Filipino Trivia - Sariling Atin Ito!!!
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In the Philippines, Filipinos were introduced to
the English language in 1762 by British invaders,
not Americans.
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What is the world's 3rd largest English-speaking
nation, next to the USA and the UK? The
Philippines.
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What antibiotic did Filipino doctor Abelardo Aguilar
co-discover? Hint: Brand is Ilosone, named after
Iloilo. Erythromycin.
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Who invented the fluorescent lamp? Thomas Edison
discovered the electric light and the fluorescent
lighting was thought up by Nikola Tesla. But the
fluorescent lamp we use today was invented by Agapito
Flores (a Cebu man named Benigno Flores
of Bantayan Island, according to the Philippine
Daily Inquirer), a Filipino scientist. Americans
helped then Philippine leader Ramon Magsaysay to
develop it for worldwide commerce.
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Latina-American pop star Christina Aguilera lost
to Filipina vocalist Josephine Roberto aka Banig
during the International Star Search years ago.
In a mid-1999 MTV chat, she said that competing
against someone of Banig's age was "not fair."
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Filipino writer Jose Rizal could read and write
at age 2, and grew up to speak more than 20 languages,
including Latin, Greek, German, French and Chinese.
What were his last words? "Consummatum est!"
("It is done!") |
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