Bill Russell was consider the greatest player of all time until Michael Jordan came on to the scene.

Interesting facts
  • Bill Russell was born February 12, 1924, in Monroe, La., but moved to Detroit, and then on to Oakland during his boyhood.
  • At San Francisco University, the 6'9" Russell and guard K. C. Jones led the Dons to 60 straight wins, a record not surpassed until 1972 by UCLA.
  • Bill Russell claimed a gold medal in the 1956 Olympic Games at Melbourne.
  • Bill Russell has been married twice, first to Dorothy Anstett and then to Rose Swisher, a former Miss USA. He has no children from his first marriage, but has three from his second marriage.
  • In Russell's 13 seasons (1956-1969), Boston won 11 NBA championships.
  • During his career, Bill Russell took 21,721 rebounds and led the league 4 times. He corralled 51 rebounds in one game, 49 twice. Russell was All-Pro 1st team 3 times, league MVP 5 times, and participated in 12 All-Star games.
  • His duels with Wilt Chamberlain will be talked about as long as the game is played. Their rivalry turned bitter in later years, and neither would utter a kind word about the other.
  • Bill Russell championed black causes and racial harmony. He exuded warmth and possessed an infectious, high-pitched cackle, but refused to sign autographs, considering it too impersonal.
  • Bill Russell was consider the greatest player of all time until Michael Jordan.
  • After retiring, he became a commentator for ABC sports, and a lecturer on college campuses. 
  • NCAA Most Outstanding Player (1955).
  • Enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame, 1975.
  • NBA All-Defensive First Team (1969).
  • Holds career playoff record for most rebounds (4,104, 24.9 rpg) in 165 games.
  • Celtics retired his jersey number 6.
  • As head coach, Bil Russell compiled a 341-290 record (.540) in eight seasons.
  • Named "Sportsman of the Year" by Sports Illustrated (1968).

Christy Mathewson facts

  • Christopher "Christy" Mathewson (August 12, 1880 – October 7, 1925), was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.
  • Nickname: "Big Six", "The Christian Gentleman", or "Matty"
  • Mathewson had a career-winning percentage of .665 which is sixth best of all time.
  • He played in what is known as the dead-ball era; and in 1936 was elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of its "first five" inaugural members.
  • Christy Mathewson was the most dominant pitcher during the first two decades of the 1900's.
  • Mathewson was born in Factoryville, Pennsylvania and attended Bucknell University, where he served as class president and played on the school's football and baseball teams.
  • His 373 career wins is third on the all-time list.
  • He was also a member of the fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta.
  • During his 17 year career, Christy Mathewson led the league in ERA five times.
  • His first experience of semi-professional baseball came in 1895, when he was just 14 years old.
  • His career ERA was 2.13, which is fifth best of all time.
  • Height: 6'1 1/2" 
  • Matthewson was selected to the Walter Camp All-American football team in 1900. He was a drop-kicker. 
  • Bucknell's football stadium is named "Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium".
  • Christy Mathewson pitched a record three shutouts in six days against the Philadelphia Athletics, leading the Giants to win the 1905 World Series.
  • Christy Mathewson won at least 20 games for 12 consecutive years (1903-1914).


