The first 10 hp Rolls-Royce was sold for £395...Today it is worth over £250,000
More than six out of ten of all Rolls-Royce Motor cars built are still roadworthy
At the Rolls-Royce factories in Crewe and London the cars are always referred to as Royces.
They are never called Rollers
The Rolls-Royce radiator grille is made entirely by hand and eye - no measuring instruments are used
It takes one man one day to make a Rolls-Royce radiator, and then five hours are spent polishing it
The Rolls -Royce radiator was not registered as a trademark until 1974
It takes over 800 man-hours to make the body of a Phantom VI
During the First World War Rolls-Royce made rifles
You will never open an ashtray in a modern Rolls-Royce and find a cigarette end.
It empties automatically
A Rolls-Royce does not break down. It 'fails to proceed.'
Notices have been hung around the factory bearing the legend: 'Beware silent cars.'
Even today every Rolls-Royce engine is completely hand built
The cooling capacity of the air-conditioning system in the Silver Spirit is equivalent to that of
30 domestic refrigerators
No one is certain who designed the Rolls-Royce radiator grille or the interlinked RR badge
The hydraulic tappets on Rolls-Royce and Bentley motor cars are given a natural finish
of a 16-millionth of an inch
The oldest known Rolls-Royce still on the road is the 1904 10hp owned by Mr Thomas Love Jr of
Scotland
Rolls-Royce did not make a complete car until after the Second World War. Before that they made only
chassis, the bodies being added by outside coachbuilders
Sir Henry Royce's first job was a newspaper delivery boy for W H Smith & Son Ltd
Sir Henry Royce was always known as 'R' at the factory. The practice of addressing people by their initials,
especially on written memorandums, is still continued at the factory
In 1949 an Italian owner, seeking permission to modify his Rolls-Royce, commissioned a seance to
call up Henry Royce's spirit. Rolls-Royce legend has it that the advice from beyond the veil was:
"Consult your authorised distributor"
Examine the coachline that extends the full length of the Silver Spirit, you may be surprised to learn that it is
applied by hand. This unerring line is 15' 6" long.
At one time, Rolls-Royce engines held World Speed Records in the Air, on Land and on Water,
simultaneously.
It is possible that Rolls-Royce Motors is the best known British company name in the World. Letters have
been received from remote corners of the globe addressed to the Royal Family, care of Rolls-Royce, England.
There are 27 Electric Motors in every Silver Spirit.
The Vicar of St Marys, Nantwich, took a Rolls-Royce into his church and blessed it, along with fruit &
vegetables at the Harvest Festival service. A member of the congregation remarked "It's going in for it's first service".
The badge on the Rolls-Royce was changed from Red to Black not, as popularly
believed to commemorate Henry Royce's death, but because Royce himself decided
Black was aesthetically more appropriate. Some customers complained that the red badge often clashed with the
colour of the car. The Prince of Wales was particularly outspoken on the subject.
Every piece of glass in a Silver Spirit is given a final polish with powdered pumice of a fineness normally used for polishing optical lenses
Just inside the main entrance to the offices at the Roll-Royce factory in Crewe, there is a bust of Henry Royce facing one of Charles Rolls. For many years the bust of Royce stood in No 1 shop at the Derby factory and contained his ashes, until they were sent to Alwalton church were Royce had been christened.
The 4 final polishings on some gearbox components was not done with jewellers rouge (which is too coarse) but fine ground oat husks
Although he designed some of the great aero engines of all time, Royce never travelled in an aircraft.
'I have only one regret' said Royce as he lay dying, 'that I have not worked harder.'
After singing the praises of Rolls-Royce Cars over tea with Henry Royce, an aristocratic lady asked,
as an afterthought, 'but Sir Henry, what would happen if the factory at Derby produced a bad car?'
Sir Henry answered,
"Madam. the man on the gate would not let it out of the works."
Royce left £112,000 in his will, mostly to his faithful nurse, Ethel Aubin.
