Q: Who invented Scrabble?
A: The game was patented by James Brunot of Newton, Connecticut in 1948. The source of his patent was a game called Criss-Cross, in which players had to make up crosswords on a piece of cardboard using wooden letters. Criss-Cross was invented in 1931 by Brunot's architect friend, Alfred Butts, to keep himself amused after losing his job in the depression. But the games final rules, and each letter's value, based on its frequency of use, took Butts almost a decade to refine. By 1953, over a million sets had been sold. Scrabble has been translated into half a dozen languages and issued in a Braillic version for the blind.
Q: How did rock star Sting get such name?
A: Sting was born Gordon Summer. He was fond of wearing a Yellow and Black rugby T-shirt , and soon enough friends teased that he looked like a bee. And what can a bee do to you?
Q: Who was the oldest man to reign as World boxing champion?
A: Archie Moore of the U.S., who was recognized as World light-heavyweight champion until 1962, when he was stripped of the title. At the time, Moore--who never publicly admitted his true age--was believed to be between 45-48 years old.
Q: What is the largest temperature change on record?
A: It was in Fairfield Montana, over the course of 12 hours on December 24, 1924, the temperature dropped 84 degrees. It was 63 degrees Fahrenheit at noon, falling to -21 degrees by midnight.
from: The Philippine Daily Inquirer