Joe Montana facts

Joe Montana
  • Joe Montana led Notre Dame to an NCAA National Championship in 1977.
  • Joseph Clifford "Joe" Montana, Jr., (born June 11, 1956), nicknamed Joe Cool, Golden Joe and Comeback Joe, is a retired and iconic American football player whose professional career in the National Football League (NFL) spanned the late 1970s through the mid-1990s.
  • Joe Montana was inducted into the Ringgold High Hall of Fame on September 2, 2006, along with Baseball stars Stan Musial and Ken Griffey Sr. and NFL kicker Fred Cox.
  • Montana started his NFL career in 1979 with the San Francisco 49ers, where he played quarterback (QB) for the next 14 seasons.
  • Joe started playing peewee football when he was eight, even thought the minimum age was nine, but his father adjusted his age on the application.
  • Montana started four Super Bowl games and the team won all of them with San Francisco.
  • His high school alma mater, Ringgold High, plays in Joe Montana Stadium.
  • In 1989, and again in 1990, the Associated Press named Montana the NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP), and Sports Illustrated magazine named Montana the 1990 "Sportsman of the Year".
  • Joe Montana was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000.
  • Montana was elected to eight Pro Bowls, as well as being voted 1st team All-Pro by the AP in 1987, 1989, and 1990.
  • Joe Montana is the only player to win the Super Bowl MVP Award three times.
  • Noted for his ability to remain calm under pressure, Montana helped his teams to 31 fourth quarter come-from-behind wins.
  • Filmmaker Oliver Stone named the lead character in his movie Scarface (Tony Montana) after Joe.
  • Montana had the highest passer rating in the National Football Conference (NFC) five times (1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, and 1989); and, in both 1987 and 1989, Montana had the highest passer rating in the entire NFL.
  • Joe Montana attended Ringgold High School in Monongahela, PA.
  • Joe Montana is tied with Terry Bradshaw having quarterbacked his team to four Super Bowl Championships.
  • Sports Illustrated named him Sportsman of the Year in 1990.
    Joe Montana was selected to play in the Pro Bowl eight times.
  • Joe Montana won the Associated Press MVP Award twice, in 1989 and 1990.
    Joe Montana was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 1979 NFL Entry Draft.
  • Montana owned an employment company with Mickey Mantle, but the company failed after only a few months.
  • Joe Montana went to school at Notre Dame.
  • Joe spent the 1993 and 1994 seasons, his final two years in the NFL, with the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Facts about Lou Gehrig

The Iron Horse
  • Birth name: Ludwig Heinrich Gehrig or Henry Louis Gehrig
  • Nickname: The Iron Horse
  • Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig (June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941) was an American baseball player in the 1920s and 1930s, chiefly remembered for his prowess as a hitter, his consecutive games-played record and its subsequent longevity, and the pathos of his farewell from baseball at age 36, when he was stricken with a fatal neurological disease.
  • Height: 6' (1.83 m)
  • Parents: Heinrich Gehrig and Christina Fack.
  • His father Heinrich was a sheet metal worker by trade, but frequently unemployed due to alcoholism, and his mother Christina was a maid, the main breadwinner and disciplinarian in the family.
  • Young Gehrig helped his mother with her work, doing tasks such as folding laundry and picking up supplies from the local stores.
  • Wife: Eleanor Twitchel
  • Popularly called "The Iron Horse" for his durability, Gehrig set several major league records. He holds the record for most career grand slams (23).
  • Hobbies while growing up: football, baseball, gymnastics, soccer, ice skating, swimming, billiards, marbles
  • Lou Gehrig and Chuck Klein are the only players to amass as many as 100 extra-base hits in a season more than once.
  • In early 1925, the Yankees offered to trade Gehrig to the Boston Red Sox for first baseman Phil Todt to repay Boston for the blockbuster Babe Ruth trade a few years earlier. The Red Sox turned the Yankees down.
  • Lou Gehrig attended Columbia University on a scholarship to play football, not baseball.
  • In 1943, during World War II, a Liberty ship was named after legendary baseball player Lou Gehrig. The Merchant Marine troop transport ship carried 480 men and 120 vehicles. One year later it was involved in Operation Neptune. On Gehrig's birthday the ship landed in Normandy, 13 days after D-Day.
  • In the first Ladies Day ever held at Yankee Stadium, on April 29, 1938, Lou Gehrig was greeted with cheers of "We Want a Homer"from the crowd, which featured nearly 5,000 women in the total of 12,395. Gehrig didn't deliver a homer, but his two hits helped the Yankees defeat the Red Sox, 6-4.
  • July 4, 1939 was declared "Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day" at Yankee Stadium. It was on this occasion that Lou Gehrig made the famous farewell speech, later featured in the film Pride of the Yankees, when he declared, "...today, I consider myself, the luckiest man on the face of the earth."
  • In 1969 Gehrig was voted the greatest first baseman of all time by the Baseball Writers' Association, and was the leading vote-getter on the Major League Baseball All-Century Team, chosen by fans in 1999.
  • Gehrig accumulated 1,995 runs batted in (RBI) in 17 seasons, with a career batting average of .340, on-base percentage of .447, and slugging percentage of .632.
  • In the 1942 film Pride of the Yankees, Lou Gehrig is removed from his position at first base during game in Detroit, thus "breaking" his streak of 2,130 consecutive games. However, the rules state that a streak is not interrupted just because a player doesn't come to bat.
  • Gehrig was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939.