Rolls-Royce facts
25 crazy , true but unknown facts from the world
1 | 69% Americans use Internet & 5.5% Indians only. |
2 | El Azizia in Libya recorded a temperature of 136 degrees Fahrenheit (57.8 Celsius) on Sept. 13, 1922 - the hottest ever measured. |
3 | Plastics take 500 years to break down. |
4 | America has 30.30% airports of the world & India has only 0.70%. |
5 | There are roughly 4,000 known minerals, although only about 200 are of major importance. |
6 | The total surface area of the Earth is 197 million square miles. |
7 | Crocodile only animal & reptile that sheds tear while eating. |
8 | The world’s deadliest recorded earthquake occurred in 1557 in central China, more than 830,000 people were killed. |
9 | Angel Falls in Venezuela is the worlds highest waterfall, The water of Falls drops 3,212 feet (979 meters). |
10 | The sunrays reached at the earth in 8 minutes & 3 seconds. |
11 | 8.7 million of United State residents who were born in Asia. |
12 | The world’s population has been increased 3.1 billion in last 40 years. |
13 | 180 million nos. of Valentine’s Day cards exchanged annually, making Valentine’s Day the second-most popular greeting-card-giving occasion. |
14 | 3,467 Nos. of confectionery nut stores in the United States, they are among the best sources of sweets for Valentine’s Day. |
15 | 4% people drink cold drink daily. |
16 | Traffic lights are being used before the invention of motor car. |
17 | More than 50 million Americans said they had a disability; for 32.5 million of them, the disability was severe. |
18 | About 40% Proportion of all Valentine card purchases which parents account for. |
19 | First Stock Exchange of America was in Philadelphia & it was established in 1791. |
20 | Girls however are slightly more likely than boys to use home computers for e-mail, word processing and completing school assignments than playing games. |
21 | A normal person laughs five times in a day. |
22 | Approximate 300 million film tickets are sold every year in India. |
23 | In Britain 70% mothers go for work. |
24 | More artists live in California than any other state in the United States. There are 10,000 arts organizations in California. |
25 | Alfred Southwick developed the idea of using electric current & Professionally he was a Dentist (MDS, DDS). |
HANDWRITING -- I would like to know ..
Handwriting analysis is a complex subject. Many, many books have been written about it. Formal study, sometimes at the college level, is usually required in order to practice it professionally. There are even graphology organizations with regular conferences discussing all the nuances of this fascinating field.
If you’re interested in handwriting analysis, but don’t want to turn it into a career, here are just a few tidbits that you may find interesting:
People
When the painter Thomas Gainsborough was doing a portrait, he preferred to work with a sample of the subject's handwriting nearby. He believed that it gave him a better understanding of his subject—which in turn helped him more closely capture that person's image on canvas.
The poet Emily Dickinson became more reclusive as she got older. Her handwriting during this time became increasingly disconnected, seeming to reflect how disconnected she probably felt from the world around her.
Left or right?
A study of identical twins showed that it was common for the writing of one twin to slant to the left, while the writing of the other slanted to the right. The slant of the handwriting can indicate handedness, and this seemed to be true in this case, since it was common for one twin to be left-handed while the other was right-handed.
Physical, mental, and emotional considerations
People who are feeling very emotional tend to write faster than they do when they're calm.
Low blood sugar, perhaps because it affects a person's mood, may cause the baseline of the handwriting to be inconsistent.
People who are developmentally delayed may write with large spaces between their words, indicating their isolation and difficulty communicating with others.
People with speech problems—for example, stuttering—will also have problems writing smoothly. In fact, it may be possible to help their speech by working with their handwriting.
Pollution Facts .... (Wake Up ...before it's late)
More than 100 active pesticide ingredients are suspected of causing cancer, birth defects, and gene mutation.
