartoonist to be made an Eisenhower Fellow of the United States

65.
The Union Jack is a combination of the flags of England & Scotland initially used to mark ships belonging to the British Isle

66.
In 2010, Malaysia recorded an average of 233 online friends per person beating USA at 178 per person

67.
In 2010, Malaysians rank 1st by Zenith Media as having the most online friends in the world with 9hrs/week of social networking

68.
The first and only Malaysian regarded as Bapak ACCA Malaysia is Tan Sri Dr Arshad Ayub for introducing ACCA at UiTM Shah Alam

69.
Coffee is the second largest item of international commerce in the world. The largest is petrol

70.
Malaysia had 20 million population, Australia had 20 million population, Jakarta had 20 million population, back in 1990

71.
The glorious days of Malay Films in the 50's'and 60's had Studio Jalan Ampas Singapore as its capital

72.
This year, 2011, marks the 500th anniversary of the fall of the Malaccan Sultanate in 1511 when attacked by the Portuguese

73.
Brazil is a name of a nut. So you cannot call it Brazilian Nut. It’s Basil Nut, but Brazilian country

74.
Rubber trees are not native to Malaya. It originated from Brazil

75.
Satan was actually the CEO of Angels by the name Azazil, until he refused to bow to Adam (pbuh)

76.
Internet was initially a military communication system

77.
Volkswagen actually means Folks’ Wagon, i.e. Peoples’ Car, a Hitler’s legacy

78.
Freemasons originated from associations of stone cutters who built castles, cathedrals and churches in Scotland

79.
The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is the Zionists blueprint to conquer the world

80.
Henry Ford spent his profits from car manufacturing to fund his publishing of articles on Jews, now compiled as The International Jews. He wasn’t a Jew. He was anti-Jew

81.
Henry Ford’s famous quotation was “You can buy my car at any colour as long as it is black”

82.
Hashimites were thrown away to Jordan by the Sauds with the help of Lawrence of Arabia

83.
Khulafak Arrashidin used green, Muawiyahs used red and Abbasyds used black, as the colours of their flags respectively

84.
Petronas Twin Towers were built by Japanese and Koreans, each assigned one tower. Amazing how the two towers erected identically. The power of engineering!

85.
Anglo Persian Petroleum was Iranian, later turned British under the name British Petroleum (BP)

86.
In the 80’s, almost all driving schools in Klang Valley had Datsuns as their fleet, instead of Kancils and Protons

87.
Before there were Federal Highway, NKVE, KESAS, NPE & SPRINT, the only road from Klang to Kuala Lumpur was Jalan Klang, now called Jalan Klang Lama

88.
The blue mosque in Shah Alam was inspired by Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah of Selangor after visiting the Blue Mosque in Turkey

89.
The building Sri Pentas in Bandar Utama, home to the largest Malaysian Free-to-Air TV station, TV3, was initially built for a hospital operation

90.
Louis Vutton existed even back then as luggage for passengers of Titanic

91.
Al Capone committed crime in illegal selling of alcohol, gambling and prostitution but he was jailed for tax evasion instead

92.
P.Ramlee’s real name is Teuku Zakaria Teuku Nyak Puteh, an Acheh name by origin

93.
The oldest fossil of man found in Malaysia was found at Bukit Larut, Perak. Hence called the Perak Man

94.
Jesus only introduced Christianity. It was St. Paul who spread it

95.
The legend of Samson and Delilah in the Bible is also in the Quran, known as Prophet Sameon and Dalillah

96.
There are 3 Malay states not included in Malaysia but instead formed part of Southern Thailand. There are Songkla, Naratiwat and Patani

97.
King Zulu’s warfare tactics of left-right flanking attacks was inspired by how a bull fights using its horns

98.
Alexander the Great defeated Persia in 300BC when Persia was under the ruling of Emperor Darius

99.
Israel got its name for being the sons of Prophet Israel, who is also Prophet Jacob in the Bible or known as Prophet Yaakub (pbuh) in the Quran, the father of Prophet Joseph in the Bible or Prophet Yusuf (pbuh) in the Quran

100.
Apart from Fish and Cross, Christianity also used Anchors as their symbol





Well that makes up 100 points of interesting historical facts. Do you have any to add? If yes, feel free do leave comments at this post, especially those that correct my historical facts above if they are not accurate.




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