Selena Gomez facts and trivia

• Selena Gomez is an American singer and actress best known for her role as Alex Russo in the Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place.
• She was born in Grand Prairie, Texas on July 22, 1992.
• Birth name: Selena Marie Gomez.
• Zodiacal sign: Cancer.
• Selena Gomez is 5' 5" (1.65 m) tall.
• Parents: Mandy Teefey (née Cornett) and Ricardo Joel Gomez.
• Selena Gomez began her acting career at age 7, playing Gianna on Barney and Friends.
• The favorite sport of Selena is basketball.
• Describes herself as a "huge animal lover".
• Selena is of Mexican and Italian descent.
• Her favorite band is Fall Out Boy. 
• Gomez is named after Tejano Singer "Selena Quintanilla Perez".
• Her name ‘Selena’ means Moon in Greek.
• Selena Gomez prefers acting to singing.
• At 12, she traveled to Austin for a nationwide casting call for the Disney Channel.
• Selena has brown eyes and naturally curly black hair.
• Selena Gomez is very good friends with Demi Lovato, former co-star on Barney.
• Selena began wearing a purity ring when she was 12 years old.

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Interesting facts about burritos

The term burrito means “little donkey” in Spanish.

In Central and Southern Mexico, burritos are called tacos de harina (flour tacos).

Today burritos are served worldwide in Mexican and Tex-Mex restaurants.

The Burrito is especially popular in Ciudad Juarez, in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua where they were invented.

Typically, American style burritos are larger than Mexican ones, and stuffed with more ingredients than the principal meat or vegetable filling.

Chimichanga is a deep-fried burrito that is popular in Southwestern U.S. cuisine, Tex-Mex cuisine, and the Mexican states of Sonora and Sinaloa.

The story about the invention of the burrito is that a man named Juan Mendez used to sell tacos in a street stand of Ciudad Juarez. One day Juan came up with the idea on how to keep the food warm, so he rolled the tacos individually in flour tortilla wraps. Thus means the burrito was invented.

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Fast facts about New Orleans

• New Orleans (La Nouvelle-Orléans) is the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana.
• Population (2010) - City and Parish: 343,829.
• The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650.
• Area: 350.2 sq mi (907 km²)
• The city is named after Philippe d' Orléans, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France.
• Major Industries Tourism, oil and gas, maritime activities.
• Official website: www.cityofno.com
• Median Income $37,000.
• Demonym: New Orleanian.
• Professional Sports Teams: Hornets (basketball), Saints (football).
• Nicknames: The Big Easy, the Crescent City, the City that Care Forgot, NOLA.
• The population of New Orleans dropped dramatically after Hurricane Katrina hit the city in 2005.
• Ethnic population: 55% white, 37% black, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% other.
• In 1803 Lousiana was sold by Napoleon to the United States.
• About 1,500 people died in Hurricane Katrina.
• Climate: humid subtropical with mild winters and hot, humid summers.
• New Orleans is home to one of the largest and busiest ports in the world.

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Interesting facts about Alicia Keys

• Alicia Keys is an American singer and actress.
• Alicia was born in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan, on January 25, 1981.
• Birth name: Alicia Augello Cook.
• At age 7, Alicia began to play classical music on the piano. 
• In 2010, VH1 included Alicia Keys on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.
• Her astrological sign is Aquarius.
• Her debut album, Songs in A Minor, sold over 12 million copies worldwide.
• Keys is 5' 6" (1.68 m) tall.
• Nick name: Lellow
• Throughout her career, Alicia Keys has won numerous awards and has sold over 30,000,000 albums worldwide.
• Her manager suggested the stage name Keys after a dream he had. 
• Alicia Keys is a 9-time Grammy Award winner.
• Parents: Teresa Augello and Craig Cook. 
• Alicia is a very good swimmer. 
• At age 4, Alicia made an appearance on The Cosby Show.
• Alicia Keys has brown eyes and dark brown hair. 
• Her musical influences are Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Beethoven, Chopin, Mary J. Blige, Miles Davis, Curtis Mayfield and The Notorious B.I.G.. 
• She went to college at New York University.
• Alicia Keys was the first artist to sign with J Records.
• Alicia wrote her first song at age 14.

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Olivia Wilde facts and trivia

• Olivia Wilde is an American actress best known for her role as Dr. Remy Hadley in the TV drama House.
• She was born on March 10, 1984 in New York City.
• Birth name: Olivia Jane Cockburn.
• Olivia derived her stage name "Wilde" from Irish author Oscar Wilde.
• Parents: Leslie and Andrew Cockburn.
• Olivia is the half-niece of mystery writer Sarah Caudwell.
• Her sister, Chloe Cockburn, is a civil rights attorney in New York.
• She was raised in Washington, D.C. 
• She has blue green eyes and natural blonde hair.
• In 2009 Olivia Wilde was ranked #1 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100.
• Olivia owns a dog named Paco.
• Wilde's astrological sign is Pisces.
• Olivia is 5' 7½" (1.71 m) tall.
• The actress is a Vegan.
• Olivia Wilde played Quorra in Disney's Tron: Legacy.
• Olivia has dual citizenship between the United States and Ireland.

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Some facts about Montreal

• Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec and the second largest city in Canada.
• Montreal was originally called Ville-Marie or "City of Mary".
• The city hosted the Summer Olympics in 1976.
• Montreal is one of the five largest French-speaking cities in the world.
• Montreal is consistently rated as one of the world's most livable cities.
• In Montreal, the English speakers are known as Anglophones.
• The city takes its present name from Mont-Royal.
• The city is actually an island.
• In 2006, the city of Montreal had a population of 1,620,693 (metro population of 3,859,318).
• French is the city's official language.
• The legal drinking age in the province of Quebec is 18.
• Montreal is the second largest French-speaking city on Earth (after Paris).
• People from Montreal are called “Montrealais”.
• The most popular sport in Montreal is ice hockey.

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Some facts about Botulinum toxin (Botox)

Botulinum toxin is a protein best known by one of its trade names, Botox or Dysport, it is used for various medical and cosmetic procedures.

Botulism toxins are produced by these bacteria: Clostridium botulinum, C. baratii, C. argentinense and C. butyricum.

It was Justinus Kerner, a German physician, who first coined the name botulism (from Latin botulus meaning "sausage").

In 1980, Alan Scott, M.D officially used botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) for the first time in humans to treat strabismus "crossed eyes", and "uncontrollable blinking" (blepharospasm).

In December 1989, Botox manufactured by Allergan, Inc., was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Studies have shown that 90 percent of blepharospasm notice a significant reduction in twitches for 4 to 6 months after having botox injections around the eyes.

Botox injections can safely reduce underarm sweat for up to 2 years.

4 kg (8.8 pounds) of the botulism toxin, if evenly distributed, would be more than enough to kill the entire human population of the world.

Even though Botox is derived from a potentially toxic substance, it is given is such small amounts that it poses no risk to health.

In cosmetics, a Botox injection, can be used to prevent formation of wrinkles by paralyzing facial muscles.

Botox injection is the most common cosmetic operation in the United States.

The wrinkle preventing effect of Botox lasts for approximately 3 to 4 months, up to six months.

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