Know Your Day [25th Dec 2013]

Birthdays:
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Hindi: अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी, Birth: 25 December 1924 in Gwalior) is a veteran Indian statesman who served as a non congress Prime Minister of India three times, viz. 13 days in 1996, 13 months in 12th Loksabha elections and lastly a five year's term from 19 March 1998 until 19 May 2004.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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Inventions/Patents :
1984 L.F. Holland patented an improved trailer aka mobile home.
Trailer
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Events Happened This Day But Not Today :
1871 - Inventor Thomas Edison (24) marries 1st wife Mary Stilwell (16).
Inventor Thomas Edison (24) marries 1st wife Mary Stilwell (16).
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Facts you Didn't Know :
Boxing Day  is a bank or public holiday in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth nations. In Ireland, it is recognized as St Stephen's Day or the Day of the Wren . In South Africa, it  was renamed Day of Goodwill in 1994. 
Boxing Day is a bank or public holiday
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Random Facts:
3% of pet owners give Valentine's gifts to their pets on Valentine's Day.
Valentine's gifts
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Quotes :
"One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it" ~Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda
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Health Facts :
Not having enough sleep per day leads to desire for sex, depression and alcoholism.

desire for sex
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Fact of Cricket:
A wall is built in honour of Rahul Dravid at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. "The Wall" has an electronic unit on the right hand top corner which kept on ticking and displayed Dravid's Test runs. It ended on 13,288 runs. 
"The Wall" was built with 10,000 bricks, saluting Dravid's achievement of crossing the landmark in both Tests and ODIs.
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