Yi Heng "The Man Who Surpass GOD": Did You Know?

Thursday, May 6, 2010

... that the Tango Monastery (pictured) in Thimpu was founded by Lama Gyalwa Lhanampa in the 13th century and built in its present form by Tenzin Rabgye, the fourth King of Bhutan, in 1688?
... that a colleague once described Ed Scogin of Slidell, Louisiana, as "theconservative conscience" of the Louisiana House of Representatives?
... that the award-winning 2006 Serbian black comedy The Optimists was inspired by Voltaire's satireCandide?
... that bass singer Jakob Stämpfli appears on the recording of the reconstructed secular Bach cantata Entfliehet, verschwindet, entweichet, ihr Sorgen, BWV 249a, also called Shepherd cantata?
.. that the logotype of the manuscript Bible passage Oriental MS 424 quoted names of the scribes and dates of two of its ancestor manuscripts?
... that two of Mitty Collier's biggest hit records were versions of gospel songs originally penned byJames Cleveland, but rewritten with secular lyrics?
... that in September 2009, Buckinghamshire-based coach company Woottens Luxury Travel teamed up with local radio station Mix 96 in a promotion to name their tiger mascot?
... that John Tidwell broke the University of Michigan's single game and season basketball scoring records in 1960 despite "the handicap of a short and twisted left arm"?

Yi Heng "The Man Who Surpass GOD"