Interesting Facts

The bikini (a two piece swimming suit) was named after Bikini Atoll in the Marshall islands. (Bikini Atoll is where the United States detonated an atomic bomb in 1946. The bikini was so named because of the ‘explosive’ effect the garment was expected to have. Of course, people were scandalised by this, forgetting that the Romans had been sporting this fashion item in about 286 AD.)

According to figures presented at the 61st International Water Conference, between 1940 and 1990, world water usage increased four-fold. (This isn't sustainable. Even within the United States, water is being withdrawn faster from underground aquifers than it can be replenished. One aquifer near El Paso, Texas, which serves both the U.S. and Mexico, is expected to run dry by 2020.)