Know Your Day - Dec 19th, 2013

Birthdays:
19-December-1969: Nayan Ramlal Mongia, cricketer (Indian Test batsman-wicketkeeper), was born in Baroda.
Nayan Ramlal Mongia
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Inventions/Patents :
1843 - Charles Dickens publishes "A Christmas Carol," in England

Events Happened This Day But Not Today :
1989 - US troops invaded Panama to overthrow the regime of General Noriega. 
US troops invaded Panama
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Facts you Didn't Know :
250 people have fallen off the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Leaning Tower of Pisa
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Random Facts:
On the day that Sunil Gavaskar was born, his uncle, Mr Masurekar had come to his hospital to see him. The uncle noticed a small hole near the top of his left ear lobe. But the next day, when he came to see Sunny, he did not find the hole ! A search was made and Sunny was found sleeping blissfully beside a fisher-woman. The little master had been switched at birth but luckily been restored. 
One often wonders how different India's cricketing history would have been had Gavaskar's uncle not been so observant!
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Quotes :
“Too many people spend money they haven't earned, to buy things they don't want, to impress people they don't like.”
~ Will Smith /  Dave Ramsey. 
Will Smith / Dave Ramsey
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Health Facts :
To give a Shine to your Hair:
"Add one Teaspoon of Vinegar to Hair, then wash Hair"
Shine to your Hair
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Fact of Cricket:
In the first ever test match played, Australia beat England by 45 runs. Exactly 100 years later during the centenary test, the two teams faced off again and the result turned out to be exactly the same!
Australia beat England by 45 runs.
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