TOP 10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT HARRY POTTER

Top 10 Interesting Facts about Harry Potter

1. J.K Rowlings and Harry Potter have the same birthday July 31.

J.K Rowlings

 2. Over 400 million Harry Potter books in 67 languages have been sold worldwide as of 2008.

3. J.K. Rowling is the first person to become a billionaire as an author of books.

4. Dementors are a representation Rowling’s struggles with depression which she suffered.

5. Tom Felton was initially auditioned for the roles of Harry Potter and Ron Weasley but was chosen to play Draco Malfoy.

Tom Felton

6.One of the cars used as flying cars in “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” was stolen from the set. It was discovered seven months later when an anonymous caller informed the Police about it.

7. Rupert Grint was removed from the set during the shooting of the kissing scene in "Harry Potter and the deathly hallows part 1" because of his hysterical laughing.

8. Shirley Henderson was 37 years old when she played Moaning Myrtle in "Harry Potter and Chamber of Secrets".

Shirley Henderson

9. Both Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint had a crush on Emma Watson in earlier films. Can't blame them.

Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson

10. Emma Watson had a crush on Tom Felton who played Draco Malfoy.

TOP 10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT YOUR MOBILE PHONE

Top 10 Interesting Facts About Your Mobile Phone

1.In 1973, the first mobile phone call was made by Martin Cooper, a former Motorola inventor.

2.The first cell phone weighed 2.4 pounds and was 9 x 5 x 1.75 inches in size.It took approximately 10 hours to charge completely.

3.Nomophobia is the fear of being without your mobile phone or losing your signal.

4.Mobile Phone Radiation can cause Insomnia, headaches and confusion.

5.An average person unlocks his or her smartphone 110 times each day.

6.67% of mobile users check their phone regularly even for no reason.

7.Nokia 1100 is the bestselling electrical gadget in the history. Over 250 million of 1100 were sold.

Nokia 1100

8. 90% of mobile phones in Japan are water-resistant because they use it when they are in shower.

9.Marcel Fernandes Filho is the fastest texter in the world, he texted the following message in 18.19 seconds: “The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human.”

10. This one is gross, your mobile phone contains 18 times more bacteria than a toilet handle does. I wish if this wasn't true.

TOP 10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SACHIN TENDULKAR

Top 10 Interesting Facts About Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar

1. Sachin is named after a legendary music director Sachin Dev Burman.

2. During his early days, Tendulkar would win a coin from his coach Ramakant Achrekar if he could bat through an entire session of nets without being dismissed. Tendulkar has 12 such coins. He still has those coins with him.

3. At the age of 14, Sachin was a ball boy for the match between India and Zimbabwe at the Wankhede Stadium during the 1987 world cup.

4. At first, Sachin wanted to be a tennis player and his idol was John McEnroe.

John McEnroe

5. During his school days, Sachin was a big bully. He used to pick up fights.

6. Sachin is ambidextrous, he bats with his right hand but signs autograph, plays tennis  with his left hand.

7. Sachin Tendulkar  is the youngest player to play in a Ranji Team at the age of 14 years.

8. Initially, Sachin wanted to be fast bowler but it was rejected by Dennis Lillee at the MRF Pace Academy in Chennai. He asked him to concentrate on batting.

9.Sachin is the first overseas player to play for Yorkshire in the  English County Championship.

10. Once Brad Hogg has dismissed Sachin. After this event, Hogg asked Sachin to sign on the picture of that dismissal. He signed on it and wrote underneath it "This will never happen again, Hoggy". Hogg has never taken his wicket in any of the innings they played together after that. Click here to read more about this.

Bradley Hogg

TOP 10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT CRISTIANO RONALDO

TOP 10 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT CRISTIANO RONALDO

1. Ronaldo was born in a poor family. His father José Dinis Aveiro was a municipal gardener and his mother Dolores dos Santos Aveiro was a cook.

2. He was named after the US president Ronald Reagan, who was his father's favourite actor.

3. At the age eight, Ronaldo played for amateur team Andorinha, where his father was the kit man.

4. Ronaldo was expelled from his school at the age of 14 for throwing a chair at his teacher. He said that the teacher disrespected him. After this incident, his mother made him concentrate mainly on football.

5. He does not smoke and drink. He doesn't drink because his father died of alcohol abuse at the age of 54.

6. Unlike other footballers, he doesn't have any tattoos because he is a regular blood donor.

7. He is the highest-paid footballer.He has a grand total earning of $80 Million per year. Of which, 52 Million he earns from salary and the other 28 Million from endorsements. Recently, Real Madrid has awarded Cristiano a 5-year contract worth $206 Million. 

8. Ronaldo's jump is higher than the average NBA basketball player.

9. At the age of 15 he was diagnosed of with a medical condition called racing heart and it was about to stop him from playing football.  He had an operation that used a laser to cauterize the area of his heart that caused the problem.

10. Here is an amazing story about Cristiano Ronaldo:

      Cristiano Ronaldo: "I have to thank my friend Albert Fantrau for my success. We played together for a youth club. When people from Sporting (Lisbon) arrived, they told us that whoever scored more goals would be accepted to their Academy. We won that game 3-0, I scored the first goal, the Albert scored a header, and the third was a goal that impressed everyone. Albert went to one on one with the goalkeeper. I was running next to him, he went round the keeper, all he needed to do was just to get the ball into the empty net. But, he passed it to me and I scored. I was accepted to the Academy. After the match, I approached him and asked him "why" and he answered; "You're better than me". Several years later, the journalist went to Albert's house and asked whether the story was true. It was confirmed. He also said that his career as a football player finished after that match and he is now unemployed. "But where did you get such a gorgeous house, a car? You seemed to be a rich person. You also maintain your family ... .. Where is all this from?." Albert proudly replied: it's from Cristiano.