Washington, D.C. is home to a lot of impressive architecture. Did you know that one of the gargoyles of the National Cathedral is Darth Vader?
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Microsoft designer Vincent Connare designed the sans-serif font, Comic Sans. He drew his inspiration from his favorite comic books, including the much-loved ‘Watchmen’ series and ‘The Dark Knight Returns’. Many designers argued that the font was overused, though Connare has claimed to have used it only once.
The flag of Nepal is not a square or rectangle! Instead, the flag consists of two triangular shapes, often referred to as a pennon or pennant. It was made the flag of Nepal in 1962.
Hundreds of years ago, Robert Hooke published a book called Micrographia that included hand-drawn images of samples observed under a microscope! Hooke, who we mentioned in a previous fact, is often credited as the discoverer of cells, after studying cork under the microscope.
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Microsoft designer Vincent Connare designed the sans-serif font, Comic Sans. He drew his inspiration from his favorite comic books, including the much-loved ‘Watchmen’ series and ‘The Dark Knight Returns’. Many designers argued that the font was overused, though Connare has claimed to have used it only once.
The flag of Nepal is not a square or rectangle! Instead, the flag consists of two triangular shapes, often referred to as a pennon or pennant. It was made the flag of Nepal in 1962.
Hundreds of years ago, Robert Hooke published a book called Micrographia that included hand-drawn images of samples observed under a microscope! Hooke, who we mentioned in a previous fact, is often credited as the discoverer of cells, after studying cork under the microscope.
‘The Life of Pi’, a novel written by Canadian author Yann Martel, was rejected by more than five publication houses before it was finally accepted. In 2001, it was finally published and won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. It also won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature in Best Adult Fiction. Over ten million copies of the novel have been sold worldwide.
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