Know Your Day [Dec 2nd 2013]

Birthdays:
2-December-1855 Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar, one of the founders of Indian National Congress and social reformer, was born.
Narayan Ganesh Chandavarkar
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Inventions :
1901 : Gillette patents 1st disposable razor
Gillette
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Events Happened This Day But Not Today :
1989 : Vishwanath Pratap Singh sworn in as president of India
the seventh Prime Minister of India and the 41st Raja Bahadur of Manda.
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Facts you Didn't Know :
The largest recorded snowflake was 15in wide and 8in thick. It fell in Montana in 1887.
largest recorded snowflake
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Random Facts:
The world's largest Montessori school is in India, with 26,312 students in 2002 .
world's largest Montessori school
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Quotes :
"Don't let someone tell you you can't do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you gotta protect it. When people can't do something themselves, thery're gonna tell you that you can't do it. You want something go get it. Period!

-Will Smith
(the PURSUIT of HAPPYNESS, film) 
Will Smith
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Health Facts :
To remove Ink from Clothes:
"Put Toothpaste on the Ink Spots generously and let it dry completely, then wash"
Ink Spots
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Sports Facts:
Sourav Ganguly is the only cricketer to have won four successive Man of the Match awards in One-day Internationals. He has got these four man of the match awards within the 8 days period. (Sept 14 to Sept 21, 1997)
Sourav Ganguly
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Know an Unknown Legend :
Indra Lal Roy (Bengali : 2 December 1898 – 22 July 1918) was the first Indian flying ace. He served in the First World War with the Royal Flying Corps and its successor, the Royal Air Force. 

He claimed five aircraft destroyed (including one shared), and five 'down out of control' wins (including another shared) in just over 170 hours flying time.
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Born : 2 December 1898
            Calcutta, British Raj
Service/branch RAF roundel.svg Royal Flying Corps
                           Royal Air Force
Years of service : 1917 - 1918
Rank : Lieutenant
Battles/wars : Western Front, First World War
Awards : Distinguished Flying Cross

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