Wilt Chamberlain facts

  • Wilt Chamberlain was the Golden State Warriors franchise all-time leading scorer, with 17,783 points.
  • Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain (August 21, 1936 – October 12, 1999) was an American professional NBA basketball player for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Lakers.
  • Wilt Chamberlain never fouled out of a game in his NBA career.
  • Wilt Chamberlain, with the Philadelphia 76ers, won his first NBA title, when they defeated his former team, the San Francisco Warriors, and finally defeating the Boston Celtics.  
  • In his 1991 biography, A View From Above, Wilt Chamberlain wrote that he had had sex with approximately 20,000 women.
  • Wilt Chamberlain played for the Harlem Globetrotters in the 1958-1959 NBA season.
  • Wilt Chamberlain is 7 foot, 2 inches tall.
  • Wilt's trademark is a gentle giant.
  • Wilt Chamberlain became the first player to be named MVP and Rookie of the Year in the same season. Wes Unseld was able to do it in 1969.
  • Wilt Chamberlain averaged 50.4 points per game in the 1962 NBA season, his career-best.
  • Wilt Chamberlain played a season with the Harlem Globetrotters before he was able to join the Philadelphia Warriors as the third pick in the NBA Draft.
  • Wilt Chamberlain led the league in scoring, with 37.6 points per game and 27.0 rebounds per game in the 1960-1961 season, just his first season.
  • Wilt Chamberlain led the Jayhawks to the 1957 championship game, although they lost 54-53 in triple overtime.
  • Wilt Chamberlain earned All-American honors twice.
  • Wilt Chamberlain usually was able to score over 50 points and had over 20 rebounds per game. 
  • Wilt Chamberlain played at Overbrook High School in West Philadelphia, and also played two years for the University of Kansas.
  • Wilt Chamberlain was able to score 100 points against the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962, setting an NBA record.
  • Wilt Chamberlain was one of the greatest NBA players in history.
  • Chamberlain was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978.

Wayne Gretzky facts

  • Wayne Douglas Gretzky, (born January 26, 1961) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player. 
  • Born and raised in Brantford, Ontario, Gretzky honed his skills at a backyard rink and regularly played minor hockey at a level far above his peers.
  • Wayne's last NHL game was on April 16, 1999.
  • When he was a child, Wayne had trouble spelling his last name.
  • Wayne Gretzky holds the record for the most consective 100-or-more point seasons with 13. 
  • Wayne Gretzky has won the Art Ross Trophy 10 times.
  • Nicknamed "The Great One", Gretzky was called "the greatest player of all time" in Total Hockey: The Official Encyclopedia of the NHL.
  • Wayne Gretzky holds the record for the most points in a season with 255.
  • Gretzky holds the record for the most consecutive 40-or-more goal seasons with 12.
  • Gretzky holds the record for the most points in a career with 2857.
  • Wayne is generally regarded as the best player in the history of the NHL, and has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters, players, and coaches. 
  • Wayne Gretzky holds the record for the most goals in a season with 92. 
  • Wayne's favorite player as a kid was Gordie Howe.
  • Wayne Gretzky holds the record for most goals in a carrer with 894.
  • Wayne Gretzky has played on four different NHL teams: the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and New York Rangers.
  • At his retirement, Wayne's number (99) was retired by the league for all teams. No other NHL player will ever wear the number.
  • Gretzky has won the Hart Trophy for NHL MVP nine times, including a streak of eight consecutive years.
  • Only seven months after his retirement, Gretzky was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was the tenth player ever to have the three-year waiting period waived.
  • Gretzky shoots left.
  • Gretzky is the managing partner and alternate governor for the Phoenix Coyotes.
  • Wayne Gretzky played for 20 seasons in the NHL. He retired on April 16, 1999.
  • Gretzky was a member of the 1998 Canadian Olympic hockey team.
  • Wayne Gretzky is a member of the Order of Canada (Canada's highest civilian honour).
  • As of his retirement, Wayne held 61 records in the NHL (40 for regular season, 15 for Stanley Cup playoffs and 6 for All-Star Game).

