Todays Random Trivia

In the last two days I have come across a couple of interesting bits of trivia information that I didn’t know before.

Trivia 1 – Victoria Cross Medal

The Victoria Cross medal awarded for gallantry is forged from the metal of some old Chinese canons believed to have been captured during the Crimean war in the 1850′s.

Trivia 2 -Thumbs up/ thumbs down

The commonly used signals of “Thumbs up” and “Thumbs down”  are centuries old and come from the days of gladiatorial combat in ancient Rome. When one gladiator fell, the crowd and the emperor would give a thumbs up for the gladiator to live if he had fought well. If given the thumbs down, the gladiator would be put to death. (Note it has a different meaning in the Middle East.)

Today’s Inspiration

Came across the article  The short but powerful guide to finding your passion from Zen habits. A good read with steps for determining your ideal job.