According to the World Health Organization, if you are one of the 18 million residents of Cairo:
- Breathing daily air pollution is like smoking 20 cigarettes a day
- You take in over 20 times the acceptable level of air pollution each day
The cost of one nuclear weapons test alone could finance the installation of eighty thousand hand pumps, giving third world villages access to clean water.
The risk of cancer from breathing diesel exhaust is about ten times more than ingesting all other toxic air pollutants combined, with diesel emissions contributing to over 70% of the cancer risk from air pollution in the USA. – reported by Environmental Defense
Nitrogen is essential to crops but too much will leak into groundwater and rivers causing nutrient pollution in rivers and oceans and severe human health problems from nitrate pollution.
Emissions from ocean-going ships contribute to approximately 60,000 deaths each year, mostly from heart and lung-related cancers. Shanghai, Singapore and Hong Kong rank within the world’s top 5 busiest ports, and experience a higher impact from emissions-related health issues.
Useless Men Facts (Funny for all)
1. Men are like .Laxatives ...... They irritate the crap out of you.
2. Men are like. Bananas . The older they get, the less firm they are.
3. Men are like Weather . Nothing can be done to change them.
4. Men are like ... Blenders You need One, but you're not quite sure why.
5. Men are like ... Chocolate Bars . Sweet, smooth, & they usually head right for your hips.
6. Men are like .. Commercials ?....... You can't believe a word they say.
7. Men are like Department Stores . Their clothes are always 1/2 off!
8. Men are like .....Government Bonds ?.... They take soooooooo long to mature.
9. Men are like ....Mascara . They usually run at the first sign of emotion.
10. Men are like Popcorn ... They satisfy you, but only for a little while.
11. Men are like Snowstorms . You never know when they're coming, how many inches you'll get or how long it will last.
12. Men are like .......Lava Lamps .. Fun to look at, but not very bright.
13. Men are like Parking Spots All the good ones are taken, the rest are handicapped.
Amazing Bird Facts
Birds in general display a wide range of behaviors. All though some of the behaviors may strike humans as being amazing, most behaviors help animals survive in their environments. Take a look at some of the interesting ways birds cope with the world around them.
- The Woodpecker Finch of the Galapagos Islands uses a cactus spine or twig to probe in to tiny holes and cracks for insect grubs. As the grub wriggles out, the finch drops the tool and nabs it. Other Galapagos finches occasionally use this technique.
- Some birds, such as Eurasian Cuckoos, lay their eggs in the nests of other birds. Cuckoos lay eggs that mimic those of the host species in color. After hatching, the young cuckoo shoves the other eggs and young out of the nest. The foster parents devote all their energy to raising the young cuckoo that grows larger than themselves.
- Phalaropes spin rapidly like a top while sitting on the water. This action creates a whirlpool of water which sucks tiny plankton to the surface. The phalarope picks up the food with its long, narrow bill.
- Oxpeckers feed on ticks and blood-sucking flies that live in the hair of oxen, rhinos, and other large African mammals. The oxpecker benefits by having a constant source of food. The mammal benefits because the bird eats insects that carry disease. Oxpecker tails are stiff like those of woodpeckers to help brace them on the sides of their mammal hosts.
- Male bowerbirds of Australia and New Guinea build elaborate bowers to woo females. Depending on the species, bowers may consist of parallel hedges of twigs and grass or be made of twigs leaned up against a sapling, like a thatched hut. These can be nine feet high! Males decorate a dance stage with neat piles of colorful and shiny objects such as shells, flowers, fruits, glass, and coins. Each species of bowerbird has its own color preference for objects and the dullest-colored bowerbirds construct the fanciest bowers. Satin Bowerbirds paint their bower with colored fruit pulp using a bark brush.
- Frigatebirds harass smaller birds, such as boobies, stealing their fish or forcing them to disgorge a fish they just swallowed. These aerial pirates then seize the fish in midair. Frigatebirds also pluck fish from the water's surface. They cannot land on water because their feathers are poorly water-proofed and, with their long, thin wings, frigate birds would not be able to get enough of a down stroke to take off again.
