Entertainment : 5 things you didn't know about Ne-Yo

1. His real name is Shaffer Chimere Smith.
2. He was in an R&B boy band called Envy back in high school in Las Vegas.
3. Ne-Yo was arrested for reckless driving in 2008.
4. His big break came when he co-penned forgotten R&B upstart Mario's 2004 hit, "Let Me Love You" (off Turning Point) with producer Scott Storch.
5. He performed at a fund raiser for Obama in 2007.

Entertainment : 5 things you didn't know about Usher

1. Usher first recorded a song professionally when he was only 14 years old.
2. He once called Bob Dylan 'Bill' in front of over 1 billion people.
3. His Album My Way Is a Tribute to Frank Sinatra.
4. Usher created his own record label, US Records, in 1998.
5. He founded New Look, a charity that encourages young people to get real world work experience.

Random : 5 things you didn't know about Tahitian pearl

1. It is an exotic black pearl from the Pinctada margaritifera or Black-lip pearl oyster.
2. These pearls are often referred to as black, but have a remarkable color range that covers the spectrum - from light, creamy white and grey, to regal greens, iridescent peacock and deep black.
3. They are farmed in French Polynesia, the Cook Islands, the Micronesian Islands, Japan, Thailand, and the Philippines.
4. They are considered to be the second most valuable commercially farmed pearls in the world.
5. They are among the largest pearls in the world. Their size ranging from 8mm to 18mm.  

Random : 5 things you didn't know about Stay with me by Sam Smith

 

1. The choir in the background of “Stay With Me” is really just his voice layered 20 times. 
2. It reached the Top 10 in over 12 countries.
3. It has been covered by most of the top artists including Kelly Clarkson and Ed Sheeran.
4. The song runs just 2:52, which informed the approach for the entire album, whose 10 tracks total just 32:47.
5. In the Lonely Hour (the album) sold 166,000 copies in its initial week in the US. 

History : 5 things you didn't know about Enigma

 

1. The Enigma cipher machine was invented by a German engineer, Arthur Scherbius on February 23, 1918. 
2. Enigma allowed an operator to type in a message, then scramble it by using three to five notched wheels, or rotors, which displayed different letters of the alphabet.
3. The Germans were convinced that Enigma output could not be broken, so they used the machine for all sorts of communications on the battlefield, at sea, in the sky and, significantly, within its secret services.
4. The British described any intelligence gained from Enigma as 'Ultra', and considered it top secret.
5. Alan Turing and Gordon Welchman built a machine called The Bombe which could break the enigma code.

History : 5 things you didn't know about Alan Turing

 

1. Turing built a machine called The Bombe along with fellow mathematician Gordon Welchman which could break the enigma code.
2. He was a British pioneering computer scientist, mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, mathematical biologist, and marathon and ultra distance runner.
3. He had a mug chained to the radiator in Hut 8 during his time at Bletchley Park to stop others from using it. 
4. Steve Jobs wished the Apple logo was a homage to Turing.
5. Turing almost qualified for the 1948 Olympic marathon. 

 

Random : 5 things you didn't know about Peru

1. Peru grows more than 55 varieties of corn, and you can just about find it in any color  including yellow, purple, white and black.
2. Peru is the 6th largest producer of gold.
3. Two-thirds of Peru is covered in prime Amazon Rain Forest.
4. Peru’s is the 8^th largest producer of coffee in the world.
5. There are some 90 different micro-climates in Peru, making it one of the most bio-diverse countries on the planet.