Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona is regarded as one of the best football players of all time. He shares the same sort of success, which Pele has enjoyed for years. Born on 30th October 1960 in Lanús, Buenos Aires, Maradona is an Argentine former football player and the present coach of the Argentine national team.
Things which you love to know about Maradona:
Maradona stood first in the FIFA Player of the Century award category by public voting through Internet. He shared the award with the father of football - Pele.
He won the Golden Ball award as the tournament's best player in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
Under his captaincy, Argentina won the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
His two historic goals:
In the 1986 World Cup, he scored two historical goals against England in the quarter final round, which took the team closer to the victory.
The first goal was a handball known as the 'Hand of God'(Some how he was not penalized for using his hands).
The second goal was considered as 'The Goal of the Century'. The goal was shot spectacularly 60-metre weave through six England players.
Controversial facts about Maradona:
After failing a doping test for cocaine in Italy in 1991, he remain suspended from football for 15 months.
In 1994 World Cup, held in US, Maradona was sent back to home for testing positive for ephedrine.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein, a German-born Swiss-American theoretical physicist, philosopher and author. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and best known scientists and intellectuals of all time. The father of modern physics has received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his invention of the law of the photoelectric effect.
Here are some interesting things about Einstein you may not have known…
Albert Einstein, a shy gentleman, was a talented violinist.
Why did Einstein stick out his tongue in this photo?
It was Einstein’s birthday and he was being surrounded by photographers. He stuck his tongue out trying to ruin the photo. This iconic photograph of Einstein sticking his tongue out was sold for $74,300.
Was Einstein really poor in maths?
Many people think that Einstein was poor in maths, but the truth is that he got top grades in maths and science during his academics.
Did Einstein wear the same thing everyday?
Many people say that Einstein wore the same thing everyday and had a closet full of the exact same suit, shirts, ties and shoes.
Leonardo Da Vinci
Leonardo Da Vinci was a true genius of the renaissance age. A great artist! Born in Vinci in 1452, he mastered various fields like art & sculpture, anatomy, mathematics and science. This is not all, he is also considered to be one of the best painters of all times. The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper are the two of his most famous works.
Interesting facts about Leonardo Da Vinci:
A genius of all times, the IQ of Leonardo was estimated to be around 220.
Though a great painter, he is also supposed to be a procrastinator. Probably, this is the reason why he did not complete many of his paintings.
He was a vegetarian, which was unusual for the era in which he was born.
He also happened to be one of the first artists in Italy who opted for oil paints instead of egg tempera.
Since paper was not easily available, Leonardo used to make intensive use of it. That means, filling most of every page available.
Leonardo kept on studying throughout his life and explored the world of paintings. Not only this, he also used to help the budding artists.