Encyclopedia of Trivia

An A-Z of trivia and trifles obscure and significant

Saturday, 12 January 2013

Bolivia

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Potosí was one of the most populated cities in the world in the 1570s. It is located in the Altiplano region of Bolivia, at an altitude of ...
Friday, 11 January 2013

Simon Bolivar

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Simon Bolivar was born in a house in Caracas , Venezuela , on July 24, 1783. His father, Coronel Don Juan Vicente Bolívar y Ponter, was a w...
Thursday, 10 January 2013

Anne Boleyn

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Anne Boleyn was born sometime between 1501 - 1507 at Blicking Hall, Norfolk, England . A lack of parish records from the period has made it...
Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Boiler

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A boiler is a closed vessel or container designed to heat water or other fluids. It is commonly used to generate steam for various industr...
Tuesday, 8 January 2013

Bogata

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Bogotá is the capital and largest city of Colombia , located in the Andean region of South America . It is situated at an altitude of appro...

Humphrey Bogart

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Humphrey Bogart was born on December 25, 1899 in New York City . He used to joke that he was cheated out of a present every year because o...
Sunday, 6 January 2013

Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius

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Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius (c. 480–524/525 AD) was a Roman philosopher, statesman, and theologian, known for his significant contri...
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