Facts about Hank Aaron

  • Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (born February 5, 1934 in Mobile, Alabama) is a retired American baseball player whose Major League Baseball career spanned the years 1954 through 1976.
  • Hank Aaron played in one National League Championship Series in 1969.
  • Hank Aaron played in the World Series twice, 1957 and 1958.
  • In 1999, editors at The Sporting News ranked Hank Aaron fifth on their list of "Greatest Baseball Players".
  • Hank's uniform number 44 has been retired by the Braves organization.
  • Aaron was signed as a Free Agent by the Boston Braves on June 14, 1952.
  • In 1963 Hank Aaron became a member of the 30-30 club with at least 30 home runs and 30 stolen bases in the same season.
  • After playing with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League and in the minor leagues, Aaron started his major league career in 1954.
    Hank Aaron won the NL MVP in 1957.
  • Aaron is the last Negro league baseball player to have played in the major leagues.
  • Hank Aaron played his first game in April 13, 1954.
  • Hank Aaron played his last game on October 3, 1976.
  • Aaron hit 24 or more home runs every year from 1955 through 1973, and is the only player to hit 30 or more home runs in a season at least fifteen times.
  • Hank Aaron won three Gold Glove Awards for fielding in 1958, 1959 and 1960.
    Hank's 715th home run (breaking Babe Ruth's career record) was caught by his teammate Tom House in the Atlanta Brave bull-pen.
  • Nicknames: Hammer, Hammerin' Hank or Bad Henry.
  • In 2002, Hank Aaron played himself in an episode of Futurama called "A Leela of Her Own."
  • Hank's 715th home run (breaking Babe Ruth's career record) was hit in Atlanta off of LA Dodger pitcher Al Downing.

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Interesting facts about JIm Brown

  • Jim Brown’s first touchdown in the NFL came on a five yard reception against the Philadelphia Eagles and was thrown by Browns’ quarterback Tommy O’Connell.James Nathaniel "Jim" Brown (born February 17, 1936) is an American former professional football player who has also made his mark as an actor.
  • Jim Brown scored 22 touchdowns during his career against both the Philadelphia Eagles and the St. Louis Cardinals, this was the most he scored against any opposing team.
  • Brown is best known for his exceptional and record-setting nine-year career as a running back for the NFL Cleveland Browns from 1957 to 1965.
  • In a 1963 win over the Washington Redskins, Jim Brown had an 80 yard rushing touchdown and an 83 yard receiving touchdown.
  • Just less than 25% of the rushing touchdowns scored by Jim Brown came on runs of more than 30 yards.
  • In a 1963 win over the Dallas Cowboys, Jim Brown carried the ball 20 times for 232 yards, averaging an amazing 11+ yards per carry.
  • In 2002, Brown was named by The Sporting News as the greatest professional football player ever.
  • When Jim Brown retired from the NFL he was the career leader in rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, total touchdowns, and all purpose yards.
  • Jim Brown is not only a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame, but also of the Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
  • Jim Brown scored more touchdowns in the fourth quarter than during any other quarter of play during his career.
  • Brown is considered to be one of the greatest professional athletes the U.S. has ever produced.
  • In a 1963 win over the Washington Redskins, Jim Brown had the only 100 yard receiving game of his career. He caught three pass for 100 yards and one touchdown.
  • During his career, Jim Brown completed four of 12 passes, three of those completions went for touchdowns.
  • In a 1959 win over Baltimore, Jim Brown scored five rushing touchdowns, this is the most he scored in one game during his entire career.
  • Jim Brown rushed for more than 200 yards in a game four times during his career, twice against the Philadelphia Eagles.
  • Jim Brown played just nine seasons in the NFL, and led the league in rushing yards eight times.
  • Brown also led the league in rushing attempts six times, rushing touchdowns five times, yards from scrimmage six times, and yards per game eight times.

