Know Your Day [Jan 17th, 2014]

Facts you Didn't Know :
Russia is bigger than Pluto. Pluto's surface area is about 16,650,000 sq. km. and Russia is 17,075,400 sq. km.
Russia is bigger than Pluto
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Birthdays:
Asghar Khan (17 January 1921) is a Pakistani veteran aviation historian, peace activist, and retired military figure— who served as the first native Air Force Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Air Force from 1957 until resigning in 1965 prior to the start of the air operations of PAF during Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
— a three star rank air marshal —
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Inventions/Patents :
1928 - Today in history, the automatic, film-developing machine was patented by A.M. Josepho. 
automatic film-developing machine
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Events Happened This Day But Not Today :
1987 - On this day in history, President Reagan signed secret order permitting secret sale of arms to Iran.
President Reagan
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Random Facts:
There was a book written about the sinking of the Titanic, 14 years before it actually sank.[link here]
sinking of the Titanic
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Quotes :

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Health Facts :
Having a lot of SEX can unblock a stuffy nose. Sex is a natural antihistamine.
Sex is a natural antihistamine.
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Fact of Cricket:
The the longest hat-trick to be ever taken is by Merv Hughes, of Australia, against West Indies at Perth has taken a hat-trick across two innings.
Merv Hughes, of Australia
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