Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Cadillac V-Day In Shanghai
On May 9, 2009, thousands of spectators gathered at Shanghai's Formula 1 Circuit to watch a team of professional stunt drivers perform daring maneuvers with Cadillacs in celebration of the car's introduction to China. Be sure to watch John Heinricy and the Cadillac CTS-V set the production sedan record at the F1 course with a lap of 2:32.80.
Thanks Dad!
Monday, June 28, 2010
1946 Modern Day Bikini
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Here's the story (from Wiki):
Micheline Bernardini (born c. 1927) is a former nude dancer at the Casino de Paris before being chosen by Louis Réard to model the first modern-day bikini on July 5, 1946 at Piscine Molitor in Paris.
Réard could not find a model who would dare to wear his design. He ended up hiring Bernardini, a 19 year old nude dancer from the Casino de Paris as his model. That bikini, a string bikini with a g-string back made out of 30 square inches (194 sq. cm) of cloth with newspaper type printed across, was "officially" introduced at a fashion event at Piscine Molitor, a popular public pool in Paris. The bikini was a hit, especially among men, and Bernardini received over 50,000 fan letters.
Louis Réard
World Literacy Rates
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Pretty amazing, really. Lots of areas you'd think were more educated (e.g. Peru, New Guinea). Likewise there are lots of areas you see are much more educated than you thought they were (e.g. Uzbekistan, Mongolia)!
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