Shaquille O'Neal facts

  • Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (born March 6, 1972), nicknamed "Shaq", is an American professional basketball player. Standing 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall and weighing 325 pounds (147 kg), he is one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA.
  • Shaquille O'Neal played in fourteen straight NBA All-Star Games. He was in the 1993 to 2007 NBA All-Star Games. 
  • Shaquille O'Neal had 17,952 field goal attempts, and has made 10,422 field goals throughout his entire pro basketball career.
  • Shaquille was listed at #25 in Forbes magazine's Celebrity 100 of 2007.
  • Shaq has been a All-Star MVP twice. They were during the 1999-2000 NBA All-Star Game, and the 2003-2004 NBA All-Star Game.
  • Shaquille O'Neal has his own ESPN original show. It's called Shaquille. The show focuses on Shaq and his family.
  • Shaq is on the cover of the video game, NBA 2K7.
  • Shaquille O'Neal graduated from the University of Phoenix with an MBA in 2005.
  • Shaquille O'Neal was chosen in 1996 as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.
  • Shaq became a reserve police officer in Miami. 
  • Shaquille O'Neal won an Olympic Gold Medal in men's basketball in 1996.
  • Shaq's name means "Little Warrior" in Arabic.
  • Shaquille O'Neal was the first player selected in the 1992 NBA Draft.
  • Shaquille O'Neal is 7'1' tall and weighs 325 pounds.
  • Shaq's shoe size is 22 (US).
  • Shaquille O'Neal signed the then-richest contract in sports history, a seven-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers worth $120 million on July 18, 1996.
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Magic Johnson great facts

  • Magic Johnson is the youngest player to ever be named the NBA Finals MVP.
  • Earvin got his nickname of "Magic" from a newspaper reporter after scoring 36 points collecting 16 rebounds and dishing out 16 assists in one game as a 15-year-old.
  • Magic Johnson was named Most Valuable Player in the 1978 NCAA Championship.
  • Johnson retired abruptly in 1991 after announcing that he had HIV, but returned to play in the 1992 All-Star Game, winning the All-Star MVP Award. After protests from his fellow players, he retired again for four years, but returned in 1996 to play 32 games for the Lakers before retiring for the third and final time.
  • Magic Johnson was named head coach of the Lakers for the final 16 games of the 1993-94 NBA season.
  • Magic Johnson had a team single-game record of 24 assists three times for the Lakers.
  • Magic Johnson had 138 triple-doubles in his playing career.
    In 1981 Magic Johnson signed a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers for 25 years for $25 million dollars. It became the longest player contract in the history of sports.
  • The Lakers retired Magic's number 32 on February 16, 1992.
  • In 2001 the NBA established the Magic Johnson Award. It is given to the NBA player who combines excellence on the court with outstanding cooperation with the media and fans.
  • Magic Johnson stood 6'9" which made him the tallest point guard in NBA history.
  • Magic's flashy style of play became known as "showtime".
  • Magic was a 3-time NBA MVP winning the award in the 1986-87, 1988-89 and 1989-90 seasons.
  • Magic Johnson was named to the All-NBA First Team nine times.
  • Magic was elected to the NBA Hall of Fame in 2002.
  • Magic Johnson won the NBA Finals MVP Award three times, 1980, 1982 and 1987.
  • Magic Johnson became the first rookie to ever win the NBA Finals MVP Award as he moved from point guard to center due to an injury to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
  • Magic Johnson retired on May 14, 1996 with the All-Time NBA record of 10,141 assists.
    While playing for the Lakers Magic Johnson and his teammates won the NBA championship 5 times.
  • Magic Johnson was a member of the "Dream Team" that won the Olympic Gold Medal in 1992.
  • Magic Johnson was named to the All-Star team 12 times in his career.
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Interesting facts about Ashley Leggat

  • Ashley Leggat says that she has a big, shiny personality and loves to be noticed.
  • Ashley Margaret Anne Leggat (born September 26, 1986) is a Canadian actress, singer, and dancer. She is known for her roles as Casey McDonald in Life with Derek and Marcia in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen.
  • Her older brother Bram helps her run her myspace page.
  • Ashley prefers to be called Ash.
  • Some fans think that Ashley looks like Sarah Gadon.
  • Ashley's last name is pronounced "Leg-It".
  • Ashley Leggat got 1 nomination for Best Young Ensemble Performance in a TV Series (Comedy and Drama) Life with Derek in 2006 and shared it with Daniel Magder, Michael Seater, Jordon Todosey and Ariel Waller.
  • Ashley Leggat was in the movie Cadet Kelly but she didn't have a big role.
  • Ashley Leggat can not drive unless she's singing.