- Shrikes often impale their prey- lizards, mice, small birds, and insects -on a thorn or barbed-wire fence to cache it. Other birds store food, such as seeds, as well. In cold climates, owls may store their prey frozen, then thaw it out to eat by sitting on it like an egg.
- Long-legged birds often stand on one leg during cold weather to conserve heat. By drawing one leg up near the warmth of the body under the belly feathers, the bird cuts in half the amount of body heat lost through its bare legs.
- Green Herons sometimes drop live insects, berries, or other objects onto the water's surface to attract fish. When an inquisitive fish appears, the heron grabs it with a quick thrust of the bill.
- A few cave-dwelling birds use "echolocation" to find their way in the dark, just like bats. Oilbirds and some swiftlets make small clicking sounds and use the echoes to gauge distances in the dark caves where they nest.
- African honeyguides, relatives of the woodpecker, feed on beeswax. They rely on people or honey-badgers to break apart the beehives so they can get to the wax. Honeyguides have evolved special calls and actions to lead these honey-eating mammals to a hive they've spotted.
Hinduism Facts...
The term ‘Hinduism’ is really a term used by travellers to India in the 18th and 19th centuries to describe the different but related religious ideas, cultures and philosophies which they found there.
It has been suggested that it is more accurate to speak of “Hinduisms” rather than a single tradition. Hindu religious leaders prefer to use the term Sanatana Dharma (the universal law of order – unity in diversity) instead of Hinduism. (The word ‘Hindu’ stems from the Sanskrit term to describe India – Sapta Sindhu [pronounced Hapta Hindu] – the land of seven great rivers: Ganges, Yamuna, Sarasvati, Godavari, Indus, Narmada, and Cauvery.)
The Hindu traditions are believed to have come to India through the arrival in India of the Aryans. They came from the west around 1700-1500 BCE, though some dispute this and point to earlier traditions native to the Indus Valley.
The oldest of the Hindu scriptures, the Vedas, were written in the period between 1500 and 500 BCE, known as the Vedic Period.
The origins of the Om (sometimes given as Aum) symbol are obscure but the sound is believed to be an aspect of the creation of the cosmos.
Another significant Hindu symbol is the swastika, which is found all over Hindu temples, signs, altars, pictures and iconography in India and Nepal. It is seen as pointing in all four directions (North, East, South and West) and thus signifies stability and groundedness. The swastika is considered extremely holy and auspicious by all Hindus and is regularly used to decorate all sorts of items to do with Hindu culture. (The symbol is found widely in the ancient world but was taken over by the Nazis in the 1920s as a symbol of white supremacy.
Since the Second World War (and following Indian independence) many have also migrated to Britain, Ireland and North America, where there are now substantial Hindu communities.
Hindu temples range from the small and simple to the very grand and elaborately decorated, outside as well as inside. Each temple has at least one priest who looks after the images of the gods and leads the prayers.
People may come to worship individually or in groups. Group worship normally involves the singing of hymns from the Vedas, saying prayers and lighting a small fire, and waving a live flame over the images of the gods.
The popular festival of Diwali, which is also celebrated by Sikhs, marks the start of the New Year (in October or November) for many Hindus.
The Gayatri Mantra from the Rig Veda (which altogether contains over one thousand poems) is used by many Hindus in morning worship:
“We meditate on the most excellent splendour of the Creator.
May we be guided and inspired by his wisdom.”
The Upanishads (meaning ‘sit down near’ or ‘lessons’) are the last part of each Veda. They were written around 600 BCE and introduced the idea of reincarnation. People used to sit down near wise teachers and learn from them.
The Sutras (meaning ‘threads’) are short sayings and verses based on the Vedas and were written between 500 and 100 BCE.
There are also several famous epic spiritual poems, best known of which are the Ramayana which tells the story of Prince Rama (written around 100 BCE and 100 CE) and the Bhagavad-gita (the Song of God) written around 250 CE.
