Alexander the Great: Alexander the Great was a Macedonian king and military genius who conquered the eastern Mediterranean, Egypt.
Aristotle: Aristotle, the ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, was the founder of modern logic.
Jesus: Jesus died in 30 or 33 CE, still only in his 30s. But as the central figure of Christianity.
Marco Polo: Venetian merchant and adventurer Marco Polo traveled from Europe to Asia from 1271 to 1295.
Leonardo da Vinci: Painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect.
Vasco da Gama: Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama was the first European explorer to reach India by sea, doing so in 1498.
Christopher Columbus: The Italian explorer and navigator Christopher Columbus garnered equal celebrity for the four voyages.
Galileo Galilei: We have the Italian astronomer and physicist Galileo Galilei, born in 1564, to thank for inventing an early microscope and a predecessor to the thermometer.
William Shakespeare: Without Shakespeare the world would be bereft of some of the finest plays ever conceived.
1 : Most Dalmatians do not have black spots when they are born. Now that’s surprising, right?!
2 : You probably think of a black-spotted dog when you hear “Dalmatian,” right? So do we! But not all Dalmatians have black spots.
3 : Hundreds of thousands of people watched the movie and became immensely fond of Dalmatians.
4 : 1375 is the year of the first written information mentioning a Dalmatian dog, referring to it by the name Canis Dalmaticus.
5 : The Dalmatians had no other purpose in the field when steam and diesel engines appeared, as firefighters no longer needed horses.
6 : Besides being famous for its beers, the Budweiser is known worldwide thanks to its Clydesdale parades.
7 : Dalmatians usually give birth to six to nine puppies. In 2019, though, Melody, a Dalmatian from Australia, gave birth to 19 puppies! It’s officially a world record!
8 : Scientists affirm that this problem is caused by the absence of melanocytes (melanin-producing cells located throughout the body, including in the inner ear) in the dog’s inner ear.
9 : Hyperuricemia is an inheritable gene. The only possible solution to get rid of this disease in purebred Dalmatians is cross-breeding.
1 : Most Dalmatians do not have black spots when they are born. Now that’s surprising, right?!
2 : You probably think of a black-spotted dog when you hear “Dalmatian,” right? So do we! But not all Dalmatians have black spots.
3 : Hundreds of thousands of people watched the movie and became immensely fond of Dalmatians.
4 : 1375 is the year of the first written information mentioning a Dalmatian dog, referring to it by the name Canis Dalmaticus.
5 : The Dalmatians had no other purpose in the field when steam and diesel engines appeared, as firefighters no longer needed horses.
6 : Besides being famous for its beers, the Budweiser is known worldwide thanks to its Clydesdale parades.
7 : Dalmatians usually give birth to six to nine puppies. In 2019, though, Melody, a Dalmatian from Australia, gave birth to 19 puppies! It’s officially a world record!
8 : Scientists affirm that this problem is caused by the absence of melanocytes (melanin-producing cells located throughout the body, including in the inner ear) in the dog’s inner ear.
9 : Hyperuricemia is an inheritable gene. The only possible solution to get rid of this disease in purebred Dalmatians is cross-breeding.