Margherita Pizza uses tomato, mozzarella, and basil toppings to represent the Italian national flag. It was originally to honour the Queen of Italy in 1890.
100 Mind-Blowing Honour Facts
August 21st is Senior Citizen’s Day – a day to honour the older generation.
The world’s first animated feature film was made in Argentina. Even if you know a lot of Disney trivia, you might assume that the honour of the first animated feature film belongs to Walt Disney’s 1937 movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. But 20 years earlier, a full-length animated feature film was made in Argentina. It was a political satire called El Apóstol made up of 58,000 drawings and had a running time of 70 minutes, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
Dunce caps used to be signs of intelligence. Thirteenth-century philosopher John Duns Scotus believed that a pointed cap would help spread knowledge from the tip to the brain, and his “Dunsmen” followers wore them as a badge of honour. In the 1500s, though, his ideas became less popular and the meaning of the Duns cap was turned on its head, becoming something of a joke.
Uranus was first named George. When William Herschel first discovered the planet in 1781, the English astronomer named it the Georgium Sidus (the Georgian Planet) in honour of King George III.
The largest pizza measured 13,580.28 square feet. In 2012, a massive pie that had a surface area of 1,261.65 square meters was created in Rome, Italy. The pizza was named “Ottavia,” in honour of Octavian Augustus – the first emperor of Rome.
The Holocaust survivors met the real Oskar Schindler. To honour the memory of the people he saved, Spielberg arranged for survivors and their descendants to meet the actual Oskar Schindler at a ceremony held in Israel.
Mario, of Super Mario Bros. fame, appeared in the 1981 arcade game, Donkey Kong. His original name was Jumpman but was changed to Mario to honour the Nintendo of America’s landlord, Mario Segali.
An Asteroid Named in Honor of Linus Torvalds: Linus Torvalds, the renowned creator of the Linux kernel, received a unique and celestial honour when an asteroid was named after him. This astronomical recognition symbolizes his significant contributions to the world of open-source software and technology. The asteroid named “9793 Torvalds” serves as a testament to Torvalds’ enduring impact on the tech industry and the global community of Linux enthusiasts, solidifying his legacy not only on Earth but also among the stars.
Big Ben Is Not a Clock: One of the interesting facts about England is that, despite what the general public believes, Big Ben is the name of the thirteen-ton bell, not the iconic clock. And Big Ben is often associated with the entire tower. The tower was officially known as St. Stephen’s Tower until 2012 when it was renamed Elizabeth Tower in honour of Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, which marked 60 years on the British throne.