Henna facts

  • The English name "henna" comes from the Arabic حِنَّاء, pronounced colloquially ħinna.
  • Henna is a flowering plant used since antiquity to dye skin, hair, fingernails, leather and wool.
  • Henna flowers have four sepals and a 2 mm calyx tube with 3 mm spread lobes. Petals are obvate, white or red stamens inserted in pairs on the rim of the calyx tube.
  • Henna's coloring properties are due to lawsone, a burgundy organic compound that has an affinity for bonding with protein.
  • The name is also used for dye preparations derived from the plant, and for the art of temporary tattooing based on those dyes.
    Henna is commercially cultivated in western India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Morocco, Yemen, Iran, Afghanistan, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Libya, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
  • The henna plant is native to tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, southern Asia, and northern Australasia in semi-arid zones. 
  • Use of henna for body art has enjoyed a recent renaissance due to improvements in cultivation, processing, and the emigration of people from traditional henna-using regions.
  • Henna has been used since the Bronze Age to dye skin (including body art), hair, fingernails, leather, silk and wool.
  • Henna was listed in the medical texts of the Ebers Papyrus (16th c BCE Egypt) and by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (14th c CE (Syria and Egypt) as a medicinal herb.
  • For skin dyeing, a paste of ground henna (either prepared from a dried powder or from fresh ground leaves) is placed in contact with the skin from a few hours to overnight. Henna stains can last a few days to a month depending on the quality of the paste, individual skin type, and how long the paste is allowed to stay on the skin.
  • Henna repels some insect pests and mildew.
  • Henna also acts as an anti-fungal and a preservative for leather and cloth.
  • Henna flowers have been used to create perfume since ancient times, and henna perfume is experiencing a resurgence.

Facts about Aloe vera

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  • Aloe vera grows in arid climates and is widely distributed in Africa, India and other arid areas. 
  • Aloe vera, is a species of succulent plant that probably originated in the southern half of the Arabian peninsula, Northern Africa, the Canary islands and Cape Verde.
  • There is some preliminary evidence that Aloe vera extracts may be useful in the treatment of wound and burn healing, minor skin infections, sabescaous cysts, diabetes and elevated blood lipids in humans
  • The species name vera means "true" or "genuine."
  • Like other Aloe species, Aloe vera forms arbuscular mycorrhiza, a symbiosis that allows the plant better access to mineral nutrients in soil.
  • In India, the plant is known as Ghrtakumari(Hindi/Sanskrit: घृतकुमारी) or Gheekvar (घीक्वार)
  • and is sometimes used in Ayurvedic healing. In states of Rajasthan and Gujarat it is known as GwarPatha
  • The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 as Aloe perfoliata var. vera, and was described again in 1768 by Nicolaas Laurens Burman as Aloe vera in Flora Indica on the 6th of April and by Philip Miller as Aloe barbadensis some ten days after Burman in the Gardener's Dictionary.
  • In Indonesia, it is known as Lidah Buaya.
  • In Latin America it is known as Sabila.
  • The cosmetic and alternative medicine industries regularly make claims regarding the soothing, moisturising and healing properties of Aloe vera.
  • Aloe vera can be grown as an ornamental plant.
  • Aloe vera gel is used as an ingredient in commercially available lotion, yogurt, beverages and some desserts.
  • Aloe vera juice is used for consumption and relief of digestive issues such as heartburn and irritable bowel syndrome.
  • It is common practice for cosmetic companies to add sap or other derivatives from Aloe vera to products such as makeup, tissues, moisturizers, soaps, sunscreens, incense, razors and shampoos.
  • Aloe vera is alleged to be effective in treatment of wounds.
  • Aloe vera extracts have antibacterial and antifungal activities, which may help in the treatment of minor skin infections, such as boils and benign skin cysts.
  • For its anti-fungal properties, Aloe vera is used as a fish tank water conditioner.
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Quiff facts

