10 things you don't know about NOKIA
Here are some facts of our beloved phone company "NOKIA"
1) The ringtone "Nokia tune" is actually based on a 19th century guitar work named "Gran Vals" by Spanish musician Francisco Tárrega. The Nokia Tune was originally named "Grande Valse" on Nokia phones but was changed to "Nokia Tune" around 1998 when it became so well known that people referred to it as the "Nokia Tune."
2) The world's first commercial GSM call was made in 1991 in Helsinki over a Nokia-supplied network, by Prime Minister of Finland Harri Holkeri, using a Nokia phone.
3) Nokia is currently the world's largest digital camera manufacturer, as the sales of its camera-equipped mobile phones have exceeded those of any conventional camera manufacturer.
4) The "Special" tone available to users of Nokia phones when receiving SMS (text messages) is actually Morse code for "SMS". Similarly, the "Ascending" SMS tone is Morse code for "Connecting People," Nokia's slogan. The "Standard" SMS tone is Morse code for "M" (Message).
5) The Nokia corporate font (typeface) is the AgfaMonotype Nokia Sans font, originally designed by Eric Spiekermann. Its mobile phone User's Guides Nokia mostly used the Agfa Rotis Sans font.
6) In Asia, the digit 4 never appears in any Nokia handset model number, because 4 is considered unlucky in many parts of Southeast/East Asia.
7) Nokia was listed as the 20th most admirable company worldwide in Fortune's list of 2006 (1st in network communications, 4th non-US company).
8. Unlike other modern day handsets, Nokia phones do not automatically start the call timer when the call is connected, but start it when the call is initiated. (Except for Series 60 based handsets like the Nokia 6600)
9) Nokia is sometimes called aikon (Nokia backwards) by non-Nokia mobile phone users and by mobile software developers, because "aikon" is used in various SDK software packages, including Nokia's own Symbian S60 SDK.
10) The name of the town of Nokia originated from the river which flowed through the town. The river itself, Nokianvirta.
Weird But Amazing Animal Facts
This are some of the animal facts that i think you didnt know just yet. This may seem strange but they are really true facts. Wait a minute, should i just change the title of this post into "Strange But True Animal Facts". Well, not quite. Why? You find out yourself. . ;)
A humming bird weighs less than a penny.
The elephant is the only mammal that can’t jump!
A lion’s roar can be heard up to a mile away!
The giraffe has only seven neckbones!
Right after hatching, young ducklings follow the first thing they see moving. And they keep following it for two weeks!
“Moose” means “eater of twigs” in the Algonquian Indian language!
Pandas eat over 10,000lbs. of bamboo a year!
Baby polar bears weigh only 1 pound at birth!
A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue!
Baby hippos weigh 100 pounds at birth!
A kangaroo can leap higher than any other animal on earth. With a running jump, it can leap over a school bus.
Lions may spend up to 20 hours a day just sleeping!
Long ago, the biggest land animal was part of the rhino family. It was about 18 feet tall and 28 feet long!
Panda teeth are seven times larger than human teeth!
Now, you still think i should change the title?
