#67. Wikipedia search - Brazilian Carnival

A friend from college spent a year in Brazil and always talked about Carnival.  I've heard about it hear and there over the years but never really new exactly what it was about.  I thought it was time to look into it more.  The following Wikipedia information can be found here. 

• Annual festival held 40 days before Easter
• The term "carnival" comes from carnelevare, which means "to remove/raise meat" since part of the tradition is to abstain from consuming meat and poultry.
• Carnival is the most famous holiday in Brazil
• Festivities last for about a week, day and night
• The consumption of beer accounts for 80% of the annual amount and tourism receives 70% of Brazil's annual visitors
• Modern Carnival originated in Rio de Janeiro in 1641.

#67. Wikipedia search - The Queen Mother

I'm watching The Queen and it got me interested to learn more about The Queen Mother (Mum) whom I haven't read much on yet (I've read a lot on the Tudors). So I did a Wikipedia search and discovered a lot of new things:

• Her full name is Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon
• She is a Queen consort (i.e. by marriage) as she was married to King George VI
• King George VI became King when his brother, then King Edward VIII, abdicated (denounced the throne) to marry the twice-divorced American socialite Wallis Simpson.
• She lived to be 101 years old.

Plus a lot more information which can be found here. So it looks like I've started my Wikipedia goal. Now to remember to read something once a week for the next year.