Interesting Facts About T.V
Here are some interesting facts about T.V
1. In 1997, in the state of Benin, Africa, a monkey was arrested for stealing an aerial of a television.
2. On Thursdays, Iceland didn’t allow any television broadcasts, until the year 1987.
3. The actual word ‘Television’ only entered into the English language in 1907, while the abbreviation ‘T.V’ was first used in 1948.
4. In the UK, the average person watches nearly 4½ hours of television a day.
5. The 1st couple shown together in bed on Prime Time American TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
6. Studies have shown that between the age of 5 and 14, the average American kid would have seen approx. 13,000 deaths on TV
7. In 2004, the No. of Televisions located in the UK outnumbered the amount of people.
8. The Largest Plasma TV available to buy on the market in 2011, costed approximately £43, 640 and was a staggering 103” created by Panasonic.
Everyone has had to get there tv digital ready with the switchover and so most people are using freeview, sky or saorview.