  • The quiff is a hairstyle that combines the 1950s pompadour hairstyle, the 50s flattop, and sometimes a mohawk.
  • For a while, DJ and TV presenter Mark Lamarr was a famous proponent of the quiff.
  • The etymology of the word is uncertain but may derive from the French word "coiffe" which can mean either a hairstyle or, going further back, the mail knights wore over their heads and under their helmets.
  • While more popular during the 1950s, variations on the quiff can still be seen in hairstyles today.
  • Sported by such icons as Elvis Presley and James Dean, the quiff became popular in the United States during the 1950s. The style quickly became an integral part of a young generation of men and women seeking a sharp break from their parents' values and traditions.
  • The hairstyle, although prominent in the 80s, faded into obscurity except among ardent 80s culture fans. The quiff saw a revival in the late 90s, due to the advent of the French crop, a modern version of the quiff, and continues through today.
  • In the 2000s, pulling the fringe back into a quiff with a ponytail was a popular female hairstyle in some countries.
  • To style a classic quiff, large amounts of hair product such as hairspray, pomade, and mousse are needed, as are a comb and blow dryer.
  • The Japanese Punch perm, a favorite among Yakuza (organized criminal) and Bōsōzoku (biker gang) members, bears a strong similarity to this hairstyle.
  • Irish pop music duo Jedward are known for wearing flamboyant blond quiffs, which they described in a segment on The X Factor in 2009.

Sixteen facts about Walter Johnson

  1. Walter Perry Johnson, nicknamed "The Big Train," was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball between 1907 and 1927. 
  2. Walter Johnson established several pitching records, some of which remained unbroken for nearly a century.
  3. Walter Johnson was spotted by a talent scout and signed a contract with the Washington Senators in July 1907 at the age of nineteen.
  4. In a 21-year career, Walter Johnson had twelve 20-win seasons, including ten in a row.
  5. As a right-handed pitcher for the Washington Nationals/Senators, Walter Johnson won 417 games, the second most by any pitcher in history (after Cy Young, who won 511). He and Young are the only pitchers to have won 400 games.
  6. Twice, Johnson topped thirty wins (33 in 1912 and 36 in 1913).
  7. Three times, Johnson won the triple crown for pitchers (1913, 1918 and 1924). Johnson twice won the American League Most Valuable Player Award (1913, 1924), a feat accomplished since by only two other pitchers, Carl Hubbell in 1933 and 1936 and Hal Newhouser in 1944 and 1945.
  8. Walter Johnson won 36 games in 1913, 40% of the team's total wins for the season.
  9. Johnson finished his career with 23 home runs, the ninth-highest total for a pitcher in Major League history.
  10. A baseball field in Rockville, Maryland is named after him
  11. At 11:40 PM, Tuesday, December 10, 1946 Johnson died of a brain tumor in Washington, D.C., five weeks after his 59th birthday.
  12. Johnson was the first American League pitcher to strike out four batters in one inning.
  13. The baseball field in Memorial Park, in Weiser, Idaho, is called Walter Johnson Field.
  14. In 1985, rock musician Jonathan Richman wrote and dedicated a song to Johnson entitled "Walter Johnson," performed with The Modern Lovers on the album Rockin' and Romance.A team in the Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League in Bethesda is named the "Big Train" in honor of him.
  15. In 1999, The Sporting News ranked Johnson number 4 on its list of Baseball's 100 Greatest Players, the highest-ranked pitcher. Later that year, he was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.
  16. In 2009, a statue of Johnson was installed inside the center field gate of Nationals Park along with ones of Frank Howard and Josh Gibson.
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Interesting facts about Ashley Benson

  1. Ashley Victoria Benson is an American film and television actress and model.
  2. Ashley Benson was born on 18th December 1989 in Anaheim Hills, California, U.S.
  3. Benson is known for her role as Abigail Deveraux on Days Of Our Lives (2004–2007), Carson in Bring It On: In It to Win It, and Hanna Marin on Pretty Little Liars.
  4. Height: 5' 4" (1.63 m)
  5. Ashley Benson started dancing ballet, jazz, hip-hop and lyrical right from the age of 3.
  6. Nickname: Ash
  7. Ashley Benson loves singing.
  8. When Ashley was 4 years old she gave auditions to sing solo at four Christmas services for her 2,500 member church.

