Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado Y Alonso Realonda, the complete name of our National Hero. To commemorate Rizal Day today, here are 5 lesser facts about Dr. Jose Rizal.
- There are three animals named after Rizal.
During his time in Dapitan, Rizal collected animal species. Together with his students, he discovered three animals which includes a type of beetle, a flying dragon and a species of toad.
He once sent a love letter written in invisible ink.
Rizal wanted to keep his courtship towards Leonor Valenzuela private so he used his knowledge in Chemistry to make an invisible ink (a mix of table salt and water).He's a sculptor, a talented sculptor.
He carved a 9-inch wooden statuettes when he was only 14 years old.
- He is fluent in 22 languages.
Rizal is a well-travelled man and as you just read, he mastered 22 languages (including Sanskrit).
- One thing he can't do is sing.
Jose is a multi-talented man but one thing he cannot do is sing. He learned at an early age that his singing voice sounded awful so he decided to pursue other things instead.
SOURCE: Kuya J Digest