Here are a few random facts to start your morning off:
The word “y’all” dates back to 1631
In Ethiopia, there is a place known as ‘The Gateway to Hell’
There is a nut on a helicopter called the ‘Jesus Nut’
Eating carrots can turn your skin orange
QWERTY keyboards were originally supposed to slow down typing
Your weather forecast for today:
A minimum of 09°C and a maximum of 23°C
Partly sunny
Sunrise: 6:00AM
Sunset: 6:20 PM
Today in History:
Born on this day:
1963 Rafael Correa
Ecuadorian politician, 54th President of Ecuador
1929 André Previn
German/American pianist, composer, conductor
1928 James Watson
American biologist, geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate
1926 Sergio Franchi
Italian/American singer, actor
1926 Ian Paisley
Irish minister, politician, 2nd First Minister of Northern Ireland
Deaths On This Day – 6 April
1992 Isaac Asimov
American chemist, author
1971 Igor Stravinsky
Russian composer
1528 Albrecht Dürer
German painter, engraver, mathematician
1520 Raphael
Italian painter, architect
1199 Richard I of England