7 facts about Abigail Cruttenden

  1. Abigail Cruttenden has a daughter Evie Natasha born on 6th November 1998.
  2. Abigail Cruttenden was born in 1969 in London, England.
  3. Cruttenden married Sean Bean in 1997 and separated from him 2000. She then married Jonathan Fraser in 2003.
  4. Before she married actor Sean Bean, she dated film director Ol Parker who is now married to actress Thandie Newton - Nyah Nordoff-Hall in Mission: Impossible II (2000).
  5. 5' 6' (168 cm) height
  6. Abigail Cruttenden is the daughter of Julia Cruttenden who runs a stage make up school Greasepaint in London.
  7. Being born on May 24, Abigail is a Gemini.
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Andrea Parker

  1. Andrea Parker is best known for her role as Miss Parker in the series The Pretender.
  2. Andrea's astrological sign is Pisces.
  3. Andrea Parker has starred as Miss Parker in the movies The Pretender: Island of the Haunted, and The Pretender 2001.
  4. Andrea's nickname is Andi.
  5. Andrea Parker has starred in the following television shows Less Than Perfect, The Pretender , JAG, and ER.
  6. Andrea Parker "played" the legs of Julia Roberts's character in one of the first scenes of the movie Pretty Woman.
  7. Andrea Parker quit smoking after the last episode of the 2nd season of The Pretender; during the 3rd season, we see a non-smoking Miss Parker.

Interesting facts about Ty Cobb

  • Tyrus Raymond Cobb, nicknamed "The Georgia Peach," was an American outfielder in baseball born in Narrows, Georgia.
  • Ty Cobb played on three World Series teams, all with the Detroit Tigers.
  • Ty Cobb has the highest lifetime batting average (.367) of all time.
  • Cobb spent 22 seasons with the Detroit Tigers, the last six as the team's player-manager, and finished his career with the Philadelphia Athletics.
  • Cobb is one of only two people to hit a home run before his 20th birthday and after his 40th birthday.
  • In 1936, Cobb received the most votes of any player on the inaugural Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, receiving 222 out of a possible 226 votes.
  • Ty Cobb is second on the all-time hit list behind Pete Rose.
  • Ty Cobb was born in Narrows, Georgia, in 1886, the first of three children to Amanda Chitwood Cobb and William Herschel Cobb.

16 facts about Willie Mays

  1. William Howard Mays, Jr. was born on May 6, 1931.
  2. Willie Mays, Jr. was born to Ann and Willie Howard Mays, Sr., who divorced when he was three years old.
  3. Willie Mays played the majority of his career with the New York and San Francisco Giants before finishing with the New York Mets.
  4. Mays was raised mainly by his aunt, Sarah. He learned baseball and other sports from his father and his father's Industrial League teammates.
  5. He was only 20 in 1951, when he received the phone call to join the Giants at the Polo Grounds in New York City.
  6. Many consider him to be the greatest all-around player of all time.

16 Jerry Rice facts

  1. Jerry Lee Rice was born on October 13, 1962.
  2. Jerry Rice is 6' 2", and 200 lbs.
  3. Jerry made 51 touchdowns during his college career. 
  4. Rice is widely regarded as the greatest wide receiver ever and one of the greatest players in National Football League history.
  5. Jerry Rice is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
  6. Jerry Rice was born in Starkville, Mississippi but raised in Crawford, as the son of a brick mason.
  7. Jerry Rice's professional dancing partner on season two of Dancing With The Stars was Anna Trebunskaya.

22 interesting facts about Babe Ruth

  1. George Herman Ruth, Jr. was born in February 6, 1895.
  2. In 1914 Babe Ruth started out his career as a left-handed pitcher for the Baltimore team of the International League.
  3. After he was sold to the New York Yankees in 1919, he converted to a full-time right fielder and subsequently became one of the league's most prolific hitters.
  4. Herman Ruth is best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat".
  5. Babe Ruth was born in Baltimore, and educated at Saint Mary's Industrial School.
  6. Ruth was a mainstay in the Yankees' lineup that won seven pennants and four World Series titles during his tenure with the team.
  7. He was one of only two people to ever hit three home runs in a World Series game.

Nineteen facts about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born in April 16, 1947.
  2. His high school team won 71 consecutive games.
  3. During his career with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers from 1969 to 1989, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored more points than any other player in league history, won six NBA championships and a record six regular season MVP Awards.
  4. Lew Alcindor (Abdul-Jabbar) was raised as a Catholic and attended St. Jude School in the Inwood section of Manhattan, but later converted to Islam.
  5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the son of Cora Lillian, a department store price checker, and Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Sr, a transit police officer and jazz musician.
  6. During his college career, Alcindor was twice named Player of the Year (1967, 1969).
  7. Lew Alcindor played three seasons for the UCLA Bruins from 1966-67 to 1968-69 under coach John Wooden, contributing to the team's three-year record of 88 wins and only two losses.